Today I decided to begin the day with Guerlain L'Instant Magic. This is a very nice, soft fragrance, but long lasting. I can still smell it hours later, though I could layer up, if I wanted to.
Magic was a limited edition perfume from 2007 by perfumer Randa Hammami who also worked as an assistant to the perfumer of the original L'Instant.
It is considered a woody floral musk. This is a range I can wear.
Sylvaine Delacourte issued the following statement at the time:
This new Instant has no filiation with the original L'Instant in its genesis except for a sensation of freshness that cuts across the composition. The first one is a floriental while L'Instant Magic expresses a different type of sensuality thanks to the white musks and the woods. I have nicknamed it the Muscinade in a playful reference to the Guerlinade because both have this typical Guerlain ADN, which means an audacious overdose of certain raw materials, very beautiful natural ingredients that confer a signature and a sillage that are immediately recognizable.
Notes include:
bergamot, rose, freesia, white musk, cedar, sandalwood, with almond accord.
While some feel they can sense or smell a link or reminiscence to the original L'Instant, I thankfully cannot, at least as it opens and progresses. I like L'Instant in theory, but cannot wear it. It is much too sweet and strong.
I wear L'Instant for men which has some chocolate in it, but not the chocolate from Iris Ganache.
Perhaps Magic is the way it smells on others who love L'Instant, with the addition of almond.
I like almond fragrances. I also have YSL Cinema, which is drier and more almondy on me. Magic is a bit sweeter with more floral aura.
The good thing is that you can sometimes find Magic discounted now, if you move fast enough, because once perfumistas get the news, they empty the shelves.
There is some wonderment over just how the discounters get Magic, because it isn't supposed to be discounted. Did it fall off the back end of a truck? Is it available discounted because the distributors resell the product returned to them from department stores that no longer carry it?
I don't know. Maybe both; maybe neither; maybe something else altogether.
And you can get it (not discounted) from Guerlain at the Palazzo from Claire. That's the way to go if you want it now, and it's your only source. Call (702) 732-7008 or email GuerlainPalazzo.STORE@lvmhuspc.com.
For a light fragrance, it has surprising lasting power. It is still there, deeper than at the beginning, the almond and woods taking over with a hint, the teeniest ever of the original L'Instant in the far, far background.
Do you wear L'Instant Magic? or any other almond fragrance?
What fragrance are you wearing today? will you switch this evening?
Karin
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