L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme

Guerlain · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2004

≈ $90 · 75ml · approx. retail

Created by Beatrice Piquet in 2004, L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme contrasts fresh star anise and bergamot with a warm cacao-and-sandalwood base. A distinctive semi-gourmand woody.

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Best for

FallWinterEveningDaily

Perfumer

Beatrice Piquet

French · 2 in collection

Beatrice Piquet (1963-2010) was a French senior perfumer at IFF, where she rose from laboratory assistant at age 17 to a respected nose alongside mentors such as Max Gavarry and Alain Astori. She was known for elegant, modern compositions across designer and fine fragrance before her early death.

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