L'instant

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L'instant

Guerlain · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2003

≈ $84 · approx. retail

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An intimate, airy oriental floral built around a pioneering use of magnolia, opening fruity and citrusy before turning honeyed, powdery and warm with amber and musk.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringFallWinterDailyOfficeEvening

Perfumer

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