Insolence Guerlain for women

This is my absolute favourite and i own and buy A LOT of perfume!! Have actually been stopped in streets and supermarkets by people asking what the fabulous smell is. But be warned...i am a nurse and actually made one of my patients feel physically sick as he said it was so overpowering - oops perhaps not for work then - use sparingly if you dont want to knock anybody out !!!

I was completely swept away by the EdT, a deep, fresh pepperish violet-rose scent with a berry overtone and a base of iris. The pepper gives it a warm depth, the raspberry it´s freshness and combined with the violet and roses the scent never gets too fruity or candysweet. It´s a feminine, powerful and sexy scent.

The scent is an original but I think it resembles to Chloé Love in some way. They both have an edge of pepper, although Insolence is a bit sweeter.... and less rosy...but they are both just lovely. They both have a sweet, sexy stayingpower.

I looove it.... and I always get compliments when I wear it - both from woman and men!!!!! This is an must have!!!

Jag föll direkt för EdT:n, en djup, frisk pepprig violet-rosig doft med toppnoter av bär och en bas av iris. Peppartonen ger den en varm och djup karaktär, hallonet fräschören och i kombination med violet och rosor blir aldrig doften för fruktigt eller sockersöt. Den är en kvinnlig, förförande och sexig.

Doften är originell, men jag tycker den påminner om Chloé Love på något sätt. De har båda har ett sting av peppar men Insolence är lite sötare .... och mindre rosig ... men de är båda heeeelt underbara. De har båda en söt, sexig stayingpower.

Kanske att man antingen älskar eller hatar denna doften. Jag ääälskar den i alla fall!! Jag får alltid komplimanger när jag bär den - både från kvinnor och män!!!!

I love violets... but this....it's an abomination, and it's not violets. If you like violets try April Violets or Verte Violette, or even My Queen if you like complex.
Somebody bought this for my Mother-in-law. I wish they hadn't. Thank God in was only a miniture. Sillage is only good when the fragrance is nice... I couldn't get the smell out of the bedroom for days.. and it's a stench that refuses to fade. The sort of headache frag that pervades lifts and toilets when girls from HR have overdone it in the morning.
It's the marmite of all frags. You love it or you hate it.

I usualy like floral powdery scent, but this one is waaay too powdery and cloying. The sillage is good though, so if you like the perfume, that's a plus.

Was gifted this when it first came out and for the first few months it was used on heavy rotation, even won a few compliments from it. Tried again recently and something has changed - the delicate violets I loved have now changed into dirty,smoky violets clouded by an umbrella of berries and overpowering tonka - still has a pretty bottle and great longevity though.

Give this for a try wearing a miniature, it feels good. I know I smell this from Guerlain Whitening Essence, although I was informed the scents was individually created, but it's does smell like Insolence. This scent gives me a relaxing, soothing feel, pampering myself after come home from work.

I read an article about this perfume, the perfumer, Sylvaine Delacourte wears L'Heure Bleue as her signature perfume, so no doubt Insolence can be a 21st century L'heure Bleue as stated by other reviewers.

Insolence gives me an impression of those who wear this are ladies from the wealthy class. She can be a young queen, a princess or duchess, a timid Royal Lady-in-waiting that reminds you always sit up straight, dine or walk gracefully. She also can be some heiress.

Beware this is a strong perfume, even for a EDT. Use with cautious, and it smells beautiful. I plan to get a pure parfum soon.

Very feminine, both fresh and sweet, the perfect dose of each, very well made.

I think this is my favorite perfume! I loved it and used it everyday until the bottle broke in my purse:( This a a very sweet and sexy perfume and i got compliments all the time!

Insolence : it's a great name for a great perfume !
Was love in the first snif . On my skin i can smell cherry and powdery but in a really good way. Is deliciuos sweet . My husband looove on me! This fragrance make me feel unique.
Who like sweet but exclusive scent is the one !

Dusty powdery violets with nice raspberry and woody undertones is what i get. im a guy and i like strong woody fragrances but when i got this sprayed on my hand by mistake i fell in love and bought a bottle (plus it cost me $30.00 dlls for a 3.4 oz.! big one)i like it and i think that if you like fragrances like Joop pour Homme, Fleur du Male, Dior Homme, etc. you are going to like this even if you´re a guy.

90/100

P.D. Lasting power is truly amazing.

This smells like gardinia with violet ,musk,and sandalwood accents on my skin.Any fruit or citrus is not evident.This scent is nice and well done but not a swoon-y one for me right now.My mini should suffice for occasional wearing.

I love it. I grew up with Parma Violets so I think it's great. It smells just like those chalky, powdery violet candies I loved as a child. Of course, my husband thinks they smell like soap and he can't stand them, so unfortunately I don't think I will be buying this perfume anytime soon. I would not recommend this for the faint of heart. It is very strong and the initial blast of powdery violets will knock your socks off if you apply too much or aren't used to the strong smell of violets.

This reminds me of Italian violet-flavoured pastils. I get a nice violet-aniseed smell, but (thankfully) no berrycocktail.

Guerlain is well-know for its heavenly florals, rich natural scents and sophisticated orientals. Insolence is the rebel one: It is loud, extremely sweet, a parfum that doesn't care for politeness. The violets here are not just the powdery flower but a sweet caramelized dessert thrown in a berrie's pouch. Not everything is sweetness, though. After a couple minutes, Guerlain's touch appears, the delicate bouquet and resins (ambar or a vanilla tonka) come to play turning the mix into a bold and floral combination. It is too sweet for me, but I can't deny its Guerlain touch, which I really appreciate.

Its my favorite parfume unique and insolence. i am using since 2006 violet is sparkling.. not for everyone just for me ;)))

Just discovered this beauty today. Don't know how I missed trying it before! Love it! Yummy, Beautiful, Feminine.....
Even got a compliment from a total stranger.

The dry down is impressive also.

From beginning to end simply beautiful.

Violets, violets.... A sweet, fresh scent, like sour rose-red sweets with a splash of water! I love it! A spring-summer scent! Lasts for hours! Spray it on your coat and you will still smell it after two days or even more.

soooo confused about this one..... Do i like it? I dont know... Do i hate it.... i dont think I do... just cant make up my mind... Not keen on opening notes, but after few hours, all i can smell is an almondy powdery scent.

What I get from this is a strong blast just like the Parma Violets sweets that I still enjoy. Any other notes are pretty much lost to me other than a touch of powderiness, but that's fine. It's an appealing and feminine scent with good longevity and sillage. Maybe a bit linear for some tastes. I will use my mini occasionally and with pleasure, but doubt that I will buy again as it is on the edge of overwhelming me. Very nice, nonetheless.

really don't know what to say about this one...blast of blunt violet and powder.not bad but loud enough to wake the dead or at least bring you back after you've fainted.lovely if you like smelling salts( but somehow) in a good way.

I love the EDT; it smells like a candy… so feminine and flirty, I love wearing it in winter. I think it is NOT for young ladies below 30

O - M - G how I love this blog!!
I tried it today at a store and it immediately reminded me of the violet perfume my late dear Grandmother had on her toilette. But I could not remember the name; now I read this blog and it is Violets of Parma, which by the way went straight to the point as to what the fragance was about, including the colour.
I'm not fond of violet perfumes (which I admit I usually mistake for berry perfumes); anyhow there are beautiful violet perfumes like Paris YSL and Parisienne YSL.
This one punched me on the nose, I just smelled violets on the paper strip, period. I was really expecting more; there's nothing insolent about this perfume, just a (cheap) sales gimmick.

This one is most dramatic perfume I've ever smelled (with angels and aliens etc, floating in one boat)But for me, I am huge lover of this. I purchased it recently and I'm enjoying it a lot. I love it because it is extraordinary, long lasting, even persistent - but I like it. The most important thing is NOT to overspray it because if there is someone in your company who hates it - then, sorry, but this could be really insolent:D definately not for everyone.
but still this is my love.

Overpowering, stifling, oppressive, sorry!! Sore head stuff!! Cute bottle though.

A male friend complained to me one evening that on the train home from London he had been sitting next to woman whose perfume smelled like Parma Violets and Mr Sheen. I had to laugh at his description and immediately identified the offender as Insolence. It rather sounds as if the travelling companion of my friend had sprayed far too much, one spray is really enough, especially if you are going to be in a warm, confined space. As we can see from the disparity of the reviews on this page Insolence is one of those "love it or hate it" fragrances. Personally I adore it. I don't like the flavour of Parma Violets but I certainly love the smell. The raspberry and berries are delightful, not sickly sweet like so many fruity fragrances seem to be lately. The drydown is sensational, iris, tonka and musk are a welcome addition to the party. I intend to try out the EDP soon, it sounds lovely.

The ad is great! Hilary Swank is incredibly beautiful and that look at the camera is pure insolence. And the song is Hysteria by Muse, not Interlude.

