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Guy LarocheDiscontinued

Clandestine (Parfum)

1986

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Versions Timeline

1986

Clandestine (Original Release)

Price Range
$327 – $382

Estimated price range, including all bottle sizes

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Perfumers

Daniel Moliere

"Clandestine is a rich floral parfum introduced by Guy Laroche in 1986. Its opening combines plum, pineapple, aldehydes, cassia, and bergamot for a fruity yet highly characterful introduction. The heart is intensely floral, blending honey with tuberose, carnation, rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, iris, and heliotrope. A dense base of civet, benzoin, amber, patchouli, vanilla, musk, and cedar gives the fragrance its dark, warm, and animalic character. The overall style is bold, sweet, powdery, and unmistakably rooted in the opulent perfume aesthetic of the 1980s. Clandestine is best suited to wearers who enjoy dramatic vintage florals with substantial depth and sensuality."

Ideal Environment

Best Seasons

Fall
Winter

Ideal Weather

Cold
Dry
Cloudy

Moods

Alluring
Confident
Elegant
Mysterious
Sensual
Sophisticated
Warm
Powerful

Occasions

Date
Dinner
Formal
Night Out
Lounging

Fun Facts

Clandestine was launched in 1986 and is credited to perfumer Daniel Moliere.

The composition combines an unusually expansive floral heart with civet, honey, amber, and musk in the drydown.

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Aromatic Profile

0m/16h
Top Notes
1x
FruityFloralCitrusFreshSweetPowderySpicyAnimalicResinousWoodyEarthy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

0–2h

plum
aldehydes
pineapple
cassia
bergamot
Middle Notes

2h–7h 12m

honey
tuberose
carnation
damask rose
jasmine
ylang-ylang
iris
heliotrope
Base Notes

7h 12m–16h

civet
benzoin
amber
patchouli
vanilla
musk
cedar

Performance

Longevity
100%

Eternal (8h+)

Sillage
70%

Strong

Reviews Summary

“Clandestine is generally experienced as a rich, honeyed dark floral with a sweet, animalic base. It is regarded as bold, opulent, and distinctly vintage in character, with dense projection and a sensual drydown rather than a light or transparent feel.”

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