The rarest Samsara format — the Parfum concentration in the original Vaporisateur Rechargeable presentation, exactly as it left the Guerlain atelier.
What you see in the photo is exactly what you get — the iconic deep burgundy and gold Guerlain Samsara presentation box, clearly marked PARFUM and Vaporisateur Rechargeable 7,5 ml N°611, complete and intact. This is not the EDT or EDP. This is the Parfum — the purest, highest, and most concentrated expression of Jean-Paul Guerlain's legendary 1989 masterpiece — in the beautifully crafted refillable atomizer format that Guerlain produced exclusively for the Parfum concentration during the fragrance's golden vintage era. The N°611 batch number confirms this as a genuine vintage production piece. Finding this format in this condition with the original presentation box is a genuinely exceptional and increasingly rare occurrence on the secondary market.
The Samsara Parfum in the Vaporisateur Rechargeable format was designed as the ultimate Samsara experience — the convenience of a spray atomizer combined with the depth and opulence of the Parfum concentration, refillable to be used and treasured indefinitely. Collectors who have experienced Samsara in this concentration describe it as something altogether different from the EDP or EDT — deeper, creamier, smokier, and more richly complex, revealing facets of the legendary Mysore sandalwood heart that the lighter concentrations simply cannot achieve.
The Parfum opens with a brief, luminous accord of ylang-ylang, peach, and bergamot — softer and more immediately plush in this concentration before the true soul of Samsara begins to emerge. The heart is pure Guerlain mastery: Mysore sandalwood in its most opulent and fully realised form, wrapped in jasmine, iris, orris root, violet, narcissus, and rose — milky, smoky, and extraordinarily creamy, rising and expanding on the skin in a way collectors describe as one of the most beautiful sandalwood experiences in all of fine perfumery. The dry-down settles into a warm golden accord of iris, vanilla, amber, and tonka bean — deeply sensual, softly powdery, and extraordinarily long-lasting, with devotees reporting wear times of 12 hours or more from a single application.
Fragrance Profile
- Top Notes: Ylang-Ylang, Peach, Bergamot, Green Notes, Lemon
- Heart Notes: Jasmine, Iris, Orris Root, Violet, Narcissus, Rose
- Base Notes: Sandalwood, Iris, Vanilla, Amber, Tonka Bean
Product Details
- Brand: Guerlain Paris
- Fragrance: Samsara
- Type: Parfum — Vaporisateur Rechargeable (Refillable Atomizer Spray)
- Size: 7.5 ml / 0.25 oz
- Batch: N°611
- Presentation: Original Burgundy & Gold Guerlain Box — Intact
- Gender: Women's
- Fragrance Family: Oriental Woody / Amber Floral
- Occasion: Evening, Special Occasions, Date Night, All Seasons
- Year Launched: 1989
- Perfumer: Jean-Paul Guerlain
- Status: Discontinued Vintage Format / Rare Collector's Item
Vintage Guerlain Samsara Parfum in the Vaporisateur Rechargeable format with original box intact — this is a serious collector's acquisition that does not come along often.