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L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme EDP
meets Boss Bottled Triumph Elixir.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Different note lists

The records do not list any identical notes. They may still share accords.

The distinction

Eau de parfum leads with warm spicy; Concentration not recorded leads with patchouli. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme EDP bottle
Guerlain

L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme EDP

Eau de parfum

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Boss Bottled Triumph Elixir

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationEau de parfumConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceGermany
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20152024
Leading accordswarm spicy · woody · cacaopatchouli · woody · ozonic
Notes unique to this recordStar Anise, Bergamot, elemi, Lemon, Pepper, Cacao Pod, Sandalwood, Smoke, Tea, Jasmine, PatchouliViolet Leaf, Vetiver, Patchouli Leaf
Longevity / 53.55 · 1,165 votes3.82 · 527 votes
Projection / 42.32 · 1,243 votes2.43 · 509 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

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Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme EDP

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol • Parfum (fragrance) • Aqua (water) • Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes • Pogostemon cablin oil • Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) peel oil • Limonene • Lavandula oil/extract • Linalyl acetate • Vanillin • Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil • Benzyl salicylate • Hexamethylindanopyran • Linalool • Pinene • Alpha-isomethyl ionone • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane • Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate • Beta-caryophyllene • Anethole • Coumarin • Santalum album (sandalwood) oil • Santalol • Citrus aurantium flower oil • Citral • Terpineol • Geranyl acetate • Terpinolene • Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate • Amyl salicylate • Laurus nobilis leaf oil • Farnesol • Geraniol • Alpha-terpinene • Isoeugenyl acetate • Eugenol • Rose ketones • Tris(tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate • Citrus aurantium peel oil • Benzyl benzoate • Citronellol • Carvone • CI 14700 (red 4) • CI 47005 (yellow 10) • CI 42090 (blue 1)

Source: Guerlain official US product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference 22349

Boss Bottled Triumph Elixir

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Eau de parfum

Start here if the listed warm spicy and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed patchouli and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.