Guerlain
L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme
L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme, signed Guerlain, is a dry and elegant woody fragrance. It opens on star anise and bergamot, reveals cocoa and patchouli at its heart and rests on a base of sandalwood, liquorice and amber.
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
Star anise · Bergamot
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Cocoa · Patchouli
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Base Several hours
Sandalwood · Liquorice · Amber
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Liquorice: a niche material, declared by only 11 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Woody, spicy, gourmand, citrus and amber: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 2 of 7.
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
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
If L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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