Guilty Absolute Pour Femme
Dark blackberry meets the dry warmth of Goldenwood, with Bulgarian rose and patchouli adding floral and earthy depth to a fruity chypre.
Perfumer: Alberto Morillas
A wild blackberry picked in a forest was Alessandro Michele's starting point for Guilty Absolute Pour Femme. Alberto Morillas translated that darker, slightly mysterious fruit into a fruity chypre, introduced in 2018. The composition places blackberry, Goldenwood, Bulgarian rose and patchouli together as four central materials, approaching their relationship as a unified character rather than relying on a conventional sequence of separate stages.
Blackberry suggests a richer fruitiness with a little tartness held inside its sweetness. Goldenwood brings a drier, warmer woody texture around it, giving the fruit a calmer outline and a more substantial setting. Bulgarian rose adds the rounded fullness of flowers, while patchouli contributes an earthier depth underneath. The interest lies in those contrasts: softer fruit and petals share the space with drier wood and earth, creating a fragrance that keeps its fruitiness while giving it a darker and more grounded feel.
Consider it for an evening outing or when a fruity fragrance with greater depth feels appealing. The 50mL bottle is a tall rectangle with rounded corners, combining deep pink glass with a black cylindrical cap. A fine horizontal seam crosses the body above the Interlocking G motif. Gold-coloured product lettering and a substantial glass base complete the measured shape.
