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Vega(1936)
Guerlain · Jacques Guerlain · Floral
At a glance
Created by Jacques Guerlain, Vega opens on aldehydes, African orange flower, and bergamot, moves through an elaborate heart of carnation, ylang-ylang, jasmine, rose, and iris, and closes on sandalwood, vanilla, and amber. Named for one of the night sky's brightest stars, it offers a rich aldehydic floral within Jacques Guerlain's 1930s output, composed in the years following his celebrated Shalimar and Vol de Nuit.
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This scent's vanilla note relies on vanillin, the compound that made vanilla affordable worldwide — first synthesized in 1874.
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