Guidance 46

I was waiting the right moment to write an in depth review of this scent since it deserves all my pationate attention. I was thinking as well which kind of approach I will take to this new flanker and I decided to compare it to the original GuidanceGuidance since so many people are curious to know the differences and the similarities. In the same time I will describe the scent itself. I don't understand at all the hate, low scores and underrate from the people who didn't get the free bottles or samples, it's unprofessional and childish. It's funny to see when the same formula in the reviews is repeated for each fragrance that is given out as PR bottles. Is it really the truth that all those perfumes are bad? I don't think so, like all those are not good. Whether you love or not the perfume should have nothing to do if it has been given for free for other people or not. By the way I didn't get the free bottle. Guidance 46 opens up with the familiar unique aroma from the original one. It's just much richer and opulent with sweeter, more fruity and more natural Pear, like added attractive and pretty fresh natural rosy scent as well thanks to the Rose water in it. It has a pampering creamy and nutty texture from Bitter Almond and with muted Frankincense it's not airy and "enormous" like OG Guidance . Because of that the scent doesn't fill the whole room but it makes an irresistible and seductive bubble around you with a sillage which is still well noticeable. The peppery kick is missing from Guidance 46. Toned down Frankincense makes this extract more versatile and easier to wear in the public areas or at the office since it doesn't bother the people around you like the original maybe does. The additional earthiness which is found in OG more than in 46 is because the Saffron is more present there due to the amount of the total notes. In the base of Guidance 46 there is an added Ambrette which can be also an ambery and slightly animalic scent, but here it gives a soft musky feeling instead with a fruity Pear aroma which complements the significant fruity character of the fragrance. Simplified this extract version is fruity floral with woody base but musky kind of softness makes it intimate as well while the original is based more on Frankincense and ambers with a fruity touch. If OG makes you smile and hugs everyone around you Guidance 46 hugs tightly you instead spreading the gentle warmth, deliciousness and happiness around you as well. I used to call the original as a happy mood, uplifting scent and I would say that Guidance 46 gives me a total olfactory satisfaction. Guidance 46 continues the same kind of style than other exceptional extracts like Jubilation 40, Honour 43, Reflection 45 for example. It's more complex than the original with added notes. It's polished until the perfection and sharp edges has been rounded. It's in every kind of way utterly smooth and luxurious. Wheather you like the original ones or these extracts more is just a subjective opinion and which characteristics you prefer. The projection of original ones can easily be too much for many so in that case an extract would be a great choice and they differ as a scent as well. The longevity of Guidance 46 is around 10-12 hours and I didn't try it on clothes because of an oil concentration. I wanted to because it would have been nice to compare the difference with the original one which stays on clothes for many days. And then in the end we have the question: which one and is it redundant to have both? As I had the original first my opinion is that Guidance 46 is not redundant. It's so gorgeous and special that I definitely want to have it. But if you don't already have either I advise you to test the both of them and decide which one you prefer. They are not the same at all but of course they share a lot as well. I think that the more trained is your nose the more differences you will notice. About the price I don't say anything since it's not the most important for me at all. If I love the scent and it's a top quality I don't care about the price. Anyway the price difference between these two is justified and the hype is real. Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

Decision's older sister. Another excellent Amouage by Quentin Bisch. Excluding the original Purpose and the Luban Al Akhdar attar, both of which I haven't tried, Guidance 46 is my favorite Amouage perfumed by Bisch. It nails the amount of frankincense, as it's not overshadowing the rest of the notes at all like Purpose 50 and Decision, and it's also a perfected and smoothened out version of the original Guidance. I always felt Guidance was missing something, I was never able to put my finger on what it was, but I tried Guidance 46 and it simply clicked, it was the first time I felt something similar to a sense of completion when smelling a fragrance. The notes here blend perfectly and seamlessly, the musky pear with the very prominent rose, elevated with a touch of hazelnuts and almonds over a resinous, woody and vanillic base. Also noteworthy is the gorgeous clean and airy vanilla skin scent that comes up after about two hours. I know this might come off completely feminine to a lot of people, but I personally think the frankincense and woods in the base help ground the scent and keep it unisex, more unisex than the original Guidance. I loved wearing this today and I never felt like I was wearing something feminine or unbeffiting of my personality. Performance is also astounding in every way. I sprayed this one very lightly as I didn't feel like smelling strongly of a feminine fragrance in case it did lean too feminine, and even then performance was far above most fragrances. Projection was really strong with a dense sillage for a few hours, after which it calmed down to a more intimate scent bubble that even now, 12 hours later, I still smell very vividly as I move around. I'm sure this might be room filling strong if sprayed more, but it's still not at the same level of Purpose 50. Longevity is excellent, like I said it's 12 hours and I can still smell it while moving so this will last ages if you spray this one normally. Of all brands that make 30 ml bottles Amouage should be the ones making them for fragrances like these, I simply can't see how anyone could finish a full 100 ml bottle with how little fragrance you need to spray for a wear.

