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GuerlainL Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Eau Extreme
4.46
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L Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Eau Extreme bottle

Guerlain logoGuerlain · 2005 · Masculine

L Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Eau Extreme

4.46from 4,094 ratings

A warm spicy, cacao and balsamic scent that opens with citruses, star anise and elemi, moves through jasmine, neroli and tea, settles on sandalwood, patchouli, virginia cedar and cacao.

warm spicycacaobalsamicpatchouliwoodysoft spicywarm spicy01 OF 06
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02 · how the notes come and go over twelve hours

How it unfolds

OpeningHeartBase
spray30 min4 h12 h and on
  1. Opening

    the first minutes
    • Citruses
    • Star Anise
    • elemi
  2. Heart

    the first hours
    • Jasmine
    • Neroli
    • Tea
  3. Base

    what stays
    • Sandalwood
    • Patchouli
    • Virginia Cedar
    • Cacao
    • Hibiscus

03 · how long it lasts and how far it carries, from community votes

How it performs

LongevityEternal
42% of 2,023 votes
11%
39%
42%

04 · reactions and seasons, from community votes

Who wears it, and when

ReactionLove · 64% of 4,094
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  1. Hate13
  2. Dislike322
  3. Ok45
  4. Like1.1k
  5. 64%Love2.6k
hateloved · 4.3 of 5love
Season and time of dayWinter · Night · 45% of 3,590
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  1. 28%Winter1.6k
  2. Spring469
  3. Summer165
  4. Fall1.3k
  5. Day713
  6. Night1.5k
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05

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06 · what shares its notes and accords, and is widely worn

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07 · ranked by note overlap only, popularity ignored

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08 · other Guerlain editions of this line

The family

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    L Instant d un Ete pour Homme bottle
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    L Instant d un Ete pour Homme

average
Very weak< 1 h
Weak1–2 h
Moderate3–6 h
Long lasting7–12 h
Eternal12 h +
ProjectionStrong
49% of 2,230 votes
25%
49%
21%
average
Intimateskin
Moderatearm's length
Stronga room
Enormousa trail
elemi
Patchouli
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