This scent is a fickle one. Some days it smells heavenly on me, very powdery,smooth and sensual, and on others it's simply a sickly medicinal smell that reminds me of a cough syrup I used take when I was younger, not to mention the over powering nature of the scent [which initially I love...I prefer heavy scents] brings on migraines! I can't explain it nor can those around me, for they too either love it or run away from me when I'm wearing it *lol*

After familiarizing myself with My Insolence, I bought Insolence without testing first, and I was disappointed. Not in the fragrance itself, because it's a beautiful violet perfume, perhaps the perfect violet perfume, but I didn't realize violets would be all I'd be able to smell. I hoped it would be deeper and more alluring than My Insolence, considering the notes include resins, but I found it to be lighter, more innocent, and less complex. This is NOT the sillage monster I was expecting based on so many reviews. It's strong only for the first 5 minutes, then it quickly fades into a Victorian-Era "shy violet" scent. It's very ladylike, and reminds me of the austerity of those rigid Victorian dresses. It's actually not very powdery at all. It's only powdery in the natural way that violet perfumes are. I think Delice des Fleurs by L'Occitane is a similar violet perfume, but it's more affordable.

I adore this perfume pure violets and berries on me¡ Great sillage and longevity

One of the most beautiful fragrances EVER. I LOVE IT.
I've tried almost all the insolences except for the EDP.
And I hated them all!!! My insolence and the other ones have nothing to do with this. My insolence is just sick and powdery, this isnt.
I first tried this because I read somewhere someone saying that this reminded the smell of lollipop (probably because of the red berries)
I went to the mall and tried, but I have sinusitis and that was a day that i wasnt feeling so good. I tried on my arm and started sneezing like crazy, went to the bathroom and washed it off, too late, the scent was already all over me, i rubbed my arm HARDLY but still the smell was there.After that I just hated and gave up.

Another day walking at the mall, tried this again, loved it, a month later bought it!!!
It opens up stronnnnnnnnnnnnnnng, it's not a light fragrance at all. But this is all I ever wanted. It's a gourmand lover DREAM.
The raspberries, the jasmine and the violets and the sweetness of the red berries make this incredible and EXOTIC. SO EXOTIC. I can smell the sharpness of the lemon too.

Now it's important to talk about the staying power of this fragrance because it's just INSANE. It took me a long time to learn how to use this. It should come with instructions. ONE SPRAY IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.
Sometimes I'll spray it more than twice and I always regret it because I can smell it for at least 2 days.
If you spray this in your hair it will last even AFTER you wash it. On your clothes it will stay forever haha! I'm not kidding, you better be careful with that. The sillage is also incredible!
I'm in my first 100ml (3.4)bottle, I've had it for 2 years and I'm almost half way through!! I think it will last me 1 more year!

This is my love, my baby, my treasure. Gorgeous, fun, sweet, exotic fragrance!

I've refreshed the fragrance and I don't really know which one I prefer: My Insolence or Insolence? Both don't match with me somehow.

The fragrance has a really strong opening, yeah, insolent it is. Pink, berryish with a dark tone. After some time the yelling touch diminishes, they still are noticed. It is as if Guerlain wanted to release something sweet with a vintage touch. An answer to Givenchy's Hot Couture perhaps. Powdery smell, it won't stay unnoticed, on my skin mainly raspberry rules, violets an orange blossom too, it has the burnt trace Hot Couture edt has (but Hot Couture is red-black on me, Insolence brings pink-red-grey to my mind, as if there was an ashtray trace). I suppose this is love-or-hate fragrance, I just don't think it suits me - I prefer L'Instant.

I hate ageist reviews like this: 'For an old lady with big hair at the Bingo hall. She smokes Virginia Slim Ultra Light Menthols and she wears fake Pucci blouses with glittery shoes. Don't get me wrong. I dig broads like her. I just don't particularly care to smell them.' Certainly I don't like to smell like the young women on the subway who spray themselves excessively with the latest dire fruity floral offering, not to mention that many of them also stink of cigarette smoke, the combination of which almost chokes me.

Insolence is a good violet fragrance. Its not too harsh, but easy to wear. More importantly, it can be worn by anyone of any age who happens to like violets.

I love the Edt. The scent is soft and powdery, yet fruity. It is unique and lasts all day. I have received a lot of compliments for it and my boyfriend loves it.

I´m wearing it today, from a sample. It´s terrible. It´s like wearing a Nivea lotion with the atmosphere of a soft masculine aftershave.
M. Hilary Swank: keep your money from the add; I sure will keep mine and never buy this one.

Ps: they are honest, though, it IS powdery!

A few years back, when I had only one bottle of perfume (yes, those were the days), I remember felling in love with the bottle of Insolence. I never smelled it, but I felt so attracted by the add that I asked my parents to give it to me as a Christmas gift, without trying it. Luckily they mixed up the names and I got Hypnose instead (how is Insolence similar to Hypnose, only my parents know). I tried it in a perfume shop later on and I hated it. I was so relieved my parents did not get the name right!

But I digress. Recently I got an Insolence mini and gave it another go. And I quite like it. The best thing about it is its strong presence. It is a foreground scent that does not shy away. There is raspberry and violet and dark rose and woods, heavy and heady. It is sensual but a bit aggressive. A scent I am glad giving a second chance, but which still does not totally agree with me.

Oh my god, I really love the ad for this scent (youtube above). I've never smelt it, but it almost makes me get up and run out to buy this fragrance. Really great add, so much energy!

(Okay, so this wasn't a useful review..)

I havent had much urge to try these newer guerlains like this, instant or idylle. Ive yet to try the latter two but i figured what the hell while im in the store i should try this one. It definitely doesnt smell as classic and deep as the older guerlains but its not a bad thing. It doesnt come out like liquid sugar or some such nonsense. This one really reminds me of a powdery bath ball. That chalkyish curtain over the soft florals and sweet things. A lot of people will bitch that they paid good money and got something resembling mr. Bubbles but to be honest thats why i would pay for it. Its not to say this is the only scent out there like this im sure, but there are enough pefumes out there that are nice and safe amd maybe unique but i think that this one wins for me because it is a nice relax from all that. It cant be high perfumery all the time, even from guerlain. Who wouldnt want to smell like gorgeous soap anyway?

Opens with a sweet sweet blast of violets and fruit and oh does it take over.
Delicate? Sure. As delicate as a sledgehammer!

First impression is that 'this' is that ultimate example of someone stinking the room out with absolutely 'no' manners or consideration.
I once waited in the wings for a friend who worked as a dresser for a well known actress who liberally doused herself in some such violet scent. Do have some DARLING she'd drawl in her deep carrying drawl squirting it lavishly on her.
Said friend would be scrubbing it off asap but it clung to her and even followed her home in her hair and clothes. I have no idea what 'that' juice was but this took me straight back there.

After about 30 minutes it calms down somewhat but still so sweet and rather sickly.
At no point is any citrus given a chance. Tonka comes in far too fast reinforcing the sweetie shop.This is so pink it makes ya blink.

Although it seems to be heading ( eventually) for a sandalwood/resin base that cloying over-sweet mix is never going to really let anything else through.

I'll only ever wear this in bed alone when I want to feel like a mouthy nouveau riche blowsy madam who thinks she's real classy...but isn't. Think Marie Lloyd meets Mae West and you're there.

Insolence is one of the very few Guerlain that I don't understand and deeply annoy me.
Many Guerlains can be cloying if oversprayed, but there is also a sense in a Guerlain. That's why I keep sniffing Insolence from testers and everytime I feel overpowered by the extra-cloying candied violet covered with hairspray!
Maybe in 10 years I will change my mind, I doubt so, but you never know.
By now I cannot stand it on myself and on others around, especially if I'm having a meal or trying to focus on intellectual activity, because it fills a room and lives no emergency door.
Headache scent.

Violet, raspberry, orris and it all very thick, very powdery, long lasting. I found it too difficult to wear, it's sweet and Guerlain old school a bit. Not my cup of tea, I prefer My Insolence, it doesn't have the old school touch.

Insolence varies from EDT to EDP concentrations. There are olfactory similarities but where they differ is how they relate to their Guerlain ancestors. I’ve read that Insolence is Maurice Roucel’s paean to Après l’Ondée (1906--a perfume I’ve never smelled) but I take Luca Turin’s point that Insolence EDT lobs a number of l’Heure Bleue’s (1912) accords at you at various times in the fragrance's evolution. It’s as if l’Heure Bleue is being quoted or at least closely paraphrased. Overall, Insolence EDT is an accomplished, well-designed perfume with surface similarities to l’Heure Bleue. And contrary to the naysayers, I love the opening notes of Insolence EDT. They’re like a warning.

Insolence EDP is substantively different from the EDT and its ties to l’Heure Bleue are more fundamental. I see Insolence EDP as l’Heure Bleue reincarnated in the 21st century. I’ve seen l’Heure Bleue called melancholic and I get it. I love l’Heure Bleue. It’s probably my favorite of the classic Guerlains, besting Jicky, Vol de Nuit and even Mitsouko. Though I wear it often, it best suits my darker hours. I can’t describe how L’Heure Bleue embodies a state of melancholy. Maybe it’s my Irish heritage showing through and I simply tune into it. It’s a great term, melancholy: ‘black bile’ and all, but a bit anachronistic.

Where l’Heure Bleue is from the time of Freud, Insolence EDP was born into the era of neurotransmitter insufficiencies and psychopharmacology. EDP is l’Heure Bleue with the benefit of an SSRI and an atypical antidepressant on board. A bit less romantic, I’ll admit, but here we are.

