Habit Rouge

Guerlain · 1965

A powdery, vanilla and leather classic with citrus on top, still a barbershop reference point.

Bergamot and orange open over spice and a dry floral heart. The base is warm vanilla, leather, sandalwood and amber with a powdery finish. It reads old-fashioned in a deliberate way.

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Ranked by how much they share with Habit Rouge. The notes in common are listed under each bottle. Prices and stock come from the makers’ own shops.

Blue Topaz
Wild Veil
$25–305Oil
Shares the bergamot and orange opening, cinnamon, vanilla, amber and sandalwood, with iris powder for the powdery side. It is a floral with no leather, and far more notes in play.
Shared notes
Mists of Time
Gallagher Fragrances
- Orange
- Mandarin
- Blackcurrant
- Birch
- +10
$6–115EDP
Shares the orange and bergamot top, cedar, leather and a vanilla base, with patchouli. Adds blackcurrant, birch and tobacco, so it is fizzier and smokier, and not powdery.
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Absent Presence
Beaufort London
- Bergamot
- Galbanum
- Pepper
- Jasmine
- +6
$15–169EDP
Shares the bergamot opening and a leather, sandalwood, amber and cedar base, with violet in the heart. Galbanum and pepper make it greener and drier, and there is no vanilla.
Shared notes
SECRET JOURNAL
Deep Midnight Perfumes
$35Oil
A plain leather and vanilla pairing with blood orange for the citrus and sandalwood beneath. It is a short oil with no spice or powder, so it sits simpler and sweeter.
Shared notes
- Leather
- Vanilla
Hygge
House of Mammoth
- Orange
- Bergamot
- Fir
- Juniper
- +5
$6–125EDP
Built around the old-fashioned barbershop idea, with orange, bergamot and amber. Fir, juniper and oakmoss make it green and resinous, with no vanilla or leather.
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Blue Topaz

Mists of Time

Absent Presence

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Hygge