Humiecki & Graef Geste
The smell in short
Main smell: amber and powdery. It opens with bergamot and freesia, moves to jasmine and labdanum and dries down to amber and ambroxan.
- Came out
- 2009
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- fall
Geste notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
About Humiecki & Graef Geste
Humiecki & Graef is the house behind Geste.
Day or night?
This is more of an evening scent: it shines at dinners, dates and nights out. Its amber side feels cosy and rich after dark. For daytime, Nino Cerruti 1881 is a lighter match.
Humiecki & Graef perfumes worth knowing
This house has 15 perfumes on iPerfume. The most popular ones are Eau Radieuse unisex, Askew and Clemency Limited Porcelain Edition.
Is Geste long lasting?
This is a long lasting scent: expect about 6 to 9 hours on skin. It lasts longer than Tom Ford Oud Wood. Base notes like amber and ambroxan are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Its style
The strongest accord is amber (100%), followed by powdery and violet. You will probably like it if you enjoy amber and powdery smells and notes like jasmine and amber. Less obvious notes include geranium, oud and benzoin. Perfume fans rate it 4.10 out of 5.
Best season for Geste
It is at its best in fall. It is less suited to summer. From best to least suited, the seasons are fall, winter, spring and summer.
Other versions
There is 1 other version of this perfume, released in 2011.
Geste dupes and alternatives
These perfumes have a close smell: Nino Cerruti 1881 (10 shared notes), Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie 15th Anniversary unisex (10 shared notes), Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 Taklamakan (9 shared notes) and Tom Ford Oud Wood (8 shared notes).
Questions people ask
Can men wear Geste?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
How strong is Geste?
Medium: people near you can smell it.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2009.