L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Extrême / Eau de Parfum (2005)
by Guerlain

Sweet, candy-like briefly - almost syrupy. The edges crumble away with the addition of citrus, a hint of sharp pepper. Changes its mood quickly. It becomes more soft.

The tea is prominent. The floral notes in the heart are delicate, non-feminine. They're softened by the tea note, made earthier somehow. The sandalwood & patchouli from the base kind of merge into one note, with a hint of cocoa performing some magic. Also later, a smidge of a delicate flower note stays.

In the end I enjoy this and I don't consider this exclusively for a man.

L’Instant de Guerlain pour Homme Extreme starts off with a slight sour note mixed some bitterness. The drydown is warm, smooth, and creamy. I really dig its chocolatey quality -- it smells delicious, and the sweetness is tamed unlike other in-your-face gourmands. This is a definite upgrade of the regular L’Instant, which is sharper and uses more patchouli in my opinion.

My LIDGE - the one with the black lining around edge, purchased from Guerlain Toronto, is powerful, and extremely long-lasting on my skin, and even a day after application, I can still smell it. My only regret is I didn’t order an extra bottle. Two thumbs up for this fantastic fragrance!

Basically a stronger version of the original that leans slightly gourmand. As I am not a fan of gourmands I prefer the original but still a lovely fragrance.

A deeper and more powerful version of the original but not necessarily better, just an alternative season style ..if I had to choose one winter fragrance then this would surely be one I'd consider. The overall feel of the fragrance is very enjoyable to wear in most situations..I wore this to a wedding and received many compliments, I wore it to work and received a compliment. It's very patchouli and chocolate driven but not in a gourmand way, more a cocoa powder and earthy way. The concept and artistry within L'Instant de Guerlain is something truelly special, what a shame they ditched the original art deco bottle that complimented the fragrance.

L'Instant pour Gourmet
At the crossroad of senses,
Confectionism.