Habit Rouge L'Instinct

My first impression is it's nice. The opening is pretty good. The top and heart last a good hour or two then I get an underwhelming base that is nice but is coming off a bit like shower gel blue generic. The rose sneaks in somewhere, it kind of plays hide and seek with the cannabis note that isn't realistic but there is some nice vegetal intrigue. The vegetal accord and whispers of red roses is very nice. I'm gonna have to give this some more wears. Woke up and reapplied a couple sprays. The Habit Rouge dna is coming through more. It's like a nude Habit Rouge with the vegetal green kicked up and an animalistic marine accord that does have some shower gel blue character. It has that type of animalistic smell which is pretty good. This score will likely creep up some. I'm happy this is under appreciated so I could get it from the bargain bin. I scored on this one. Guerlain standard quality. There are a few Guerlain summer frags I like more, this one does it's own thing. It's classic enough for us older heads. Modern and contemporary enough for the newer users. The vegetal animalistic leather marine and hint of rose can sometimes smell like a hint of bug or insect on the dry down. Somebody said I made it smell like tomato soup after I walked in and someone else agreed. But they are known to be sensitive, and sometimes more than others if you know what I mean. It's has rounded out and developed It's character. Maybe it's my nose just developing to the scent or the bottle blooming after some use. I think it's a bit of both. It has a distinguished smell. The marine like musk blends with the leather accord so well. It comes off as the best smelling horse skin after galloping through the morning fields. The dew, greens, flowers... building up on the horse. Because of this unique art effect I'm giving it a much more respectable score of 8.4/10. Pretty good. I'm wearing it often. Keeps getting better. I'm really feeling the horse vibe on this. It will be in the top of my rotation until empty.

There is NO WAY this is a 3.37 compared to fragrances like afnan supremacy collection edition being 4.50, are you kidding me? Now granted I was never a huge fan of the original Habit Rouge (any concentration other than spirit), so I get that people would be upset considering this fragrance should have had it's own name (there's a TINY bit of the OG in it). Same thing happened with Dior homme 2020, which on itself a fantastic fragrance but because it had the homme name which was iris focused (and fabulous) it was a 180 from that profile. Not sure why companies do that, sure you will get buys from name recognition, but eventually the backlash will come and people will not be happy. Not sure if the rep hit is worth the profit. Aside from that, this is a good fragrance, I don't get the BDC comparisons as they do not smell alike, but it is a blue like fragrance, just refined and mature. More than BDC, it reminds me of versace pour homme but more complex and not as screechy. If you like Versace pour homme you will like this. It has that guerlain quality and subtleness that the brand is known for; versatile, unique in it's own way, and masculine. The rose is slight but present and mixes well with the base leather and patchouli. Very versatile and office safe. The opening has citruses that's mixed with green accords, and doesn't smell sharp or too fresh. There is rose but it's more of a compliment and doesn't overwhelm the fragrance like that note has a tendency to do with other fragrances. This isn't your typical freshie, it has depth and character. I'm actually mad because I got 50 ml instead of 100 ml because I saw the 3.37 rating and without decanting I didn't want to take a chance blind buying. But being that Guerlain is easily one of my favorite houses, I should have had more confidence. This is an easy love for me and I will be putting wears. Let it stay underrated, it means no one else will use this but me :-).

In their hurry to review a fragrance, many people spray on paper, read the notes and write their “expert” conclusions. Armchair perfumers run to dismiss this flanker as not being Habit Rouge, never giving it a chance. They often do not spray on skin or even wear it for any length of time. Perfumes have a life cycle that is meant for skin and its temperature. This Habit Rouge flanker opens up very different from the classic. It smells very modern and agreeable. As it dries down has herbal and aquatic nuances. Further drying down you will begin to smell the Habit Rouge DNA, very much toned down, but definitely there... very much modernized. In the deep dry down, it doesn’t smell like L’Homme Ideal or Vetiver... it is Habit Rouge.... Including the famous Guerlain vanilla, leather and citrus. Do yourself a favor, give it a full wear.... Spray it.... Try it.... Let it develop..... you’ll like it, I’m sure.

