Review of L'Instant Magic Eau de Parfum by aad de gids

again, it must have been in 2003 that I bought this perfume at first sniff. I remember how I loved it totally when the first notes reached my nasal receptors. and now, in the 'research' of my collection, it is still there with a fourth of 1.7oz50mL Edp left, pleasantly darkened in colour. if any perfume (and already in 2003) reached the Grape Spot, or scent of Grapeness, it was this perfume. perhaps this was due to the Fruits, used (Mandarin Orange, Red Apple, Bergamot), and then in combination especially with the (White [cold processed ?]) Honey and further all the Basenotes Amber, Vanille, Benzoin and White Musk. at least at first impression I would call this an Amber Perfume. yet it isn't exactly scarce on the Flowers either (Magnolia, Iris, Ylang, Jasmine) and with the Masterly Strokes of Genius Perfumer Maurice Roucel, this has truly become (for me) one of the Legendary Perfumes not only of Guerlain but also of, let's say, some Decades (and still). Magnolia comes forward noticeably, which in itself already is quite a feature. when you smell the real flower in nature, and get the petals flow to and in your nose, it has that White Flower Aroma, but more refined and also a bit of saltiness (memory of the Sea as Originator) and a Super Elegant Frailness (Fragilité) and the beauty of the whole shrub. what I immediately smelled this morning (and remembered) was the Jasmine and the Headiness of the perfume, here guaranteed by the Ylang, Jasmine, Iris (as I learned the last days) and perhaps blatantly the Honey, Amber, Benzoin, Vanilla and Musks. any way the whole perfume is fabulously blended (also due to the In-House History of 2003-2025) and (what I love to think) Macerated and Ripened a bit unto a Wine (the Grape Touch). one of the perfumes I will always love.