20.1 Sorong 2019

20.1 Sorong by Pierre Guillaume
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7.3 / 10 53 Ratings
20.1 Sorong is a perfume by Pierre Guillaume for women and men and was released in 2019. The scent is woody-resinous. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production. Pronunciation
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Main accords

Woody
Resinous
Spicy
Smoky
Leathery

Fragrance Notes

SaffronSaffron CistusCistus Elemi resinElemi resin FenugreekFenugreek Gaiac woodGaiac wood Kyara oudKyara oud LabdanumLabdanum NagarmothaNagarmotha CypressCypress IrisIris PatchouliPatchouli BenzoinBenzoin BlackcurrantBlackcurrant Citrus fruitsCitrus fruits GingerGinger Tonka beanTonka bean

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.353 Ratings
Longevity
8.043 Ratings
Sillage
7.046 Ratings
Bottle
7.450 Ratings
Value for money
6.417 Ratings
Submitted by ExUser, last update on 03.02.2023.

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4 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Taurus

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Top Review 20  
For black carriers
Sorong is already an extremely interesting scent that knows how to polarize. Polarizing because it comes in deep dark black and suggests a mixture of oud, tar, leather, ink, latex, charred resin, charred sealing wax and melted records. In between, some molecules of currant, saffron and citrus fruits are perceptible to contribute something positive or exhilarating. With every sniff, the light-absorbing kaleidoscope rotates a few degrees and sometimes brings out some minimally friendly-looking scent nuances which immediately afterwards slip back into the depths.

On the other hand, the woody, resinous and smoky Sorong unfortunately also has some artificial notes, which don't seem to take the trouble to look natural. That's Pierre Guillaume, who also likes to play with the synthetic side of olfactory music.

Perhaps not necessarily the most authentic creation about incense or oud.
But if you don't have any problems with this slight shimmer of the plastic and prefer to wear black clothes at night, no matter what season, 20.1 Sorong should be perfect for you. A modern statement on nihilism without immediately reaching into the patchoulishly pregnant classic gothic crypt.
Of course also for women who wear black... ...and with anything but low-key durability.

With this in mind, however, I can't figure out why Sorong isn't running under Pierre Guillaume's "Noire" series with the black bottles. Would fit perfectly.
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8.5
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Bloodxclat

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Top Review 20  
Sorong - Oriental Lightness
How many carpets have I already folded in my life? I couldn't count it.
Ancient Persian kilims, knotted, woven, embroidered. Some specimens so old, they were already hanging on the donkey backs of the Bakhtiarians when Donald was not yet born.

The scent of an antique natural-coloured kilim - an earthy, strawy, spicy scent.

This is how I stand before Sorong: citrus, ginger and fruit in a trio, a refreshing kick of blackcurrant with lemon. A similar currant as in Aqaysos has found its place here. Very well balanced, some sweetness, lots of fruit. Then comes the saffron. Wonderfully earthy-tart, spicy, leathery, red-golden glowing, very authentic. The whole thing feels light and airy. Here, too, a slight basic sweetness resonates, perhaps tonka with the saffron. A very interesting start.

The saffron gradually recedes, leaving room for a powdery, smoky intermediate part. Here you will find fresh laundry, some soap and a soothing fine and light incense note - very balsamic, with the resins in combination, beautiful combination with the powderiness of the iris.

After a few hours, the iris also leaves - a dry woody aura of amber and resin remains. A golden mica between sand and sun.

Sorong is an Oriental - a special, airy Oriental. This fruity and spicy saffron composition is really unique for me, an absolute hit. Pierre Guillaume has been inspiring me with his wonderful compositions since my perfume beginnings. According to PG, this fragrance should be about Indonesian smoking rituals. Saffron? Indonesia? Only he knows that himself.

Theme not quite hit in my opinion, but that doesn't matter at all, Sorong is a wonderful fragrance for people who like smoky, spicy and leathery scents. Go for it.
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Marquise27

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Top Review 5  
The Balsamic
The first impression is that I smell something very morbid - iodine, blood and I stretch out my arm a little disgusted, but I don't like that at all. I talk shop so about 10 minutes with the best fragrance consultant I know and carefully pull the sprayed arm towards me...... What's that? I am now touched by a fragrance full of depth, warmth and something incredibly balsamic-oriental. So it has smelled at the time of Cleopatra and just make a trip to another century. This is such a thick, dark, beautiful balm that has been used for smoking and special ceremonies. Now I'm surprised mega. A very unusual and extraordinary fragrance. I think saffron gives this place that special kick. The woods, the herbs and the resins produce a fragrance that catapults one into a completely different time. I see this scent on a woman who very slowly and consciously uses her gestures, facial expressions and language. So everyone is forced to give this female the appearance she claims. One holds the air a little and is impressed by its peculiarity and this scent remains, for many more hours it floats like thick fog in the room. But I also think that this fragrance suits a gentleman who is aware of his powerful, mysterious aura and therefore fascinates both men and women. Caution the scent holds very well over so many hours, is completely different than everything so far known, develops however to a scent clothing then custom-made on the body sits and the environment attention makes - in the positive sense. Give this fragrance time and again time that really needs its development (30-40 minutes) the price is in my opinion ok, not cheap but to accept at this shelf life. I have sniffed a lot of scents but this one touched me in a special way.
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Zauber600

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Top Review 25  
Indonesian smoked scent
For me, the first test was simply a deterrent ... I have difficulties with some of Pierre Guillaume's creations that I know of. On the one hand to recognize the ingredients and on the other hand to value the unusual mixture of them.

Here it's more like the latter. A light incense scent per se is of course good. Refreshed with a lot of citric already unusual and very difficult to get used to. But when you add such exciting things as fenugreek, fresh elemi resin and patchouli, balsamic notes (almost unsweet!) with subtle oud/musk support and the main actor saffron, it gets exciting. Especially because 20.1 - despite its ingredients - does not smell like any of the usual oriental fragrances.

So exciting that PG has an interesting treatise on Indonesian smoking rituals on its homepage, which probably prompted M. Guillaume to compose this composition of contrasting light-dark and hard-soft accents. Another aspect was that of a protective scent in connection with smoking rituals.
I think it's an exciting but not new concept.

By the way, the scents on the outer packaging are:

Agrumes
Saffron - Cassis
Bois de Kyara
Oliban
Ambre
Musc Animalisé

and exactly the last of the ingredients differs 20.1 from another fragrance that is similar to it in a broader sense:

Comme des Garçons Eau de Parfum (1994)

which is described first-class in picture and sound by Siebter.

After a while of wearing 20.1 I noticed the similarity to CdG, but this one is much darker, doesn't smell like an oriental scent in spite of the corresponding ingredients. However, it is much rougher/aggressive and in this sense more armour than protective cover.

I think the new PG - as well as Aqaysos - is very successful. Both process black currants very differently and for this reason alone are worth a test.

Genre: Incense Fragrance without Christmas Market and Orientalisms

For whom: Lovers of portable but unusual unisex scents

Alternatives: The above Comme des Garçons Eau de Parfum and Aël-Mat by Lostmarc'h in the sense of an even softer protective fragrance with a beautiful camomile note

Conclusion: I'll stick with this brand!
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