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Guidance

Concentration not recorded

Woody · Amber · Warm spicy.

3.81 / 5Rating · 7,533 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originOman ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Amouage / House introduction · Checked 2026-09-21
The official house introduction identifies Amouage as perfumery from the Sultanate of Oman, founded in 1983.

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Year2023
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerQuentin Bisch

Collection: The Odyssey Collection – Chapter III – Escape

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Guidance by Amouage has a listed woody, amber, warm spicy profile, with notes of Pear, Hazelnut, Olibanum, Osmanthus, Rose.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

Bottle sizes for this exact fragrance have not yet been verified.

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

Pear ↗Hazelnut ↗Olibanum ↗
02

Heart notes

Osmanthus ↗Rose ↗Saffron ↗Jasmine Sambac ↗
03

Base notes

Sandalwood ↗Vanilla ↗Akigalawood ↗Ambergris ↗Labdanum ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat, Parfum, Aqua, Limonene, Linalool, Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Geraniol, Citronellol, Eugenol

Source: Amouage official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

4.34 / 5

4,275 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
63
2
73
3
504
4
1,327
5
2,308

Projection

3.09 / 4

4,141 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
148
2
775
3
1,769
4
1,449

Value perception

2.10 / 5

3,810 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
1,302
2
1,249
3
970
4
171
5
118

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

11,133Own it
2,015Previously owned
11,806Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
632
2
1,001
3
912
4
1,597
5
3,391

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Lost Cherry bottleLost CherryTom FordAmouage Guidance bottleGuidanceAmouage

Both list Jasmine Sambac and Sandalwood. Explore Guidance’s woody direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Black Opium bottleBlack OpiumYves Saint LaurentAmouage Guidance bottleGuidanceAmouage

Both list Pear and Vanilla. Explore Guidance’s woody direction alongside Black Opium’s vanilla profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Guidance smell like?

Guidance by Amouage has a listed woody, amber, warm spicy profile, with notes of Pear, Hazelnut, Olibanum, Osmanthus, Rose.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Quentin Bisch.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 4.34 out of 5, from 4,275 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Guidance?

Its listed notes include pear, hazelnut, olibanum, osmanthus, rose, saffron, jasmine sambac, sandalwood, vanilla, akigalawood, ambergris, labdanum. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Guidance

Amouage

Amouage Guidance bottle
Leading accords
woody
amber
warm spicy
fruity
nutty
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Pear · Hazelnut · Olibanum · Osmanthus · Rose · Saffron

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