The EDP seems a more studied reflection on l’Heure Bleue that the EDT is. Seen as family, the EDT might have her ancestor's eyes, but EDP and l’Heure Bleue are like twins born into different eras. Insolence EDP and l’Heure Bleue both are reflections on orange blossom and violet and both play with olfactory chiaroscuro. Each underpins the florals with a vanillic amber, but where l’Heure Bleue uses a clovelike carnation to pull things toward despondency, Insolence EDP uses a raspberry/tonka combination that gives it a warm, easy laugh.

I love this perfume,it is romantic and strong,but not too much in your face,it has a kind of subtlety about it.
I am a great fan of Guerlain,and Insolence doesn't disappoint.

Tested this one in the store today and didn't quite know what to think. The opening seems a bit "too much"... later came a sharpness, maybe a bit sour, that took me a while to get used to.
It's been 4 hours now, and the drydown is beautiful! I'm sure I would get to like it a lot if I decide to purchase it one day.
And it lasts and lasts :)

Oh this perfume is very sensual and sexy !! You can definatly smell the berry tones (I think it smells a bit like cherries) Its perfect for a date, or work do ! Not too over powering but still noticable. I really recommend this gorgeous perfume =D

I love this fragrance, its so unique!! and it lasts the whole day!! i think you either love it or hate it, but i love it! i did have a titchy bottle of it and it leeked in my bag!! so the smell still follows me around lol, i love this, going to ask my hubby to get it for me as my xmas pressy it is quite pricey!

smells like liquorice ?? or parma violets? undecided.. but my Mum said ' urrghh what's that stink' so uhh I guess the bottle is just gonna be added to my collection of wasted perfumes :(

I wouldn't wear it out again.. its long lasting though on a positive note :)

i love the scent of insolence. it projects my personality. :) my boyfriend knows me well. he gave me insolence from his new zealand trip.

This is one of the hardest perfumes to find but luckily I got it today in the mall at a place called dew drops. I'm dissapointed casue it's not as fruity as I'd thought it would be it's more a cleanb floral scent but I love the bottle i think i'll like my insolence better.

After the initial berry blast when first sprayed, I really like what I smell after it has time to mellow. I like this because it's not like anything else I have ever worn. People tell me it has a fresh, clean smell. May not be for everyone but it works for me!

Someone is selling their soul to the devil. Guerlain's answer to Miss Dior Cherie's success I suppose.
A Cherie, Guerlain's way. The pretty bottle, the pink juice, the omnipresent raspberry. Here it is surrounded with powder coated violets, in Cherie, a strawberry, with burnt sugar that was supposed to be patchouli. Any similarities?
The bottom line: this is too powdery sweet to be remotely pleasant. Like Dior Cherie, I can see the attraction on young teenagers and, more misfortunate, on women who just don't want to snap out of that phase.

Never ever give Insolence as a present. To anyone. It is way too special to offer it to someone, at least to someone you like. I love Guerlain, some of their masterpieces are my all-time favourites. However, Insolence smells like harsh violet and strange resin on me, or rather rubber than resin. I can't even imagine on whom it would smell nice and harmonious. Sorry.
I also dislike the advertisment.

This is a pretty original fragrance, i'm sure one would recognise it out of a few more. what i can say about the fragrance fits in two words: pure bubblegum, it smells just like it to me. i would use it in the winter. it's a nice fragrance, but i really don't feel like buying it. and never, never wear it in a stuffy room.
p.s. and the bottle is so modern and pretty :)))

Insolence Edt is a feminine and sensual fragrance, which can be worn by younger girls too. It is rather bold , so it can be wise not to exaggerate when spraying. The lasting power is extremely good on my skin (lasts for more than 12 hours).
The scent is fruity and sweet in the opening, and has a floral heart with violets and roses. The drydown is warm, sweet and slightly powerdy with a noticeable presence of musk, resins and tonkabean.
I like the modern design of the bottle, although I find it not that handy.

Too much violet to be different and special, to me. Was wearing it last night and it didn't last long, didn't make me feel like I smeled great and no one commented on it.

With such name and creators I was expecting more.

i don't smell the raspberry in it!!! :'(((

this was like a parma violet bomb when i first tried it...it sounds silly but that kind of took me by surprise! :) it stayed fairly linear all through for me, following with orris and tonka bean in it's (very) dying breaths. it would have been nicer to feel them a little sooner and for the perfume to be more 'out there' but it is very pleasant. it doesn't project or last well at all and that is a very great shame. has a beautiful DRY powderiness...just needs some oomph!

When I first sprayed the EDT, I was wondering, if it´s restroom refreshener in Germany or parfum? I still don´t know...
The EDP smells like viollets.

Insolence isn't a typical fruity floral fragrance. It's a pink perfume with a purple soul. Juicy raspberries, lovely violets, tonka bean and musk... On my! It's rich, unique, creamy, and complex. Unfortunately bombs on my skin every time I try it but... Who cares? I still sneak a spray of it on a test strip whenever I pass by it in a perfume shop and enjoy admiring it on others. Do yourself a favor and try it at least once. :o)

One of my all time favorites! I've been using this perfume for years and years, well this one and the first Coco fragrance. There is none others that compare IMO. Insolence is so one of a kind. Others have tried to copy and compare but they leave much lacking. Insolence last all day and even all night if I need it to. It so unique from the first spritz until I shower it off. It is such a deep, sensual fragrance full of mystery and warmth. Love, love, love it!

I first 'met' this perfume on a trip to Paris. The first time I smelled it, I knew I was going to buy it, for me it was love at first sight!
It is so feminine, elegant and unique, doesn't resemble anything else I have ever smelled.
It is apparent that it is an expensive fragrance.
One very strange thing is that...I don't smell violets in it (and I have another pure violet perfume too).
Anyway, it's a unique scent.

This is absolutely delicious! Every time I wear Insolence I end up wearing it for days. The scent is very distinctive and a bit bold. I don't mind the strength at all because it is so yummy, feminine, and young (but not too young.) To my nose, this is in a category all on its own. It's not particularly floral or fruity. It truly stands out. It smells like some sort of juicy candy to me, and when I wear this, I am happier. I have samples for now, but I will eventually buy it. I never want to be without it.

Candied, sugary, delicious violets. A very pretty scent, albeit a very 'young' smelling scent. Gorgeous, with a hint of berries.

I don't get any muskiness or amber, this is basically a candied violet soliflore on my skin.

This is a scent for the charming pretty quiet girl who wears frilly dresses. Its so innocent, sweet and yet sensual. Very long lasting, two sprays is more than enough. It starts out with a quiet berry note that eventually blooms into a full blown violet bouquet. It eventually comes to a dry-down of tonka bean mixed with various fruits. A very girly kind of perfume.

OMG Love THIS

Oh...this is magical! I can't find right words to describe it.Magnificent! My signature fragrance! So warm and charming ,sexy and sophisticated. Every time I wear it - just like fall in love all over again. It is just perfect for me.I get nothing but compliments on how "good" i smell when I wear Insolence. It is my little secret. I adore it!

Oh I believe I have found the one! My sweet Isolence you give me such joy! When I smell you on my wrists it gives me such a sexy confident rush! I wore you for my exams and when I panicked, I smelt you and felt sooo good, you touched me with with your hint of violet and berry goodness! I was transported back to childhood, quing up for a packet of Palma Violets and you gave me the confidence boost I needed! One little drop of you lasts all day and both male and female always stop to ask about you! Perfection in a gorgeously designed bottle! I am in love!

It smells like violet and I can stand it for the whole day. It's okay, but not my favorite smell in the world

I love this fragrance sooooo much; Just one spray is enough to last all day! For me this scent is what the color purple would smell like if colors had smells :) It smells of berries and has a slight powdery feel to it! I dont know why but I think it would be better for lighter skin tones...Either way I looove this perfume and although it is expensive like I said it lasts all day so its worth the price!

This is glorious! A vibrant and juicy mix of sweet violet and fruit notes. This always leaves me with a smile on my face.

My niece loves this fragrance very much! She had the miniature of it, but somehow it broken apart. Will but the big bottle of this perfume as her birthday present! As for me, this perfume is very thick, but lovely!

Succulent sweet berries & dark powdery violet.

Insolence is a delicious, sexy, modern classic with amazing staying power.

Guerlain can do no wrong! They make me fall in love with everything they create.

This is the worst perfume i've ever smelled, literally it makes me sick to my stomach. I didn't know there were two perfumes out there ''My insolence" and ''insolence'' .. I got ''My insolence'' which smells heavenly as a gift ..so when the bottle finished i went and got another one, thinking it was what i had in mind, but unfortunately i ended up buying the one that smothered me...so so awful.

I absolutly love this perfume!it's so fresh unusuale,sweet,femminine and delighefull on me. For the first time 2 years ago I have tested it on blotter and I don't liked at all!

I think Insolence is one of those perfumes that either suits you or not. When I wear it, it is likes the ads on the tv, men actually stop me and ask me what I am wearing, they tell me how lovely I smell. Definitely my signature scent.

This scent is like a breath of heaven.. it smells like raspberry sorbet. I don't find anything about this fragrance offputting. For me it doesn't smell like anything else in my collection and it stands out on its own with very unique notes. All my Guerlains are very sophisticated perfumes and I always tend to reach for my Guerlain's when I'm in a confident mood.. on days I really feel pretty good about myself. They are my "special" fragrances. Insolence is the most feminine out of the bunch.

