Amouage · 2023 · Quentin Bisch

Purpose

VersionEau de Parfum

Amouage says

You’ll smell bergamot, Pink Pepper, frankincense, Pimento Berry, rose, Sand Vetiver, sandalwood, papyrus, saffron, suede, Mystikal and Akigalawood.

The house’s page

Top notesthe first minutes

Heartthe first hours

Dry-downhours later

Purpose’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, pink pepper, frankincense, allspice, rose, vetiver drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top notesthe first minutes

Purpose, top notes: Bergamot, Pink pepper, Frankincense, allspice

Heartthe first hours

Purpose, heart: Rose, Vetiver, Sandalwood, papyrus

Dry-downhours later

Purpose, dry-down: saffron, Leather glove, Akigalawood

On the label

What’s inside it

5 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender1 spices1 powder

Citrus2

LimoneneCitral

Herbs & lavender1

Linalool

Spices1

Eugenol

Powder1

alpha-Isomethyl ionone (powder puff)

Not for the smell2

AlcoholWater

Named by Amouage, never on a label

BergamotPink PepperFrankincensePimento BerryRoseSand VetiverSandalwoodPapyrus, not in Ingredients yetSaffronSuede, not in Ingredients yetAkigalawood (agarwood oud)

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: 5 scent ingredients on this label. A shared name, not a shared smell.