I don't get why people don't like it. It's such a great scent, although I prefer the other HR perfumes, this one is nice too. It's also a lot cheaper, and you can wear it all year round. The scent is 8.5/10; the longevity and sillage are average. I think those who are downvoting this fragrance are looking at it the wrong way. Give it a try and wear it for a full day, not just spray it on a paper strip. Also, approach it as a different type of fragrance rather than another flanker in the HR line. They probably should have given it a different name, because right now everyone has different expectations than what it actually is.

I don't understand why people dislike it so much. I've seen reviews on yt trashing it and the same thing here but personally, I love the scent. The smell of the green and citrusy notes combined with the leathery base is amazing. That being said, I'm disappointed by the longevity. I'm not sure if I got a bad batch or it has something to do with the cold weather but after 3-4 hours I'm not getting anything. Might leave it to sit for a few months and see if it improves.

I think this is underrated. I believe if it wasn’t initially called “HabitRouge” then it would have been received much better. The attack that it is generic is somewhat unfair, as the canabis nature gives it a character that is not found elsewhere. It is less generic than many(I’d say 50%) other designer fragrances. It is very masculine, not for most, but I think it’s interesting and makes a statement. It’s skanky, heavy, and has a lot of personality.

Really pleasant fresh fragrance with a nice, subtle rose. To me, this is what L'Homme Ultime should have been. As has been said before, it has no similarity to Habit Rouge at all. It's more in the vein of Acqua Di Gio EDP, and any cannabis accord that it has is less than that fragrance. It's light and airy, but it sticks around for a while, maybe 4-5 hours. Sits pretty close to the skin for all of that time. The more I wear this, the more I like it!

Forget about HR, this is not for HR lovers. Get your hands on it because it is already hard to get! I bought one and I am buying 2 more, all 50ml. I found it for 40$. Very underrated and unjustified hate. Many Guerlain creations of the same category are sold for 4x the price. It is unique and rare so you won't find anyone else wearing it. If you like Hermes H24 and Mugler Fly Away, you will like this one.

I can say confidently that this fragrance is underrated. It takes time to experience. I was fortunate enough to enjoy it right away. But it's really transformed with maturation. The red rose, leather, and patchouli stand out more. The aquatic blue shower gel smell mellows. Very good vegetal red rose, leathery patchouli scent. It becomes less similar to lhomme ideal and more similar to Habit Rouge.

Very agreed with the last comment. At least the first sentence because nobody is willing a novel on this section. This flanker it's true to the dna. If it wasn't the bad reviews on YouTube I think this fragrance would have been more successful. It is basically more modern take of HR dna and it reminds of BDC the way it develops later. It has lots of depth and it smells high quality.

Underrated Gem and hated useless , i really love it , perfect for warm weather , easy to wear on any occasion , not an "Beast" when comes to Sillage and Longevity but even for a blind buy is worth it if you purchase it from an official store (i got lucky and bought it from Sephora with 80€/100ml). I own and the EDT and EDP and love all 3 of them.

Can't believe how good this is. Not a huge fan of the original Habit Rouge which smells too much like green boiled sweets (hard candy), this, thankfully, bears no resemblance whatsoever to it. Warm and smooth and very sophisticated, it is well blended enough that it is hard to pick out any of the individual notes. At least on my skin.

It bothers me that It's called Habit Rouge because it's my favorite line but it doesn't ressembles at all. I would have named it Guerlain Homme l'Instinct. It's good if you're looking for a light fragrance. It's a slightly green, soft citrus, cannabis fragrance. It’s kind of « eco-green » type of scent that reflects our time.

Personally, I do not understand the hate. I love this fragrance a lot. I picked it up in Paris this past summer and fell in love with it. Something about the nice citrus opening and the hints of leather just make it so unique to me. I love it.

It’s a beautiful creation of its own. Nothing related to HR but there is mastery here and sense of contemporary perfumery. I take it for what it is and enjoy it a lot! I don’t find off putting weed scent as other have commented

I love it, Beautiful vanilla, bergamot, rose and pachuli, I felt all of them, while I smelled it twice at Douglas, also love the cannabis, so just made a purchase 100ml for 80€, a tester.

After coming back to this, I definitely think its underrated. It's actually really good once you look at it without attachments. It's good. Give it another chance

Why do people think it’s reasonable to review a fragrance that they’ve never smelled? Looking at you @Flirtboy.

Apparently this isnt available in the UK because of a banned substance, source: Guerlain employees in london.

This frag is so good but because YouTubers hated on it, all of you start hating it too.