Maison Francis Kurkdjian · 2019 · Francis Kurkdjian

Amyris Homme

Top luxury$$$$$, 5 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionExtrait de Parfum

Mandarin and saffron over creamy, spicy vanilla, iris and cinnamon, drying to amyris wood, tonka bean and amber.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian says

You’ll smell mandarin, saffron, vanilla, amyris, cinnamon, tonka bean and iris.

More from Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s description

It also mentions Soft yet spicy vanilla, Woody amber, Iris (orris butter from florence), Essence of amyris from Jamaica, Amber woody trail and Creamy accord of spicy vanilla.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Amyris Homme’s scent picture, a draft: mandarin, saffron, vanilla (vanillin), amyris, cinnamon, tonka (coumarin) drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Amyris Homme, top notes: Mandarin, Bergamot, Lemon

Heartas it settles

Amyris Homme, heart: Cinnamon, Jasmine

Dry-downwhat stays

Amyris Homme, dry-down: Saffron, Vanilla (vanillin), Amyris, Tonka (coumarin), Iris, Virginia cedar, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

What’s inside it

What Maison Francis Kurkdjian names

What the label names

24 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

6 citrus5 herbs & lavender5 florals2 woods2 sweet4 spices

5 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell5

AlcoholWaterAvobenzone (a UV filter)Benzyl benzoateDiethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

His ConfessionLattafa · shares mandarin, vanilla, cinnamon, tonka and 1 more$49.99 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Amyris Homme’s $420
Uruk ChroniclesEtat Libre d'Orange · shares mandarin, saffron, tonka and orrisabout $274 for 100 ml · about half of Amyris Homme’s $420
Rose CocoaAERIN · shares mandarin, vanilla, cinnamon and orris$275 for 50 ml · about the same as Amyris Homme’s $420
More from Maison Francis Kurkdjian11 more perfumes

Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.