A very feminine violet perfume that can be powdery on some women. It smells like a sweet violet and not the dry violet leaves or roots. I like it and it smells like a signature perfume, but I wouldn't buy it. I've sampled this and a small bottle as a gift may or may not get used. I'll have to wait and see if I change my mind.

Just like I needed to smell Chanel N5 eau premiere to understand the original better, I needed to smell MY insolence first to understand this original insolence. And now I'm in love! Yes it's very bubblegummish, but that isn't a bad thing. It's bubblegum with BIG allure. To me it's like modern art; you could descover a face in a modern painting, but it's not about the face, it's about the painting itself and the fact that it's concidered modern. AND about the concept and the feeling it gives you when you look at it. Now taking the face as a metafor for the bubblegumscent... I hope you guys understand me! (I don't know if I do anyway) The staying power is magnificent, silleage too... I don't think this violet-berry-neroli fragrance has done the name of Guerlain any wrong!

Ohhhh God, Insolence is so fuckin' delicious that it takes my breath away. A gorgeous sweet smell. One of the best Guerlain's creations IMHO. The scent of heavens. Love, love, love.

For me, Insolence promises more than it delivers. That initial burst of fragrance fades after an hour or so. It is difficult to pinpoint what it actually fades into - just a mass of scent mess that smells of something but exactly what I don't know! A modern fragrance, yes. Guerlain 'signature' worthy? Not in my books!

Hi everyone! I am brand new to Fragrantica, and wondered if someone could help me out with something. I finally got a little sample of Insolence and love it! I want to buy a bottle now, and the EDT is everywhere, but harder to find the EDP. I've read several accounts about the EDT being completely different than the EDP, but when I look on the Guerlain website, they specifically say its just the stronger version of the EDT. Soooo, which is it?! Also, regardless if they are the same fragrance or not, does the EDT seem to last with any of you, or is it fleeting, like some of the wonderful violets I have experienced- ie. Berdous Violettes Divine, Penhaligon's Violetta, or Borsari Violetta di Parma? Maybe they also have a stronger EDP version/? I never checked on that...
Anyway! Glad to find all of you, and look forward to getting some feedback! - Scented Suzette :)

Powdery sweet violet, soft and light.
Fruity notes to me, are not as overwhelming as most of you reported.
It is a big surprise to see how many of you dislike it and call it medicine or herbal cough syrup.
Insolence is a well constructed floral which would make your perfect companion to office and a romantic date.
I truly like Insolence which, by the way, apart from the bottle shape, has hardly anything to do with Insolence EDP.
There is really little resemblance between the two, therefore I strongly recommend trying both before crossing them out from your test list.
Insolence has a good lasting power and sillage and it is certainly my expectation from the designer house of Guerlain.
EDP lasts much longer and is more powerful.
Overall, if a powdery sweet violet sounds like your cuppa - give Insolence EDT a try before you read all the negative reviews to avoid any bias when judging it for yourself as it is definitely worth having in your collection!

A beautiful raspberry fragrance that hits you with full force! The only problem is that the staying power is poor, within half an hour I can't detect it. Still, I really love this gem and it gets me a lot of compliments. I will try the EDP to compare.

cough syrup housed in angelic bottle !

One of the most gorgeous bottles ever made contains one of the most ugly fragrances ever became out !

it was hate at 1st sniff .. artificial , very violet-y and distasteful however i was expecting powdery rosy pinkish scent ..INSOLENCE is a harsh cheap violet cologne mixed with a nail polish remover ..

0/10

The bottle couldn't be more deceiving... I expected soft, youthful, powdery, elegant. Insolence is HIGHLY medicinal. A heady violet overdose that screamed at me and choked up my throat. It was hate at first sniff. Maybe it gets along better with other people?

Hmmm, Let's see: violets, then violets, then more violets, then (what's this?) violets. Almost a sole-fleur. I get nothing else except possibly the powdery iris (which in this case would usually be noted as violet root). Mild mannered, pleasant and soft. This is how I imagine Granny in the Tweety Bird cartoons would have smelled. You could safely wear this anywhere and I can't think of a more ladylike scent.
Sillage: extremely close
Durability: okay
Fabulosity: Queen Elizabeth would wear this
Price to Value ratio: low
2/10

Insolence begins with a frsh fruity-floral tone then softens into a gentle, quiet fragance, inoffensive, soft and uncomplicated. I work with people undergoing chemotherapy and harsh/potent perfumes are intolerable to such people. I'm happy to report that Insolence is welcomed by all. Silage is close to the body, not necessarily a bad thing, but the EDT doesn't last which is a shame.

I waited so long to try this perfume. I heared alot about it from my friends. Everyone seemed to be fascinated by it. Yesterday, i finally got the chance to smell it and... A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT !!!
All what i smelled was "perfumed plastic".. and i hated the smell so bad that i wanted to wash my hands immediately !!
I will probably try the EDP version.. may be I will like that one !!

An insolent and daring fragrance, with a touch of 80's, strong, flowery, but nevertheless enticing and modern, for sure aimed to a younger female audience (who, btw could appreciate the loud fruity opening) and, in the same time well suited for confident mature women.

I'm pretty pretty sure its a skin depending type smell (aren't they all?), because on my wife's skin it initially overcomes the fruity notes and it projects a powdery-violet-slightly sweet aura, that transforms after many hours into a very pleasant soapy aroma, soft and elegant.
A true Guerlain signature fragrance, long lasting with evident sillage. A future classic.

I love violets and guerlain so i should love insolence right? Well not the edt or the edp but the pure parfum is incredible! I found it discounted at amazon in a clear bottle that is very beautiful and does not contain a spray. I adore the pure parfum.... Its a lovely violet smell and very potent and long lasting. Even if you dont like the edt there might be hope in the more potent versions!

Also wanted to mention I just got the deodorant spray from amazon and I love that smell too and works well if you are not someone with much bo or maybe overtop a non-scented antiperspirant. I think I like the parfum so much, I might eventually be able to start wearing the edp because I prefer spray fragrances and the pure parfum comes in a bottle much like the glacee edition with no spray, its totally gorgeous and nobody seems to have a picture up for it anywhere and this forum doesn't even have a page for the pure parfum insolence, but I posted here anyways to let you know how my experience was and I hope it was helpful. :)

AT first spray it smelled incensy and reminded me of "M" by Mariah Carey. Then, shortly after I got the smell of candy (Tootsie Roll Pop, to be precise) It's not a bad smell, but I'm not sure under what circumstance someone would want to smell like candy (it's playful, so maybe a day with a special someone). Insolence? I think this is more "Cheeky" than insolent.

I like a violet scent but, as eilismaireg says, this one, while likeable enough, is too brash. I wore it to work one day and felt like I'd turned up wearing fancy dress or something similarly outlandish. It boldly projects about a mile in all directions.

it is ammazing what the people here are saying!!! those reviews are exitingly strange with alot of describing,I noticed that they are tow groupes: groupe Love It, and groupe Hate It,I think I will go to see the reviews on Poison by dior,it may have the same thing LOL

I get absolutely no fruity smell from this. All that comes across is a lightly floral smell, of violets and the tonka. It is pretty and cosy, but unoriginal.

MUST smell the EDP which is, apparently a very different formulation which doesn't have so much the hissy factor of this one. It reminds me of this stuff we used to drink as kids - Cresta Cherryade! Likeable but too brash for me in the EDT

Insolence is a confidence booster. It does smell a bit like bubble gum when you first spray it. After the rasberry lemon burst pops, you are left with a wonderful lingering violet softness. Let's face it, Maurice Roucel is a GENIUS! Guns to my head, if someone told me I had to pick one perfume, it would be Insolence... for now.

When I saw a review go past for this Insolence mentioning Muse in the video clip you could have knocked me over with a feather! What are a serious actress like Hilary Swank and vocal polical commentators like Muse doing endorsing such a frivilous tart of a perfume? Add in the involvement of the incredibly talented Maurice Roucel and I am left shaken in my view of the world as a stable, rational place.

A true perfume of contradictions, this is a ghastly sweet violet, stewing in sugary berries. If you can survive the gaggingly sticky opening though, there remains a sweet powdery floral with some discordant indolic jasmine & perky rose lurking under all that sugar. This is a relentless mess, the result of perfume making via 'group-think'.

Worst of all, I find that despite being the anti-thesis of all I hold true in perfume, I actually find myself feeling quite fond of it. Its sheer purple audacity can be endearing and cute to wear, at least after the top notes have lost thier grip. Damn me all to heck!

PS - If you like that Muse song in the ad it is called 'Interlude'.

Great ad (I LOVE Muse and that song is fantastic), and beautiful bottle. The scent though... hummm. I will give it another try, but I am not sure if I will ever like it.

I smelled this perfume one time and really liked it, perfect name for the scent as wel. So powedery, lovely I liked it a lot.

You either love or hate this perfume. In my opinion I find this perfume beautiful and very alluring. I believe a lot of people over spray. Guerlain use high quality ingredients in their notes, therefore if sprayed lightly then the true beauty of this perfume will reveal it self. Every time I wear this perfume, I am always complimented by men and women. I was even stopped by a lady in her eighties who said my perfume was truly lovely. I love this perfume and I do believe that in time it will be a classic. It is a unique and modern perfume that can appeal to any age group.

