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L'Instant de Guerlain(2004)

Guerlain · Maurice Roucel · Floral

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Created by Maurice Roucel for Guerlain, L'Instant de Guerlain opens on honey and citrus, moves through a heart of magnolia and ylang-ylang, and closes on amber, vanilla, and benzoin, offering a warm, honeyed floral oriental from Roucel, who by this point had already created Tocade and Musc Ravageur.

Did you know? This scent's vanilla note relies on vanillin, the compound that made vanilla affordable worldwide — first synthesized in 1874. Read the full story →
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Launched
2004
Family
Floral

L'Instant de Guerlain is a fragrance from Guerlain, released in 2004 and composed by Maurice Roucel. It sits in the Floral family. It opens with Honey and Citrus, moves into a heart of Magnolia and Ylang-Ylang, and settles into a base of Amber, Vanilla, and Benzoin.

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Top notes
HoneyCitrus
Heart notes
MagnoliaYlang-Ylang
Base notes
AmberVanillaBenzoin
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16