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Guerlain

Designer · France

L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme EDP

Its materials in the catalog

Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.

Its least common notes

  • Cacao Pod in 167 perfumes
  • smoke in 255 perfumes
  • star anise in 530 perfumes
  • elemi in 661 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • cacao in 521 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: cacao, patchouli, green, Lemon, Cacao Pod, elemi, Pepper and smoke.

Of the 456 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 1828 and 2024.

Spice

Family

MenProfile

2015

Released

Perfumers

Beatrice PiquetView perfumer profile →

Main Accords

warm spicywoodycacaopatchoulicitrus

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

warm spicy100%
woody92%
cacao84%
patchouli75%
citrus67%
fresh59%
fresh spicy51%
sweet43%
vanilla34%
green26%
floral18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
BergamotelemiLemonPepperstar anise
Heart Notes
Cacao PodJasmineSandalwoodsmokeTea
Base Notes
Patchouli

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

100%
WinterPeak
100%
Spring
100%
Summer
100%
Autumn
100%
DayPeak
100%
Night
Winter100%Peak
Spring100%
Summer100%
Autumn100%
Day100%Peak
Night100%

Profile Matches

6

Fragrances with a similar olfactive DNA based on shared notes, accords, and structure.

L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme EDT

Guerlain

L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme EDT

Citrus
L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Eau Extreme

Guerlain

L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Eau Extreme

Spice
L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme

Guerlain

L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme

Citrus
Kokorico

Jean Paul Gaultier

Kokorico

Woody
Cuba Carnaval

Cuba Paris

Cuba Carnaval

Woody
Granny’s Garden

Anna Zworykina Perfumes

Granny’s Garden

Aromatic

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6

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Citrus
Shade of Chocolate

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Shade of Chocolate

Spice
Habit Rouge Beau Cavalier

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Habit Rouge Beau Cavalier

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Habit Rouge Eau de Toilette

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Habit Rouge Eau de Toilette

Citrus

Reminds Me Of

4

Subjective associations — scents that users say evoke a similar feeling or memory.

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Azzaro Pour Homme Summer Edition 2013

Azzaro

Azzaro Pour Homme Summer Edition 2013

Aromatic