Amouage · 2023 · Alexandra Carlin

Dia 40 Woman

VersionExtrait de Parfum

Amouage says

You’ll smell Cyclamen Aldehydes, musks, blackcurrant, Violet Leaves, rose, Orange Blossom, carnation, ylang-Ylang, cistus, Bay Leaves, tarragon, orris, sandalwood, amyris and Guaiac Wood.

The house’s page

Top notesthe first minutes

Heartthe first hours

Dry-downhours later

Dia 40 Woman’s scent picture, a draft: cyclamen, musks, blackcurrant, violet, rose, orange blossom drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top notesthe first minutes

Dia 40 Woman, top notes: cyclamen, Musks, Blackcurrant, Violet

Heartthe first hours

Dia 40 Woman, heart: Rose, Orange blossom, carnation, Ylang-ylang, Cistus, bay

Dry-downhours later

Dia 40 Woman, dry-down: Orris, Sandalwood, guaiacwood, Coumarin

On the label

What’s inside it

13 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender7 florals1 sweet1 spices1 powder

Citrus2

LimoneneCitral

Herbs & lavender1

Linalool

Florals7

CitronellolHexyl cinnamalHydroxycitronellalGeraniolBenzyl salicylateAmyl cinnamalFarnesol

Sweet1

Coumarin (tonka)

Spices1

Eugenol

Powder1

alpha-Isomethyl ionone (powder puff)

Not in Ingredients yet1

Cinnamyl alcohol, not in Ingredients yet

Not for the smell4

AlcoholWaterBenzyl alcoholBenzyl benzoate

Named by Amouage, never on a label

Cyclamen Aldehydes, not in Ingredients yetMusks, not in Ingredients yetBlackcurrantViolet LeavesRoseOrange BlossomCarnationYlang-YlangCistusBay LeavesOrrisSandalwoodGuaiac Wood

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

How far it carries

Perfumers call it sillage.

Close to the skin

An arm’s length

Across a room

Not researched yet. We gather wearers’ reports for the most popular perfumes first.

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Counted from the printed lists: 13 scent ingredients on this label. A shared name, not a shared smell.