Amouage Guidance 46 EDP

The 46 is the concentration percentage: Amouage's Guidance 46 EDP reworks Quentin Bisch's Guidance at extrait concentration, opening on rose water and pear before frankincense and saffron carry it into sandalwood, akigalawood, and labdanum, for anyone.

About Amouage Guidance 46 EDP

Guidance 46 takes the Guidance composition from Amouage's Odyssey Collection into extrait territory, where the 46% concentration intensifies the fruity-floral opening and extends the base significantly. Rose water in the opening provides a transparent, watery rose quality; pear adds soft fruitiness; hazelnut and bitter almond contribute marzipan-adjacent warmth. Frankincense adds dry, smoky-resinous depth; pink pepper provides sharp, dry spice that prevents the opening from reading as purely gourmand.

The heart follows Amouage's Omani signature: rose provides deep floral warmth; osmanthus adds apricot-leather facets; saffron contributes warm, metallic-rich character; jasmine sambac adds fruity-floral depth. The base reflects the extrait concentration: sandalwood provides creamy warmth; akigalawood (a Givaudan patented material combining woody and patchouli-like qualities) adds modern earthy depth; labdanum contributes balsamic depth; cypriol (nagarmotha) adds earthy-smoky character. Twelve to fourteen hours on skin.

The Composition

• Top: Rose Water, Pear, Hazelnut, Bitter Almond, Frankincense, Pink Pepper
• Heart: Rose, Osmanthus, Saffron, Jasmine Sambac
• Base: Sandalwood, Akigalawood, Vanilla, Ambrette, Ambergris, Labdanum, Georgywood, Cypriol

When to Wear

Guidance 46 EDP suits autumn and winter from afternoon through evening. The rose and frankincense combination reads most clearly in cool air. A fragrance suited to formal occasions and evening wear.

Details

• Brand: Amouage
• Fragrance: Guidance 46
• Perfumer: Quentin Bisch
• Collection: Odyssey - Exceptional Extrait
• Concentration: 46% (Extrait level)
• Gender: Unisex
• Family: Fruity-Floral Oriental