Beau-Rivage Palace
Perfumer: Thierry Wasser
14 ratings
From your scent profile
Guerlain Beau-Rivage Palace is a sweet, floral unisex scent that moves from petitgrain and bitter almond through jasmine and orange blossom to vanilla and sandalwood.
Skunky's take: The floral side leads, it arrives with a bouquet.
How does it perform?
From 15 community ratings, all out of 10.
Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Talks even from the shelf.
Blind buy risk
86% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Floral
- Sweet
- Gourmand
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Powdery
- Creamy
What does Beau-Rivage Palace smell like?
Petitgrain and bitter almond come first, followed by a floral heart of jasmine and orange blossom. The base holds vanilla, sandalwood, gaiac wood and musk. The scent reads gourmand and creamy, softened by spicy and powdery touches, with a smoky woody undertone.
Longevity and sillage are rated moderate, though the number of votes is small, so treat those ratings as tentative. It suits both men and women, with a sweet, oriental side that leads. Mon Précieux Nectar and Gaultier² (2022) have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Petitgrain
- Bitter almond
First hours
- Jasmine
- Orange blossom
Towards evening
- Vanilla
- Sandalwood
- Gaiac wood
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 30%Autumn
- 30%Spring
- 20%Winter
- 20%Summer
- Office25%
- Evening25%
- Daytime17%
- Casual17%
- Nighttime17%
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
70% matchMon Précieux Nectar
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62% matchGaultier² (2022)
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59% matchGuipure & Silk
Jeanne Arthes · 2010
58% matchSacred
Louis Cardin
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Armaf · 2013
55% matchFiore del Dragone
Tesori d'Oriente
53% matchLe Bain (Eau de Parfum)
Joop! · 1988
53% matchSoir de Marrakech (Eau de Parfum)
Benchaâbane · 2004
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Last updated: October 27, 2026












