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Guerlain
L'Instant de Guerlain
L'Instant de Guerlain is a dazzlingly fresh floral fragrance signed Guerlain. It opens on bergamot and lemon, reveals magnolia, jasmine and tea flower at its heart and rests on a base of amber, honey and sandalwood.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.
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Opening First minutes
Bergamot · Lemon
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Magnolia · Jasmine · Tea flower
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Base Several hours
Amber · Honey · Sandalwood
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Tea flower: no other perfume page lists it — of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue, L'Instant de Guerlain is the only one to use this material.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Floral, citrus, amber, gourmand and woody: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 8.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
Avoid if…
- you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
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