This is the second fragrance I've tested that smells like candy! In this case, it's a raspberry flavored blow pop. Or ring pop if that's more familiar. The dry down is raspberry powder. This came from the same house as my adored Chamade, Apres L'Ondee, L'Heure Bleu, and Nahema? I feel like this is directed more towards the modern teenager. Ah well, I still have the classics!

Insanly sweet, bubble gum frag. And not in that good way. Where are all the flowers? Lost somewhere in all that grandma's overcooked raspberry jam? This is one of those fruity Escada summer collections - on steroids. And at the end, that sticky sweetness at the drydown...ugh. Still, it's less synthetic than the Insolence EDP. Oh, and yeah - "soapy" scent? I only wish.

love this and the bottle but I coulnd't help but notice the commercial is playing muse hysteria I love that song!

At first I thought this perfume was irreplaceable with it's swooning qualities . Now I wonder at the name Insolence, is it redolent of all the youth clamoring to get noticed; to be the most pink the most pretty, skinny, sweet smelling in your face provoking thing ever. Is this a social statement Guerlain? It's Like the perfumer said the direction of todays attitude is loud and full of brazen beauties lets make a perfume to match this craze. And it sold.
I spilled a little of my Miniature behind my bed when it fell. I could not bear to sleep on that side of the bed. Be it a combination of synthetic and extract, all these violets rise up and cancel all my other senses. they are forceful dripping with sweet red berry syrup. I could barely sleep. Oh the lasting power of this one, and projection; it truly enters the room before you, than fills it. Unique unmistakable, and not for me. To much of a high note for me, Some of the notes if detectable, would be wonderful. I did continue to do testing and found the perfume version amiable and the glacee addition very wearable. It is the original I suppose, that just doesn't do it for me or does too much.

It's soo authentic that you should be very carefull not to match it with a deo or bodylotion that doesn't match...
Too complicated for me...is what I want to say about Insolence...

A very bold flral-fruity scent enriched wiht bubble gummy sweet scent and a hint of jasmine. this is a fragrance for sweet girly bubble gum lover but not in a cheap smelling way...

i think this perfume is a hoot, but there seems to be a huge difference in scent between the edt, which i don't like, and the edp, which i think is great fun.

it's like a great, big, sloppy, good natured drunk, who's still conscious, and very funny. of course, i don't know any drunks who have ever been like that. i think i'm being influenced by some inexperienced author's romantic view of what a drunk is like.

but if i knew a drunk like the myth described above, they'd remind me of insolence, the edp version. it's a lot of fun, this one.

In spite of being a good fan of Guerlain I can't stand Insolence.
I tried it again recently and it's a big NO!
It can happen with Guerlains: you love most of them but they're not exactly you.
Then one fine day you smell that Guerlain again and you fall in love!
Well Insolence goes further because I find it very disturbing, cloying, strong and not even refined. It invades space all around the wearer and honestly I don't think it's a good thing.
I like when I can smell a person from short distance, but it becomes unbearable when people fill the air with their own smell covering everything else included other perfumes or the taste of food. Maybe it's a matter of overapplying.
Violets are not fresh here. They are more of the candied powdery type with some berry notes.
But I will keep trying it in time, you never know... right now I love L'Instant that gave me headache before!
If one day I will fall in love with Insolence it would be a total transformation!
The bottle is beautiful.

love this perfume! i think this suits for people who love floral fruit (like me) but also want a memorable and sexy fragrance.. this is a jackpot! couldnt ask for anything more.

i want i so badddd
simply one of the best scents ever made!
a must have

A very insolent scent indead, loud and in your face, with a lasting power like no other i have tried.
It smells like something out of the eightees, at least thats what i imagine perfumes was like back then. The violet is dominating this fragrance and it should only be worn when you feel on top of the world, full of confidence and indifferent to what people might think of your overpowering scent. If worn like that, i think this could be a kick ass perfume!!

The first time I tried this as a tester, the notes and fragrance struck me like a powdery candy and smoked cotton candy, and then the trail of flowers that I barely noticed got bigger and bigger till I felt I was wrapped in giant rose. I bought the EDT after a month and loved using every bit of it!

As an EDT, to stuck to my skin quite well and the scent would linger around me for a good two hours! I loved it so much I spritzed myself a good three to four times, I couldn't get enough! ^_^


Scent 10/10

Staying Power 10/10

I can't utterly stand Samsara but I absolutely love love love this frangrance. Its always the perfumes that the majority of women HATE that I seem to love the most. I feel this way about Angel. This to me is very fruity and creamy with some floral mixed in but the NOSE decides wheather to love it or hate it and not all noses seem to like this scent at all but I do.

Insolence is very enchanting. I feel very special when I wear it. I have recieved so many complments, people have even asked me to write the name down. Insolence certainly has cast a spell on me.

From the moment I saw the bottle design I've wanted to love this fragrance. But there's something in the combination of skunky florals and wierdly alcohol-laced base just didn't work. Insolence indeed!

My first impression: No. nonononononononononono!! Without a doubt one of THE worst scrubbers I've come across in a while. It made me scream and cry and beat my head against the wall! If somebody wore this, I would hold my breath passing by them the same way I do with the smoking section of a park. I'm quarantining this edt sample stat.

Ok, this isn't being a helpful review. Let me try to explain the root of evil . . .

Insolence has ome thing going for it, and that's its strength. It opens with raspberries, red berries, and cough syrup. It fizzes like toilet cleaning detergent. It settles down into the thick oily consistency of stale "scented" lotion. The violets in the heart smell like boozy play-doh. Drydown is musky and moldy like old coats in a second-hand store.

I likened My Insolence to a 15 year old brat, well, Insolence is her all grown up. She's a panda-eyed gum-chewing hyena-laughing woman who needs to tug her gold lamé skirt down an inch. The blatant artificiality is when she snaps her fingers in your face, her countless bangles clanging and her many rings flashing.

It's all that it seems to be: insolent, beautiful, sexy, daring and innovative. I really love Insolence, one of my very favorites! The notes are so well blended and it has a powerful personality!
It has this incense-y vibe, but in a very clean, unique way. Right from the first time I sniffed it, it resembled incense... Just deliciously sensual, with a touch of misterious! There's also something gourmand about it, even though it doesn't smell like food.
As it progresses on skin, it turns more powdery, delicate, and then turns back into more incense-y, misterious, and then powdery again...
A modern scent, still very feminine and well-balanced. Staying power is amazing!

I tried INSOLENCE edt on my skin yesterday...
At first is a bit strong, but give it time...
On my skin the drydown is sweet ,incensy, powdery, violets...:)

...this could become a Big Classic just like Shalimar...it is bold and unique, a love- hate fragrance exactly like it's successful predecessor :)!
The sales girl gaved me the first compliment, saying : " i see u've tried Insolence, it is very beautiful on u, it suites u very much...please think about it ...;)"
Ohhh yes, i will , i told her...

Indeed the staying power is amazing... i really love it !
Update...my sister said it also smells like bubble gum a little ...lol...yummy

Remarkably modern yet-classic floral scent.
Though there is an unmistakable fruity essence to this scent, it is all about the flowers.
I initially bought this for an older loved-one who is obsessed with lavender and despite the fact that it is unlisted as a note there is a certain lavender quality to this fragrance. However, unlike most homages to the lavender, this scent is not cloying and elderly. This is definitely a sophisticated, well-blended scent but it is as intrepid and youthful as it is polished.
I usually cannot stand overly floral scents but, unlike the multitude of perfumes rife with floral discontent the floral notes in this are simple, striking, midnight florals. You get the sense of being in a warm garden on a rainy spring.
It definitely has a detergent/soap aspect that is surprisingly unchemical. It makes you feel as though you're freshly bathed, scrubbed, and nuzzled in freshly washed and dryer warmed luxe fabrics.
This perfume is also extremely long-lasting and drys down to that whisper of the onset, a sweet, honeyed, clean fragrance which hearkens to what every woman should smell like.
Beautiful, balanced, long-lasting, mild and suitable for all.

Insolence. The name indicates something forthright in an impolite manner. It is a nice way to say bratty expectations with a hint of sullenness. This perfume is that.

I love violets. They are fresh, unassuming, slightly green and sweet but without the syrup. The violet note in Insolence is drowned out by the berries and the rose note further compromises the violet, which is unfortunate because these two can work beautifully together. There is insufficient musk and sandalwood to ground this and take the edge off of the cloying sugar water this is.

The money and prestige of the Guerlain name cannot rescue this fragrance. The best they could do was to describe something not so nice in a polite way; hence, Insolence. You have been warned.

Now comes his long-awaited Insolence. Once you get past the insane press-pack (lights and music when you open the perfume box), the first impression is odd. Roucel daringly breaks with the current obsession with prettiness up front. In the grand old manner, the first few minutes are all wrong: cloying violets in a cloud of hairspray. Insolence is going to be a hard sell unless the staff gets proper training. At t=300 seconds, when the tremendous rush of topnotes slows down and Insolence hits its loping stride, you realize you’re zipping along in one of the best-engineered fragrances in living memory. The reference to Guerlain’s past is clearly l’Heure Bleue, but with a powder-blue respray. For the next couple of hours Insolence shifts back and forth between that and a shimmering, ghostly echo of Amarige’s tuberose. Roucel’s hallmark ingredient, magnolia leaf, works wonders at making this big four-seater GT feel lighter and smaller than it is. If l’Instant was a Peugeot 406, this one is the family Ferrari, the 612 Scaglietti. Great from some angles, wrong from others, but overall fascinating to watch in motion. It’s not a 330 GTC (that was Chamade), but would you turn it down as a present ?

