Amouage · 2021 · Cécile Zarokian

Material

VersionEau de Parfum

Amouage says

You’ll smell Elemi Oil, Patchouli Oil, Vanilla Madagascar Absolute, Benzoin Resinoid, Guaiac Wood Oil, Oud Oil, Osmanthus Absolute, Frankincense Resinoid, Labdanum Absolute and Tonka Bean Absolute.

The house’s page

Top notesthe first minutes

Heartthe first hours

Dry-downhours later

Material’s scent picture, a draft: elemi, patchouli, vanilla, benzoin, guaiacwood, agarwood drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top notesthe first minutes

Material, top notes: elemi, Patchouli

Heartthe first hours

Material, heart: Vanilla, Benzoin

Dry-downhours later

Material, dry-down: guaiacwood, Agarwood, osmanthus, Frankincense, Cistus, Tonka

On the label

What’s inside it

5 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

1 citrus1 sweet1 amber & resins2 spices

Citrus1

Limonene

Sweet1

Coumarin (tonka)

Amber & resins1

Benzyl cinnamate

Spices2

EugenolIsoeugenol

Not for the smell2

AlcoholBenzyl benzoate

Named by Amouage, never on a label

Elemi OilPatchouli OilVanilla Madagascar AbsoluteBenzoin ResinoidGuaiac Wood OilOud OilOsmanthus AbsoluteFrankincense ResinoidLabdanum AbsoluteTonka Bean Absolute

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.

Our match of the labels

Closest on the label

BoundlessAmouage · shares 5 of its 12 scent ingredientsMemoir WomanAmouage · shares 5 of its 12 scent ingredientsOpus XIV Royal TobaccoAmouage · shares 5 of its 12 scent ingredients

Counted from the printed lists: 5 scent ingredients on this label. A shared name, not a shared smell.