L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme (2004)
by Guerlain

I hated this fragrance at first; I thought it was going to be sweeter than it is, and I thought the citrus notes were too sharp. I gave it another chance and I eventually grew to like it. It's unique...definitely. I guess it's more masculine that way, and maybe it needs to be for it to be this good. If you don't like this or understand it at first, give it a few more chances :)

I think another reason why I initially didn't like it is the complexity...also the first blast is very sharp too, but it dies down. I will be keeping this and hapily adding it to my collection!

26th January, 2012.

My positive review will probably be lost amongst all the other positive reviews but either way here it goes.

A masterpiece from Guerlain. Citrus and cocoa. Enough said :)

But seriously, citrus is always a representation of 'nice', 'fresh' and 'clean'. Couple that with sweet aromatic chocolate, you get an interesting fusion. It is a mix of sweet and dirty eroticism but with a safe clean fig leaf holding the story of L'Instant together.

7th January, 2012.

Smelling this was comparable to that of smelling luxury and Paris.
A beautiful, sweet citrus evolving to many tastes to comfort all.
A must have.
It is formal, classy, and much to offer, and lasts about 8 hours.
This is one of my favorites.

11th December, 2011.

This fragrance seems to get a multitude of rave reviews. Even Luca Turin, says that it is hard to find fault in this particular scent.

When I first smelt L'Instant de Guerlain I was very impressed, I couldn't stop smelling it. My only gripe is that I cannot remember this fragrance at all. My mind practically records the way something smells like a text-book. I fear that this fragrance wasn't memorable enough for me.

From what I jotted down on a piece of paper shortly after testing, I remarked at how woodsy and formal this fragrance seemed to be. It had a nice, almost refined approach that is always refreshing to find on a man.

There's a touch of earthy vanilla in there somewhere, which is wafting up to my nose from the scented card, in which the scent has almost all but vanished. I didn't get any of the cocoa that some have mentioned here.

This fragrance didn't last too well unfortunately. However others have found the complete opposite, so I may be re-visiting this fragrance again and quite possibly editing this review in the near future

25th November, 2011.

Classy,elegant,long lasting & very pleasant... Love it !!!

12nd November, 2011.

It's unique and projects well but some women find it too mature. Some said that it smells like an old man. I don't recommend it for the heat because it's a sweet frag.

I don't really get the hype about the cocoa in this one. For me, cocoa seems
a bit cheap and powdery. Personally I would love to smell a coconut there.

23rd October, 2011.