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Juliette Has A Gun

Not a Perfume (EDP)

2010

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Versions Timeline

2010

Not a Perfume EDP (Original Release)

Price Range
$34 – $150

Estimated price range, including all bottle sizes

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Perfumers

Romano Ricci

"Not a Perfume is one of Juliette Has A Gun’s signature minimalist creations, built around a single aroma material rather than a traditional pyramid of many notes. Contemporary brand and retailer descriptions emphasize that it is composed around Cetalox, giving a clean, pure, modern woody-amber trail. Its effect is intentionally subtle, linear, and skin-like, which is why it is often described as a fragrance that smells different from person to person. The scent has become especially popular with wearers who prefer understated, hypoallergenic-leaning, easy everyday fragrances and with those who use it for layering. Reviews and editorial coverage consistently frame it as a cult clean scent rather than a complex evolving composition. It sits slightly outside conventional perfume structure, but that singular concept is exactly what made it one of the house’s best-known releases."

Ideal Environment

Best Seasons

Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter

Ideal Weather

Mild
Dry
Humid
Hot

Moods

Fresh
Calm
Confident
Serene
Sophisticated

Occasions

Daily Use
Work
Casual
Travel
Meeting

Fun Facts

The fragrance is widely described as being made from a single ingredient, Cetalox, making it one of the best-known mainstream niche 'molecule' perfumes.

Romano Ricci, founder of Juliette Has A Gun, is the great-grandson of Nina Ricci.

AI Generated

Aromatic Profile

0m/8h
Top Notes
1x
SyntheticFreshWoodyPowderySweet

Notes

cetalox

Performance

Longevity
80%

Long-lasting (6-8h)

Sillage
40%

Moderate

Reviews Summary

“User and editorial feedback consistently describes Not a Perfume as clean, pure, subtle, and highly minimalist. Many wearers love its skin-scent effect, its versatility for everyday wear, and its usefulness for layering, while others find it too faint or linear and occasionally perceive little to nothing at all. It is frequently praised as an easy signature scent and a crowd-pleasing clean fragrance, with performance opinions ranging from soft to all-day depending on wearer sensitivity and skin chemistry.”

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