Guerlain · 2007 · Randa Hammami

L'Instant Magic

Premium$$$, 3 of 5

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Parfum

Bright bergamot and freesia over rose, then sweet almond, sandalwood and white musks.

Guerlain says

You’ll smell bergamot, rose, white musks and almond wood.

More from Guerlain’s description

It also mentions Freesia, Wood, Almond, Sandalwood notes and Almond accord.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

L'Instant Magic’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, rose, white musks, almond, freesia, sandalwood drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

L'Instant Magic, top notes: Bergamot, Almond

Heartas it settles

L'Instant Magic, heart: Rose, Freesia, Cinnamal (cinnamon)

Dry-downwhat stays

L'Instant Magic, dry-down: White musks, Sandalwood, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

12 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender5 florals1 sweet2 spices1 powder

14 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Valaya ExclusifParfums de Marly · shares bergamot, clean linen, almond and sandalwood$430 for 75 ml
724Maison Francis Kurkdjian · shares bergamot, clean linen, freesia and sandalwood$275 for 70 ml · about twice L'Instant Magic’s $160
Dylan PurpleVersace · shares bergamot, rose, clean linen and freesia$158 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.