A Guerlain to be reckoned with ! a floral to the max with red fruits adornment & a hefting earthy-woody powdery base...

Yes ! i could understand the impressively experienced Sherapop member of what she said down there , but i just want to add that Resins in Insolence are not necessarily a bad-smelling thing (( Resin is a hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees. It is valued for its chemical constituents and uses, such as varnishes and adhesives, as an important source of raw materials for organic synthesis, or for incense and perfume. The term is also used for synthetic substances of similar properties. also something to be noted : the softer odoriferous oleo-resins (frankincense, elemi, turpentine, copaiba) and gum resins containing essential oils (ammoniacum, asafoetida, gamboge, myrrh, and scammony) are more largely used for therapeutic purposes and Incense . )) ,

& oh yes , it gets this funny smell of plastic or a medicinal type of smell , yet it helped Insolense in defining her unique character & added sort of depth & imagination to the beautiful modern balanced composition , nonetheless cutting a great deal of the present natural sweetness of the Berries & flowers .
i suppose also the addition of alittle bit orange blossom in the heart helped Insolence rather than taking from it , especially giving her an adult non-sweet twist .

a word of caution though : Insolence Edt , like many of old reputable Guerlains gets this austere tendency of choosing its lucky wearer , a compatible body chemistry unfortunately is no option with Insolence rather an actual demand , for example i wear insolence beautifully ( my skin highlightens severly the berries , florals & sweetness with obscuring the woody resinous ( plasticy or leathery !! ) smell ) , on the contrary, on my sister's skin it was a like a pure plastic smell from the start to the very end with subdued flowers & hint of berries , it was a disaster for her ! & certainly disliked it with a heart . So please ! test it thoroughly before buying .

Indeed a woman's perfume is another woman's poison !

@ Sherepop:
Meteorites appears to have a rather simple composition: green, violet, iris, and heliotrope.

Insolence includes violet and iris, but is much more complex. It has citrus and berry in the head, additional flowers in the heart (but no heliotrope, which i miss), and a real base (and some hint of Guerlinade), which Meteorites lacks.

I am fond of Meteorites - i can't find the juice, but i've got the powder perles, and the old fashioned, turn of the 19th century fragrance makes me happy - but i think i prefer the greater depth of Insolence.

Fortunately for me, a day after putting on Insolence, i get lasting violets and sandalwood and no dark tar smell - and, heck, i really really like the smell of hot tar.

I'm sorry to hear Insolence is being too insolent to you.

Sweet, mildly fruity, perhaps even insipid... and yet...

...and yet i actually like Insolence. There's a certain innocence to it, a certain unsullied character, and yet with a sense of confidence and self-assurance.

Unlike so many others on the market for the past 15 years or so, unsubtle gourmand scents dominated by excessive artificial fruit and vanilla, Insolence manages to combine them in a balanced, even sophisticated, way with florals. The scent is gentle and delicate, while at the same time there is clearly art involved in the creation of this youthful fragrance.

Before i purchase, i will try the Insolence Eau de Parfum, as i've read it has even more violet. But i am happy to know that, in one form or the other, Insolence may be the modern violet fragrance i've been searching for over the past year.

I was shocked to discover that Guerlain's INSOLENCE smelled upon initial spritz nearly identical to METEORITES. Shortly thereafter, however, some darker elements began to emerge, both spicy and "je ne sais quoi" kind of stuff. Still, I feel that INSOLENCE is not a new Guerlain creation. Rather, they appear to have attached METEORITES to a solid, resinous base.

So solid, in fact, that upon awakening this morning, more than twelve hours after application, I found myself still enveloped in some sort of bizarre resin aura. I couldn't identify it, but the violets and irises had all long ago disappeared, leaving only this very insistent resin on my skin.

I was dying to find out the identity of the strange fat-soluble substance that had infused itself into my cells, and for a brief moment I thought that it might be the styrax or benzoin from TANGLEWOOD BOUQUET, which I had been wearing yesterday during the day. But then I remembered that I took a long, hot bath last night, after which I applied INSOLENCE. All I knew at this point was that there was a serious film of resin attached to my skin.

Unfortunately, no help was forthcoming from the Fragrantica description, which lists only the incredibly general "resin" as the note that was commanding the attention of my nose. "Resin," if synthetic, means: some sort of polycarbonate substance, often produced at the culmination of an organic chemistry experiment. Thick, oily, viscous, usually black. Basically a plastic byproduct. That's how this smells, for sure!

My edt is, suffice it to say, quite strong enough! I won't be buying the edp or the parfum of INSOLENCE, because the thought of waking up to an even higher concentration of black gooey pot liquor odor wafting through the air is simply unbearable.

A word about the bottle: this 3.4oz thick-glass, asymmetrical spaceship-type shape is really beautiful. In fact, I love just to hold the bottle: c'est un vrai objet d'art! The pink color of the edt is also new to Guerlain, a ma connaissance, and pleasing to the eye. Visually, it cannot be denied that the presentation is gorgeous and unique. But the contents are not: METEORITES + a lot (a glob!) of resins and a bit of fruit is what I found here!

36 hour update: resins still clinging tenaciously to my pajamas. This stuff could survive a nuclear holocaust!!!

66 hour update: time to do laundry ASAP!

108 hour update: detected INSOLENCE still infused through my sheets last night before retiring in clean pajamas! Help!!!!! AIDEZ-MOI, SVP!!!!

By way of conclusion: The capacity to form a permanent polymer with my pajamas is not a property that I am looking for in a perfume. Now I think that I understand the spaceship metaphor: this substance is truly sci-fi! I may have to add the designers of INSOLENCE to my "just say no" list, along with the creator of the perversely po-mo RUMEUR... Désolée, vraiment!

I love it too. I only have small sample of edt but planing on buying one.Strong but in a good way. Not for everyone but for special person, like me :)

It's interesting to see how many people hate Insolence, cause I just love it! It's one of my top fragrances! I believe it's because of skin chemistry. Well, in my case the scent is amazing! It's sweet, warm, kind of strong - but not in a bad way - and I can definitely smell the violet and a mix of raspberry and cherry notes. I get compliments EVERYTIME I wear it - and it's always from men.

This smells like a candy store in the mall. One that sells caramel popcorn and those brightly colored popcorn balls. It's strong and sweet, yet comforting. I don't love it because I couldn't wear this everyday. I don't hate it because I would reach for this on an evening out, it's loud enough to get noticed by ppl.

So far I think this is a scent that will either work with your chemistry, or won't. It's the second time I'm trying this and I'm still so mixed on whether or not to buy this. The top notes are very strong and sweet, but when it dries down on my skin the effect is very feminine, a bit powdery, and a reminds me slightly of a laundry smell. However, my clothes absorbed a bit of the fragrance and smell like a beautiful vibrant fruity/floral bouquet. I keep sniffing my shirt and loving the scent, but when I smell my skin I don't like it as much- AHHHH!!! Oh I forgot to mention that the Violet notes remind me a lot of C. Howards Voilet candy :)

Insolence is not nearly as bad as what people make it out to be. It's unique, I'll give this fragrance credit for that. It's something you'll either love or hate.

I'll admit that I disliked the opening of this scent. The raspberry, bergamot, lemon and red berries were synthetically sweet and there was a strange medicinal type smell which reminded me of cough syrup. Not only that, but the scent was very strong and almost cloying.

However, an hour later Insolence softened into a beautiful, sweet and powdery violet and rose blend. The slightly medicinal scent remains, however in the heart it becomes bearable for me and adds a certain sense of uniqueness which I rather like.

Insolence is daring from beginning to end. I'm finding myself loving the strange sweetness and fabric softener type smell. It's odd yet somewhat sensual to my nose. With fantastic lasting power and sillage, I can't help admiring this fragrance.

I like it in the concentration that it is now. Although I haven't tested the Eau de Parfum version, I feel as if a stronger Insolence would be too much. If over applied, this fragrance could be a nightmare, but with a few small squirts, Insolence is enchanting.

I love violet in this composition. Violet is one of my favourite notes, besides rose and vanilla.
Another "It's all for those who dare!" in my opinion.
I wear it proudly!

Sometimes I put 1902 Tradition Violette (by Berdoues) on my whole body and then I spray Insolence (just once, that's enough) on my neckline/cleavage. Amazing!

@mellimoon: Wow, I think those public toilets you mention smell really good.
Just kidding :o) I respect your opinion, but it's kinda funny!

This is incredibly intense. Overwhelming, rich and empowering. Definitely not for my type of skin though, but I bet with other types of chemistry it's outstanding.

Very original, hard to compare it to anything, might be just my indolence in floral fruity domain, but feels special.

On my skin it smells of raspberry and violets for hours! Then while I can till smell violets I get a very distinct hint of iris and tonka bean, which I love.

Had it on a strip of paper on the shelf and I could smell it for two days from every corner of my room. An everlasting smell.

A+ for Guerlain!

wow, this was something I didn't expect! So extraordinary, so lasting power. Not fruity at all on my skin, actually I can't say what elements it has, it is just an extraordinary symphonie!

This is one of my faves now. Really like it.

Comparing with Eau de Parfum this one still has powdery violets and it's more berries here.

