The Trained Nose

Guerlain

L'Instant de Guerlain Eau de Parfum

What it is made of, at the heart of a wearing — and the colour this page is tinted with. Wider means more of it.

Leads white flowers and citrus, over amber underneath. It narrows as the day goes on. It carries more white flowers than the rest of the catalogue.

The pyramid

top 0–15 min
heart 1–3 hr
base 3 hr +
Consensus needs more than one owner. Right now no one has this linked, so there is nothing to agree or disagree about yet.

What is it chasing?

No original is recorded for this entry. Two kinds of evidence, and they disagree in useful ways.
Closest, as Akin sees it
Ranked by what the crowd says resembles what, with the measured accords breaking ties — falling back to the note pyramid where neither has anything to say. Right about half the time, and the column says which of the three answered.
What people say it reminds them of
Agree and disagree counts. Here is this site’s own owners voting; elsewhere is a tally read from another site.
By Kilian Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi elsewhere 76 / 72
Guerlain Angélique Noire elsewhere 64 / 122
Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain elsewhere 93 / 17
Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain Eau de Toilette elsewhere 35 / 15
Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain Extract elsewhere 21 / 9
Grès Cabotine Rosalie elsewhere 17 / 14
Beyoncé Cé Noir elsewhere 11 / 18
Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain Fleur de Mandarine elsewhere 11 / 11
Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain Eau de Noel Iris Millesime elsewhere 9 / 9
Guerlain L'Instant d'Un Ete elsewhere 6 / 6
Chantecaille Frangipane elsewhere 5 / 1
Elie Saab Le Parfum elsewhere 3 / 4
Carolina Herrera CH Pasión for Her elsewhere 2 / 0
FOMO Eclat Noir elsewhere 2 / 1
Patti LaBelle Patti LaBelle elsewhere 2 / 2
Les Essentiels Ylang Ylang elsewhere 2 / 1
Boy Smells Doll Skin elsewhere 1 / 0
Jean Paul Gaultier Ma Dame 2024 elsewhere 1 / 0
Celine Dion Pure Brilliance elsewhere 1 / 0
Giardino Dei Sensi Tiare Esotico elsewhere 1 / 1

On the scent map

Nearest to it at the heart of a wearing, and what put each one there.
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