Ok so i started owning guidance edp at first, then i tried new release by maison crivelli musc nurasana cus everybody was saying it smelled like guidance and after that i went and blind bought guidance 46 just to know which was the best out of the 3... Guidance 46 compared to edp version, first of all its better blended. More refined, you can pick up and detect better each note rather than the edp which is more of a punch of everything (still the same smell on both tho) just a better blend. Makes 46 seem more elegant and refined. At the start you get that guidance smell but it has in the first 5-15 min a different smell than the edp it has this kind of frankinsense smell to it before drying up to the guidance smell we all are so familiar... im not the fan of that small 10 min of smell but it ends quickly so np... Longevity its where my problem is at... projection or sillage as you know here its a little more intimate and less invasive as the original guidance... that could be a pro or a con depending on your taste in fragrances. Me personally i want loudness and im not getting that from 46 which from edp i do get.. and thats a down for me with 46 tbh, longevity seems good ive tested it for 3 days every day applying same spot i get around 11-12 hr longevity but tbh after the firsr 2 hrs it starts to sit close and by the 5 hr mark its already a skin scent, dont get me wrong it keeps pushing and its noticeable after the 5 hr mark but you gotta get close to smell it. Musc nurasana projects and lasts longer... so idk, i love both cus guidance smell is just perfect but i dont know how to feel about it being less invasive and more intimate U decide but smell wise i give this a 9.5/10 Longevity 8.5/10 Sillage/projection 6/10

I didn’t enjoy the original guidance, oddly enough even though we grew up burning luban everyday in our house... I don’t think it was the frankincense/luban but I that sharp tart pear and cloying hazelnut that had unbalanced proportions in the OG guidance which gave it a sweaty undertone smell. But guidance 46 has more smokiness, balanced with rose water and almond opening with the Cypriot and ambergris really helping to create a light milky shea buttery smell that still smell clean. 46 refines the edges of the original. Yes it doesn’t project as much but the longevity is the same. The pink pepper is not overpowering. After 6 hours it becomes a very rich musk distinctly creamy skin scent - as though you’ve bathed in the most luxurious body wash and gives you such a beautiful scent bubble for hours. You’ll become anosmic but everyone else smells you as it fills a room like a pleasant reed diffuser. The magic is past the 2 hour mark where the perfume seems to dance on the skin as this skin scent that makes you want to hug yourself. If guidance is a loud charismatic woman, guidance 46 is the elegant quiet woman whose aura speaks before her. If you didn’t like the OG you’ll like this. If you’re Middle Eastern youll like this as you’re used to stronger scents so they’ve made a dna that’s familiar and worn regularly. It’s worth the price imho if you lotion your skin thoroughly after a good shower/bath. I’d rather support Amouage who sources ingredients ethically .... This perfume will also last on clothing for 2 weeks. Spray moderately max 3 sprays. Luban as a raw material let alone oil is expensive for us to buy so with this inn mind you’re paying for the ethics, experience and oil content

Hear me out. I finally found Guidance 46 on a trusted discounter's site, so I've been experimenting with layering. When I layer Imaginary Authors’ A City On Fire with Amouage Guidance 46, it feels like I’m pulling two completely different worlds together and forcing them to have a conversation. When I spray City On Fire first, the opening is all abrasive smoke and cinders, but once I layer Guidance 46 on top, the sharp edges soften. The florals and vanilla smooth out the crackling fire, turning it into something richer, like embers glowing under silk. If I reverse the order, starting with Guidance 46, it’s a completely different experience. That nutty, rosy, incense base lays a cushion, and then City On Fire crashes down on top of it, injecting chaos and drama into what would have been a graceful, elegant scent. Both ways, I can’t help but notice how they share labdanum which I imagine would be like their secret handshake that makes them blend instead of clash. The smoke clings to the florals, the incense deepens the woods, and the vanilla pulls the whole thing together into a strange, smoldering gourmand-oriental haze. I have to be careful, though because both perfumes are heavy hitters. If I overdo it, I feel like I’m dragging around a bonfire in a velvet cloak. The trick is one spray of smoke, one spray of silk, and then letting them settle into each other. When I get it right, I feel the combined scent tells a story. The match strikes, the fire roars, and then out of the haze comes this unexpected softness of ripened pear rose petals, hazelnut, and incense like goddess venus rising from the ashe filled clam. OMG. I created a modern day Botticelli.