Amouage
Guidance
Oriental Resinous · 2023
Longevity
Long
Sillage
Strong
Occasion
Romantic/Evening
Seasonality
Winter
Hazelnut and ripe pear give a rounded, nutty sweetness that osmanthus and rose lift into floral territory, with olibanum and saffron adding smoke and spice underneath. Warm and cushioned, it balances comfort against a resinous seriousness.
Taste Profile
The Romantic
The Warm Surprise
Warm, present and quietly adventurous.
The warmth draws people in. The choice surprises them. That combination is rarer than it looks.
See your own Taste Map →How Guidance smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Guidance reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory, and carries across a room and announces itself.
Guidance reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 79th percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Guidance carries across a room and announces itself. That is 93rd percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Guidance sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 89th percentile for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Guidance leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears. That is 96th percentile for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Guidance carries sweetness without letting it define the scent. That is 83rd percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.
Rate this
More from Amouage
Similar Profiles
Not sure if Guidance is right for you?
Find fragrances like this →