If you liked it, but not friends I suggest to try those I think similar by other houses - Dior's Pure Poison (heart), Fendi Palazzo edt.

I think Insolence is great perfume for early spring- it's kinda warming up. ^^

Staying power and sillage is amazing- just one spray and that's it.

This is my second love after Guerlain's Shalimar. Its notes are magnificent put togheter and they play off eachother for hours and hours on my skin.
Skin ph-level is an important factor when it comes to this scent though. On me the drydown is warm, fuzzy and sweet - still powdery with a lovely scent of Violets.
I thought there could be no other 100% perfect and well combined perfume than Shalimar, but the Guerlain House still got the best noses working for them, 1925 (Shalimar) to 2006 (when this first came out) and to this day there are no others like them.

I have had old - young, women and men giving me compliments on the wonderful scent.
Strangers asking what I have on so they can go buy it, for themselves/girlfriends.

Femine, powerful and with a floral oriental feel to it that makes me feel like a femme fatale.

At first spray this smelled great, I thought it would be another floral fruitty scent like Lolita or Flowerbomb. However, when the base kicked in someone wasn't working with my body. It wasn't horrid but it wasn't as great as the first spray. This scent smelled better on my mom. In its favor I will say this scent does last a long time

I personally can't wear this one, it's lovely, don't get me wrong, it is just that it distresses me and as soon as I spray it on me I start sneezing and coughing. I might be allergic to resins or something in it. My point is... this fragrance is too strong and even though I can handle Black Orchid by Tom Ford perfectly, I find Insolence worse than agony.

Maybe it's my slight addiction to violet fragrances, maybe it's my odd body chemistry, or maybe my nose is simply wired differently, but I really like this one! I was completely swept away by the EdP, but the EdT is just as awesome.
A deep, fresh violet scent with perky, almost a little minty berry overtones, and an iris base so dark it tilts over into black licorice territory - but still neither candy-sweet or powdery.

I think people should put into consideration that skin chemistry is a very important factor! I don't understand the negative reviews here. On me this perfume is beautiful and it is always a question on taste. It is very strong and long lasting and if you don't like it at least appreciate it on someone else! Before complaining!

Sampled this recently and good lord, I've never run so quickly to wash a scent off! Sorry to all those who love it, I realise individual skin chemistry comes into it a lot and this absolutely does not work for me at all. As with Marc Jacob's 'Lola', there's a note that actually makes me feel queasy, only it's much more violent in 'Insolence'. I literally could not bear it, it made me feel so ill.

For anyone who hasn't tried it and is thinking of doing so, just make sure you sample a very tiny amount in case it has a similar reaction on your skin.

@Mellyhelly: I think the only vulgar and invadent person here are YOU ;). Seems that you have a big problem. Insolence is great on a sopisticated and classy lady.

I feel so connected with this fragrance. I feel like 100% me. It is very long-lasting and it warms my body and soul :) I can recognize this everywhere!

Insolence is a beautiful perfume.I had found a sample out of a magazine and loved it.I took the sample with me and went right out and bought it.I work with the public and get lots of compliments on it from men and women.Ive been asked a few times to write it down so they can go buy it.LOVE IT!Good job!

One of the best perfumes ever! It lasts soooo long almost on everyone. I remember when for the first time I smelled it, I felt it was too strong and hated it actually. But after trying many times I started to appreciate that smell and I after some hours I felt fresh smell of flowers. I recommend EDT since it is milder than EDP. Perfect perfume for winter, although you can use it in summer too if you are fan of strong perfumes :)

the majority here hate/don't like this perfume.
but for me, its nice and unique, i really love the dry down plus it lasts almost forever.
i have also got MANY complememts from both men and women!

I like this perfume, it's quite original and unique. It has a good staying power. I think its a love or hate it scent.

Oh God i hate,hate this fragrance!Everybody who knows me,knows my hate for this.There is not so many smells who makes me so sick exept from insolence.Seriosly if i smell it for a long time i can through up.I dont know which note it is,but it has to be the musk mixed with the fruits probably..

I have to be honest that at first whiff I hated it! It was sickening to me. But then I tried it on my skin..... Well the beginning is fruity and strong but on me after a while I got the beautiful flowers! It lasts and lasts and lasts! Like angel lasts! Well I went through a winter wearing it and finished 3 bottles. Now I am on to something else. It is very well done and sophisticated like all Guerlain fragrances.

I tried this yesterday on my wrist.

I miraculously found it in a discount store - perhaps it had *gone* but it was one the most awful things I had ever put on my body. I'm American of mostly french, English and Irish descent, and perhaps it matters, because my mom is "dark Irish" and seems to be able to wear perfume better than myself. I have very pale skin.

*Sweet* scents tend to strengthen on my skin and the Fuity, "raspberry fizz" top note was disgusting. It smelled "dirty" but not in a good way - rotten and powdered and sweetened with splenda. Chemical and sweet/sour. I let it sit for two hours, fighting my instinct to scrub, hoping the Guerlainade would rescue it. No. The rose started to come through near the end of my patience, but the raspberries lingered.

This is not something I could stand to wear again.

I don't like the top notes, but I adore the Iris base, it's so nice and longlasting. Does anyone know the parfume which is similar to this gorgeous base, I wonder...:)I have never met such one:(

This perfume is insanely sweet.
The sillage is strong, and the fixation is excellent. One other reviewer had said itś not so fruity..and well thatś true. The top notes of raspberries, red berries, and citruses are airy and pure, and the rest of the composition is sugary. The top notes hang around, and can be noticed for hours and hours. When I took a shower, and washed away the top notes, there was a potent, delicious, velvety gourmand middle and base remaining wich I enjoyed very much.
The word insolence is defined as bold disrespect and impudence. I find nothing of that definition matching with the feeling or theme of this perfume or bottle. The perfume is cutesy, youthful, playful, and adorable. Itś like an extra fancy desert with tons of candy decor and whipped topping.

awful!! i could have thrown up when i tested it..sooooo strong and made my eyes water..i known, sounds harsh but its true..sorry :(

It takes some courage to wear it,definetly.
In my personal view,this ain't something sexy or provocative,as it claims to be.
When you first spray it,the only thing you can figure out is that this fragrance is a very strong one.
The top and middle notes can't be distinguished,that in my opinion is bad for any fragrance.The drydown is ok,but nothing special
Those who say it should be tested only on skin are right.It is awfull on the paper strip.
In conclusion,I think you should go for it only if it matches with your skin.
I was tempted to try it because of the bottle and the name (i like fragrances with provocative names),but this one is not for me.

Whoa....there is something about this scent that makes the back of my throat close up! Even my daughter hated it; she immediately felt ill, and light headed after sniffing. To be fair, I only tried it on a paper strip, so maybe it would be ok on skin. But I doubt that I will ever try that after my experience!

insolence is not a simple perfume to describe.it's heavier than my usual taste,I guess it's not something that matches exactly with my chemistry,but I like it much more than "My insolence" and I got it,because I think it's very lovely.on the other hand I'm still confused whether I've made a mistake by buying it.
this is very rich and sweet with the dominant note of "violet".I remember I had a little essence of violet perfume which smelled very similar to insolence.it's like violet mixed with some sweet grapes.very very provocative and feminine in a modern way.
I'm in love with the bottle and the name.in addition "Maurice Roucel" is one of my favorite perfume makers.
this is really long lasting.even though I have EDT,I spray a little and I can smell it whole of the day(that becomes a little overwhelming sometimes)
unfortunately my family don't admire this one.my sister says that she has a kind of allergy to this perfumes and my mum believes this is too much to take.
I think I should pay attention about wearing it.this is not something you wear everyday.but it's better to try it in special occasions(it's very passionate in my point of view).
and be careful!more than 2 sprays would be dangerous.

Insolence is a perfume that I like,it reminds me clothes that just got out of laundry and the smell of orange blossom and rose just rocks...it's so sexy

to me this is an amazing scent. it is like tons of flowers rolled in sugar and laundry detergent without smelling too young or cheap. also, it lasts all day.

i really dislike this perfume its too consentrated (floral& sweet ) and way too strong especially 2 wear in the morning. Not 4 ppl with hay fever 4 sure!

This might be the one I have been searching for. I too bought this unsniffed. I get a sweet fruity opening but then It dries down so deep and almost like insense on my skin. I can smell the tonka bean, sandalwood, rose and iris. This is a beauty and a must for my skin.. Love this...

I think this is a fragrance that really depends on your skin.
I peronally don't like it. I find it too sweet, synthetic and powdery.
I friend of mine adores it. It was hard for me to believe at first but on her skin it smells much beter. Still not appealing to my taste but I have to admit it doesn't smell that overly sweet or cheap girly perfume-like on her.

Soft - sweet- and clean smell i lovt .

Even before reading the "bath water" reviews I commented to a customer that it reminded me of a rancid fruit salad in a diaper pail. On top of that, the ingredients smell cheap and synthetic. An embarassment for Guerlain.

2 months later: I have given this another failed attempt. I think this is the worst use of violet-one of my favorite notes-I could imagine. Also, the plastic-iris drydown is loathsome. It has a very tenacious longevity and a shouting sillage.

Lovely bottle, shame about the scent!

