Guerlain
L'Homme Ideal Extreme
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Eau de Parfum2020MenFranceLongevity · Long LastingSillage · Moderate$127 retailâ
4.4 community ratingBuy on FragranceNet $80 · Save $46 â
Creamy almond and pink pepper ignite into spiced plum and heliotrope before settling into a smoky tobacco and leather base
Top Notes
AlmondPink PepperBergamot
Heart Notes
PlumCinnamonHeliotrope
Base Notes
TobaccoLeatherPatchouliCedar
Accords
fruity· Dominantsweet· Dominantalmond· Dominanttobacco· Prominentleather· Moderategourmand· Moderatewarm spicy· Moderatenutty· Moderatecinnamon· Moderatewoody· Moderatepowdery· Moderate
Best Clone
The best clone of Guerlain L'Homme Ideal Extreme is Radical by Armaf, with a 82% accuracy score. A fraction of the cost of the $127 original.
Best Seasons
Spring58%
Summer17%
Fall / Autumn100%
Winter100%
Best Occasions
Night Out100%
Professional78%
Casual66%
Community Insights
â 4.4 from 3.8K ratingsWhat people who wear Guerlain L'Homme Ideal Extreme report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community. Created by Thierry Wasser.
Main accords
fruity
sweet
almond
tobacco
warm spicy
leather
nutty
cinnamon
Longevity
Very weak2%
Weak5%
Moderate39%
Long lasting47%
Eternal6%
Sillage
Intimate9%
Moderate63%
Strong23%
Enormous5%
Who wears it
Female1%
More female1%
Unisex13%
More male42%
Male44%
Listed as Men
Day or night
Day
Night
Value for money
Way overpriced3%
Overpriced12%
Ok57%
Good value24%
Great value4%
People say it reminds them of
Guerlain LâHomme IdĂ©al 634Guerlain LâHomme IdĂ©al Eau de Parfum 336Guerlain L'Homme IdĂ©al Parfum 222Fragrance World Supreme L'homme Extreme 121Guerlain L'Homme IdĂ©al L'Intense 94Rabanne 1 Million PrivĂ© 66
What people like
- Luxurious and elegant fragrance
- Smooth comforting and sophisticated sweetness
- Masterfully balanced high-quality composition
- Intriguing leathery plum and spiced tobacco
What people dislike
- Recent batches reported as less potent
- Opening may smell medicinal or like acetone
- Dense tobacco and leather notes feel heavy
What wearers say
âI had a newer black cap bottle, and I have the older red cap bottle. The main difference is the older style bottle has a more pronounced fruitier opening, the plum is lush and lingers a good amount of time. The newer black cap bottle has less of the fruity opening and a heavier leather dry down. Both bottle styles have excellent performance, but the older style bottle lasts forever on clothes. Either way, old or new, both are top notch.â
âLove the scent, just amazing nishe quality. As far the reformulations talks go, I have to say that I've tried both bottles and the newer formulation one had better performance and projection. So I have concluded from reviews that the performance is very random right now.Nevertheless, amazing fragrance for a great price.â
âI have to say my TOP 3 Winter , Fall perfumes of all time ... I was lucky to smell it on a store and i hooked up.Fresh opening , sweet but not in a bad way , aromatic and the dry down omg so Elegant so unique .I have the New bottle black sticker black cap , it last easy 8-10 hours on skin ... It projects easy 2-3 hours with 3-4 sprays .â
5 Clones Found
Best Match
Armaf
Radical
82%accuracy
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Price
-
Longevity
-
Sillage
Radical delivers a respectable interpretation but typically shows reduced longevity (5-6 hours vs 8+ hours) and slightly softer sillage compared to the original. The base notes feel marginally less refined and linear in development.
Amazon
Fragrance World
Supreme L'Homme Extreme
78%accuracy
$20
FragranceShop
5-7 hours
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
The clone's heart notes lean slightly more towards cedar than the original's softer guaiac wood, and the overall scent lacks the nuanced depth and creamy quality of L'Homme Ideal Extreme. Longevity is comparable but sillage tends to be slightly less prominent.
AmazonJomashopFragranceNet $25
Fragrance World
L'Homme Extreme
72%accuracy
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Price
5-7 hours
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
The clone underperforms on iris and ambrette seed notes, presenting a more straightforward tonka-vanilla base. Fragrance World's version is warmer but less sophisticated, with reduced complexity in the heart notes compared to the designer composition.
AmazonJomashop
Dua
French Guiana
82%accuracy
$36
Dua
-
Longevity
-
Sillage
The original has superior longevity and sillage with a more pronounced creamy-woody drydown, while the clone tends to fade faster with a lighter interpretation of the base notes. French Guiana leans slightly more citrus-forward in the mid-development, whereas Guerlain's version maintains stronger peppery spice throughout.
Dua $36
Dua
Her Instant Magic
75%accuracy
$33
Dua
-
Longevity
-
Sillage
The clone delivers comparable longevity but with a less refined mid-stage transition, and the pepper-iris interplay feels less prominent compared to the original's more assertive spice presence.
Dua $33
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