L'Instant de Guerlain Extract

I don't have EDT/EDP, so I can't tell the defference between concentrations. I got yummy yogurt candy that has similarity with L'Instant Magic. They are like twin sisters. L'Instant de Guerlain is more dewy, warm, has humidity. L'Instant Magic is more powdery, cooler, little bit sour. If L'Instant de Guerlain is golden sunshine of noon, L'Instant Magic is morning sunshine. I bought it for its beautiful bottle. The original design is superb, I see the bright purple light inside out. It's a shame they lost some good bottles for the economical reasons, I do understand it is a good way to survive longer though... ----------------------------------------- I tested EDP today. Wow, such a difference! I prefer Parfum which is more powdery, delicate and tender. If you want fresh magnolia and honeydew, I'll recommend you EDP(or EDT).

L’Instant de Guerlain Parfum is an utterly stunning powdery floral with a vanillic/ambery base in true Guerlain style. The primary note to my nose is magnolia, fresh and dewy, drenched in the sweetness of honey. Iris highlights the powdery elements of the scent, and the composition is enhanced by vanilla/benzoin in the base. The scent feels vintage with a modern twist. The Parfum has excellent longevity on skin but the projection is limited. I prefer to wear it during the fall and spring seasons. The scent profile is traditionally feminine, but if you enjoy powdery florals, this is worth a try. Overall, the Parfum is an extremely classy, delicate, tender and warm scent, and is an absolute joy to wear.

Extrait is the most beautiful and complete concentration of this fragrance. What a shame it’s been discontinued! Sometimes I think Guerlain management is completely insane and incompetent. Magnolia is stunning in here, but what I detect is that the core of this composition is actually made of lily and carnation. I wonder why Guerlain doesn’t mention these quite prominent notes. This is quite intense and long lasting. Absolute masterpiece by Maurice Roucel, in my eyes one of his best compositions. My extrait flacon is half empty and then.... good bye, the world has lost one of its greatest perfumes ever made, thank to the greed and idiocy of some very important, money driven twits!

I fell in love with this perfume and I’ve looked for it for more than 10 years now ... I keep searching for it online ... if anyone knows where can I find it please write the name of the website in a review I bought the edt now and I love it so much it reminds me of the extract

A rich floral talc version of L'INSTANT. Devoid of the notable bright red apple note that's present in the opening of the EDP, this is far more powdery and it smells incredibly retro/vintage. It doesn't focus on the creamy, honeyed, resinous vanilla in the same way as the EDP, either, and it has more iris, with a violet tinge, on a salty musk/wood base. I see the honey in the notes above but honestly I don't really smell the particular note I've construed to be the honey in the original here. Very plush, sweet and powdery, with a smooth and warm character. Beautiful, but my heart will always belong to the EDP - which feels more modern. I am writing here of my "old" parfum extrait which appears to have changed slightly with time, possibly due to some leakage and evaporation, causing the magnolia and citrus to have dissipated some and becoming less apparent.