If perfume could speak, Insolence would be saying 'Let's try too hard!' on my skin. Or maybe just shouting 'BLAARGH!' cos that's pretty much what I did when the evil top notes hit me; sour blackcurrant juice and boiled sweets, very nasty, and very unlike Guerlain.

Sweet, sexy staying-power. Not every perfume works with my chemistry, but "Insolence" shines on me. The raspberry is so sparkling and fresh, but it never gets too fruity- combined with the violet,it smells more like a grape candy on me. It also has a warm depth to it that keeps it from veering into sweet overkill.

Boy, this is a BIG ONE. It would have been at home in the big bad Eighties. And Luca Turin is right; the top notes smell like Windex. But once it dies down a bit, you get one of the most entertainingly loud perfumes around. It's quite complex, but so overwhelming, you need nerves of steel to analyze it. Structurally, it's a floral oriental. Metaphorically, it's a big, buxom girl from Brooklyn, rich, loud and beautiful, with the obnoxious accent (which I love in a woman) and brains, taking you out for a wild, drunken night ont the town. If Fran Drescher were a plus-size Brazilian supermodel, she'd smell like this. This is one I'd love to smell on a woman, but, as a man, I really can only wear it at home, like I do with my Papal robes. (Kidding, but I want to be the Pope for Halloween)

I also don't find it too special. And for some reason i don't like the bottle! The fragrance is soft, sweet and feminine. My sister likes it a lot and on her really stands out good but for my taste is a little girlish. I guess it's suitable for 25 years old lady that wants to attract with some innocent charm and to seduce with sweet and fruity (we have in BG some candies that smell similar to this perfume, called 'violets') aroma.
It is long lasting but doesn't evolve much with time.

So many people hate this one, but I love it. I get no bath water scent at all. It is sweet incense and violets on me. I can only assume that those who speak of it being overpowering are using far too much or are with people who do. A little tiny bit is plenty and lasts. Too much of any fragrance is not only rude to those around you, it's offensive. But I've known I was in the minority on this one for a long time. It can definitely be too sweet on a lot of people, so try as usual before buying.

Nothing exceptional. I wanted to like it, because there was the good deal on its' gift set, but the scent just doesn't deliver..or Guerlain brand is just not for me. The juice is sweet, fruity, on the sour side at the beginning, nothing offencive, but nothing memorable too.Very average.

very modern Guerlain scent...alot of violets and orange...maybe a bit too much chemistry in it so sometimes it smells rather plastic and unconvenient...but very noticable...one of the hip-est Guerlain perfumes...had it...gave it away after a month...

I hated this one .
What started on my skin as a burst of citrus ended up smelling like rubber.
Is very strong and smells powdery ,not in a good way .

This is a fragrance you need to grow up to appreciate it. When I first smelled it I though it was absolutely awful. Last year I got a minature from a friend, but remembering my first encounter with it I never tried it on.
Then durng a party I smelled it on one of my friends and actually had to ask what it was. To my surprise, she sait it was Insolence.
It is really good to give it a chance to evolve on the skin, since at first it tends to be very strong in a very unpleasant way. Later on it gets a bit milder, while still remaining powerful.

Now Im contemplating buying a bigger bottle, since my 5 ml sample is almost over!

very strong and penetrating.but yet I'm not sure if it matches my chemistry.I really like to test insolence and my insolence together to figure out how different they are.

Another really nice perfume. There is something about the smell that is so alluring. It's a powerful perfume with an unusually strong blend of violets and berries. Despite the intense fragrance, it is so interesting and somehow different than other scents. This is one that could be very difficult to wear in small office spaces: It is the olfactory equivalent of yelling fire in a crowded room-it will clear the place. But used lightly, it lasts very well on the skin and is a very pretty and proud perfume. I liked it so much I bought a full-bottle, but I can see where this perfume would not be for everyone.

At first I have to admit I didn't like it! Once I tried it on myself it was amazing and it stays on all day!! I hate perfume that doesn't stay! It is my favorite perfume now!

Ya tenemos aquí lo nuevo de Guerlain. Guerlain fue un químico francés q fue perdiendo la pasión por su trabajo para convertirse en uno de los más afamados perfumistas galos. Para su lanzamiento han contado con la oscarizada actriz Hillary Swank, la apuesta como vemos es fuerte. Para mí Guerlain siempre ha sido la marca de SHALIMAR, q le debe su nombre a unos parques pakistaníes, el SAMSARA (palabra en sánscrito sobre los ciclos de reencarnación) o el inolvidable L´INSTANT, para mí el mejor de todos ellos.

Lo primero que me produjo al aplicármelo fue su aroma eminentemente frutal, como a moras que se pasa al rato dejando un olor menos intenso y ligeramente cálido. A pesar de ser un perfume, su duración es corta, más incluso que el de algunas colonias. No me queda muy claro para que estación del año estaría recomendado.
Composición:
Salida: violeta, frambuesa, bayas.
Corazón: más violeta, rosa, azahar.
Final: lirio, haba tonka, resinas.

Frasco
De estilo muy coqueto con juegos de luz violáceos. Me recuerda a un trompo con redondeces irregulares hacia arriba. En su curvatura principal aparece la marca de Guerlain. Su presentación es su punto a favor.
No lo recomiendo para tenerlo en cuenta para sus proximas compras.

I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS PERFUME. i actually didn't know about it until my girlfriend started using it. i wish i were a woman so i could use it xD

I can see why some people dont like it, it really does in some way smell hair spray or dirty bath water. But is hair spray or dirty bath neccesary ugly bad smells?
Not very sophisticated, but a straight forward delicious, sweet berry/candy scent that i some way stand out from the crowd of fruity fragrances. Maybe its the tonka been that makes it a little special?
It gets better the longer you wear it.

Very nice fragrance indeed! Love the licorice smell it releases on my skin, though licorice is not in the pyramid of notes.

Today I tried Insolence EDT on one hand (and the EDP version on my other hand). I really like the EDT version, and I am not even a lover of fruity scents. And I immediately took notice of the similarity of notes in my precious 'Après l'Ondee', like lemon, bergamot, violet, rose, iris and musk...! Of course Insolence is much fruitier but still has the same kind of 'fresh' notes. It also is way stronger, so you only need just a drizzle to smell wonderful all day. I find the EDP version a lot sweeter and somehow not more special. Staying power is the same, strange enough!

Oh my God! I love it, love it, LOVE IT!!! Spritz it on once and it lasts all day long and beyond. Smells fuity but of the richest and most lush and pungent sweet fruits EVER with a perfect pinch of vanilla with a spicy kick. Expect to be noticed wearing this, it's a real attention grabber and totally GORGEOUS!

Unlike L'Instant which lingers on softly, this one screams "smell me"!!!

Its lasting power is fantastic and be warned though, a little goes a long way as it is a very strong fragrance even just of EDT strength.

One good thing is that the fragrance simply revolves round and round where it stays much the same despite wearing it for hours and hours....

Never go the chance to try the 'extract". Think it'll be a fantastic experience too.

I loved it!!!

The smell is not bad, but it can be quite overpowering. I live in a warm climate, I think this perfume would be more suitable for colder climates.

I was at the Guerlain counter, with L'instant on one wrist and Insolence on the other. I really liked the smell of L'instant on a girl I worked with, so I was really hoping that it would smell as nice on me. I only tried Insolence because it was new at the time. It was a bit weird at first - there's something very unique about this scent; the fragrance version of walking on a tightrope, if you will. But, it is a great scent and, to my surprise, it worked better on my skin than L'instant. It starts off like a soapy/berry(not a sweet berry,but a true berry, freshly plucked off the bush) scent on me, but soon settles into a really smooth, almost sensual, scent. I really like this one.

I love this. I guess you have like violets to like this. If not I don't see the point. It is very elegant and sexy.

I like it very well! It's a great fragrance, not for everybody, because strong and sexy:) After hours being so powderly and soft. It's fantastic!

its a very unique scent. its a srong one and not for everybody. i dont like it personally on myself but it smells good on others especially on those who it suites.

Insolence is a very strong perfume at first spray. Despite the strongness you can immediately tell that Insolence is not one of those "cheap berry scents".

The berries, & violet are the notes immediately apparent. They eventually settle & let the other scents, such as the strawberry, come through giving you a gorgeous powdery floral fragrance that lasts and lasts. I find that it evolves during the day.

It is a sophisticated adult twist on a young floral scent.

As it's quite strong at first, to be on the safe side I would spray this on about 30 mins before you need to be somewhere.

Insolence is not a scent I wear every day, but it's a good change from my Woody Orientals. Maybe once or twice a week.

Insolence is one heady and brassy fragrance and screams to me 80s power perfume! At first Insolence starts with loud berry and fruit notes. Then after about 10 minutes the violet and iris overpower the fruit notes. At 15 minutes the tonka bean and horribly done orange blossom takes over and nearly gags me. From there it just grows stronger and stronger. I finally had to scrub it off. I sure wouldn't describe this as sexy or sophisticated- at least with my chemistry. Literally gag-inducing to me and gives me a horrible sinus headache. Even after scrubbing it off it is still there, large as life. Not for me at all.

I've never smelled any perfume that smelt like bath water.. it is a modern scent and not bad at all. It is another that must be tried on the skin, not out of a magazine sample or tester, I didn't like it from first sniff of the tester but drydown on my skin was quite lovely.

I love the scent. It's a scent for a strong women.

Modern berry scent with the Guerlain signature.