Guidance
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- Authentic original perfume
- Try before the full bottle
- Travel-ready 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
- Long-lasting scent
Guidance by Amouage is a sweet, nutty floral with real weight behind it. Pear and hazelnut open it, soft and almost edible, with a thread of incense running through. Then the flowers arrive: osmanthus, rose and jasmine sambac, warmed by a pinch of saffron. The base is the part you live with, a blend of sandalwood, vanilla, labdanum and ambergris that feels smooth and gently resinous. It launched in 2023 and is mostly worn by women, but its creamy warmth is not strictly feminine. Voters reach for it in autumn and winter, mainly in the evening and at night. On longevity, the community vote lands clearly on eternal, and the sillage vote leans strong. Try it as a 3ml decant for a week of evenings before you buy the bottle.
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The community verdict
Pear, hazelnut and olibanum give Guidance a juicy, nutty start before rose, saffron and sandalwood settle in. Most find it exceptionally long-lasting, while projection divides between strong and room-filling. It suits autumn nights out, with winter and evenings working too; go light if you prefer a softer presence, though it can draw compliments.
Summarised with AI from perfume-community reviews
- Brand
- Amouage
- Scent profile
- For women
- Launched
- 2023
- Decant sizes
- 3ml, 10ml, 30ml
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Amouage Guidance, hour by hour
How it opens, settles and lingers on skin.
Roasted hazelnut and pear on a warm sandalwood table after dark.
What wearers say
Votes from fragrance communities, most-voted answers first.
Longevity2,897 votes
Most voted: 54%Eternal
31%Long lasting
Sillage2,796 votes
Most voted: 42%Strong
34%Enormous
Season2,897 votes
Most voted: 48%Autumn
32%Winter
Time of day2,897 votes
Most voted: 42%Night out
35%Evening
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Longevity2,897 votes
- Very weak1%29 votes
- Weak2%47 votes
- Moderate12%348 votes
- Long lasting31%901 votes
- Eternal (Most voted)54%1,572 votes
Sillage2,796 votes
- Intimate3%97 votes
- Moderate20%563 votes
- Strong (Most voted)42%1,186 votes
- Enormous34%950 votes
Season2,897 votes
- Spring15%435 votes
- Summer5%144 votes
- Autumn (Most voted)48%1,391 votes
- Winter32%927 votes
Time of day2,897 votes
- Daytime18%521 votes
- Office5%145 votes
- Evening35%1,014 votes
- Night out (Most voted)42%1,217 votes
Which size is right for you?
Every size is decanted from the same original bottle.
At 3 sprays a day.
Loved by 50,000+
Why scent lovers try it with us before they buy the bottle.
Hand-decanted from the original bottle
Decanted by hand from authentic bottles, never diluted.
Wear it for days before you commit
Live with it at work, at night and at the weekend before you buy a full bottle.
Just like the full bottle
A fine-mist atomiser sprays like the original, so it opens, projects and lasts on your skin the way the full bottle does.
10ML vs a blind buy
What a decant gives you that a bottle bought unsmelled can’t.
Why 10ML?
Blind buy
Authentic original perfume
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Yes
Smell it on your skin before you buy
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No
Try several scents for one bottle’s price
Yes
No
Travel-ready atomiser
Yes
No
No full bottle wasted if it’s not for you
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More from Amouage
Amouage was founded in Oman in 1983, and its perfumes still carry the country's long history with frankincense and resins. Expect rich, layered compositions: incense and labdanum, saffron and cardamom, rose and jasmine over sandalwood and oud, made to unfold slowly rather than announce themselves. Guidance is the newer face of the range, woody and softly fruity on a warm amber base. Interlude Man is the resinous, spicy one, while Reflection Man sets clean white florals over woods. Honour Woman is a bright, green tuberose for anyone who likes flowers with backbone. A small decant of two or three shows which side of Amouage suits you.
Frequently asked questions
What does Amouage Guidance smell like?
Amouage Guidance opens with Hazelnut, Olibanum and Pear. The heart brings Jasmine Sambac, Osmanthus, Rose and Saffron. It dries down to Akigalawood, Ambergris, Labdanum and Sandalwood.
Is Amouage Guidance long lasting?
Shoppers on fragrance communities most often rate its longevity as eternal (54% of votes), and 85% rate it long lasting or eternal. They most often rate its sillage as strong (42% of votes). How long it lasts on you also depends on your skin and how much you apply.
Is Amouage Guidance good for summer?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rate it mainly for autumn; summer takes only 5% of season votes.
Is Amouage Guidance good for winter?
Shoppers on fragrance communities favour other seasons, but winter still takes 32% of season votes.
Is Amouage Guidance for day or night?
Shoppers on fragrance communities mostly wear it after dark: 77% of time-of-day votes are for evenings and nights out, 23% for daytime or the office.
Can I wear Amouage Guidance to the office?
Shoppers on fragrance communities rarely pick it for the office: only 5% of time-of-day votes go to the office.
Who makes Amouage Guidance?
Guidance is made by Amouage. It was launched in 2023.
How many wears is a 10ml decant of Amouage Guidance?
A 10ml decant of Amouage Guidance holds about 200 sprays, roughly 67 days of wear at 3 sprays a day. The 3ml decant holds about 60 sprays, around 20 days. The 30ml decant holds about 600 sprays, around 200 days.
Which other Amouage perfumes can I try?
Besides Amouage Guidance, 10ML has Reflection Man, Interlude Man and Honour Woman from Amouage, each decanted from the original bottle.
Is this Amouage Guidance decant the original perfume?
Yes. Every Amouage Guidance decant is filled by hand from an original Amouage bottle, with nothing added or diluted, so it opens, dries down and lasts on your skin the way the bottle does. We sell only authentic originals.
What is a decant?
A small amount of a perfume, taken from its original bottle and put into a travel atomiser. You get the real fragrance in a size that lets you live with it for days before you decide on the full bottle.
How does the money-back guarantee work?
If a scent isn’t right for you, get in touch within 30 days of it arriving and we’ll arrange a refund. Terms apply. See our refund policy.