Gucci Guilty Absolute by Gucci

A true masterpiece by Morillas; what luck to have three bottles of the original formula before it was changed.

It’s new leather, a new jacket, new boots. The opening is potent and dense, but once it dries, it clings to the skin. It’s wearable, but it takes character to appreciate it.

Leather, green woody notes, and smoke. It smells incredible, although some might find it reminiscent of varnish. It has magic when worn in the air. With my reformulations, it lasts about seven hours on the skin and over 24 on clothes. Recommended!

Disappointing; I think it’s due to the reformulation. It projects nothing.

After five months with it, it’s almost fresh (though not quite). Once it dries, it recalls Terre d’Hermès with leather. A very good fragrance with six to eight hours of longevity. I bought it for the love of art and for the good price.

BIG BANNER PERFUME. IMPACTING.

💥🖤Gucci Guilty Absolute🖤💥 Opens with leather, very green; you get the sensation of being in the middle of a damp, vegetation-filled forest. Soon, that herbal feeling calms down and delightful, quite noticeable solvent/camphor/mechanic workshop chords emerge, which might remind you of back when our dads were polishing leather shoes with mink oil and letting them dry. All this accompanied by dark woody notes and the green base chords giving freshness to the aroma. For me, a nothing-to-challenge fragrance, as the leather accord is one of my favourites, and I have in my collection scents far more complicated than this Guilty Absolute. It could go down the path of Amber Kiso by DS&Durga, but here the leather is quite more animalic than in the Gucci one, yet the fresh herbal leather sensation is similar, obviously keeping the differences. For me, a masterpiece by Morillas misunderstood at the time of its launch, and people not used to more challenging scents didn’t know how to understand or appreciate it. Hence its quick withdrawal from the commercial market, although it’s still manufactured for sale on platforms and relatively easy to find. A different aroma, which won’t please the majority, and I’m delighted that it isn’t, and hasn’t become mass-market; it’s clear that the nose of 95% of the population isn’t prepared for scents a bit more challenging that stray from JPG, Rabanne, or Carolina Herrera. A pity, and a joy at the same time. Scent 9/10 Longevity/Trail 8/10 Value for money 100/10. Niche in a designer bottle. For me, a resounding yes💯💯

I managed to get a 90ml bottle from Batch 2017, what beauty. That’s how Fangio would smell after a race. That leather that glorifies fragrance!

I just managed to get a 150ml bottle for $59. Batch 2017. I’m so happy.

Guilty Absolute, a well-executed and achieved leather accord; I expected it to be more overwhelming, but anyway, it at least does a good job, although it’s somewhat linear as it doesn’t evolve much, only turning a bit warmer and saltier at the end. Far from using it as a winter perfume, I see it as an olfactory experience. Here at the end, the leather note presents itself as a homage to nature and to human ability to work this material. It’s a scent that evokes the elegance of an aged leather armchair, the strength of a journey through rustic landscapes; it’s understandable why some associate it with certain solvents, and for others the leather note becomes an olfactory poem, reminding us that in the art of perfumery, every essence tells a story, and every story leaves a mark on the senses. My favourite leather perfume remains CUO by Orto Parisi.

I love it for being so different. It’s a must-have for cold weather. Notes of wood, suede, and an animalic touch. It’s exclusive and intense, giving a sense of security. It smells very particular, very niche, like being in a cabin in winter. Only for special occasions. Apply sparingly at first because it’s right on the edge of being loved or hated. Not for everyone.

I usually run through a wooded neighbourhood near the River Paraná, full of weekend houses. One weekend there was a storm that took down several trees. I went out the next day, everything wet, the air humid and mild. I passed a huge, old cypress, destroyed by the storm with its roots ripped out and torn, perhaps by lightning. The smell of that broken tree was this perfume: oily, rancid resin, turned-over damp earth, cypress and pine needles. I don’t sense the leather, just that.

Is the modern male sense of smell becoming too feminine? Everyone wants to smell sweet, like bonbons, vanilla or honey. This smells like a real gentleman. I imagined it more difficult, but it’s not that extreme. It’s elegant and rich, very sophisticated leather, high-quality niche smelling, and gives a lot of personality.

For those who say perfumes have no gender, gift this to their partner and watch their argument crumble. Leather, vetiver, cypress, patchouli, oud and sandalwood, and more leather! If this isn’t masculine, then such a thing doesn’t exist. An ode to leather, earthy from the vetiver, dissolved in patchouli and woods that with the leather create a greasy scent. A freshly oiled horse, a polished saddle, a stable, testosterone and lots of character. That’s what Gucci Guilty Absolute smells like. It lasts 10 hours, the trail drops after the seventh hour because it starts as a bomb, then fades but lingers in a bubble. For cold days, morning or afternoon, nothing universal. It can make those not used to leather run. If you love the leather and vetiver notes, you must try it.

I’m a novice in perfumery, inexperienced, although I always had some perfumes in mind. I never let myself be carried away until two years ago, when its venom infected me. I started buying affordable, aromatic, woody, citrusy perfumes, but above all I became passionate about leathers. I haven’t had cars with leather upholstery due to economics, nor the obsession; I’m practical (except now with perfumes). I loved the smell of new leather handbags, jackets I could afford, shoes in the 80s and 90s, even sports shoes, mostly leather. Entering a leather goods shop was a delight. Reading reviews and following YouTubers, everyone put this Gucci Guilty Absolute on a mythical pedestal. I wanted to smell it, a mission impossible in a physical store; one had to be brave and buy blind. Last year Zara launched the Oud collection by Alberto Morillas and many said Elevated Oud was similar; I tried it and although it was a magnificent synthetic woody perfume, it didn’t smell of leather and didn’t convince me. I let time pass, watching from the corner of my eye, until this summer on holiday I went into a leather shop and took a shoulder bag. I wore it walking through half of Spain, with heat, rain and some cold, and its smell accompanied me along with my citrus and summery perfumes, leaving a particular trail that intoxicated me and my wife gradually tolerated it. Upon returning, I asked for this marvel blind. As soon as it arrived, I sprayed it on my right wrist, next to my leather shoulder bag. What a wonder. At first comes that smell like a mechanic’s workshop with grease and used parts, but soon clean leather from leather goods, a new jacket, boots and shoes appears and dominates. It lasts hours, not offensive. I’ve had it for a week, using it every day, two sprays on my right wrist, and combining it with summery citrus on the rest of the body. It’s a treat, even in this hot August; I receive more compliments than ever; I don’t think it’s just because of Guilty Absolute, but it helps. (For those who say it’s only for autumn/winter).