L'Instant Magic (2007)
by Guerlain

l'Instant Magic has a pleasant and somewhat generic cosmetic smell. It doesn't really smell like a perfume, but like a luxurious body cream. This makes it intimate and suggestive of bare skin and sensual beauty habits.

I have trouble deciding between a neutral or thumbs up, but I will go for thumbs up since it's not bad at all and it can be pretty sexy.

3rd October, 2010.

Hmm, wanted to correct my first review,
but it got erased instead ...

Delish ... I love it!

6th April, 2010. (Last Edited: 11th June, 2010.)

Sweet light fragrance with an almond and baby powder dry down. Wears very close to the skin.

31st March, 2010.

What is not to love about this perfume? From its fresh fruity-peppy start to its powdery-musky ending, it's a masterpiece on what I consider a "fragile beauty" perfume is, and should be.

It's quite unisex that I've gotten away wearing it and have it misidentified by women as a men's scent.

I'm surprised by all of the negative reviews, but I suppose chacun son gout.

28th March, 2010.

Disappointing. Flowery with a modern touch, the drydown is much better than the start. Recently, Kate Moss (i.e. Coty) released a similar scent with "Vintage".
L'Instant Magic seems to be aimed at a young audience, but lacks originality and boldness.

23rd March, 2010.

While the original L'Instant is rather girlie, this seems kinda butch! An earthy and creamy woodsy floral. Aside from the "fresh flowers", L'Instant Magic has much in common with marketed masculine fragrances: woodsy spicy accords and a slight gourmand note. I rather enjoy wearing this myself and it's not as strong as you'd think for an EdP though it does develop and permeates as it dries down.. This has some similarities to Burberry Brit for Men. Kinda peppery and gourmandish. Though there are a lot of florals listed in Magic's notes, the essence of the frag is a woodsy almond and vanilla scent.

23rd January, 2010.