Category: Amouage
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The Postmodern ‘Oriental’: Fate Woman by Amouage & 1969 by Histoires de Parfums
Preamble For months now, I have wanted to weigh in on the latent discussion regarding the use of the world <Oriental> and all of its progenitors. However, such a discussion must begin with an admission of guilt, for I have used these terms far too easily, without any recognition of…
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Oh, Binary! Gold Man by Amouage
Take this line by Susan Sontag as a starting point: “[w]hat is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.” What does this mean, and why does it matter? I think there’s something of a Postmodern slick to this line,…
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Rereviews: Musc Ravageur, Héritage, Cuir d’Ange, Dia Man, and Italian Cypress
“Perfume [reviews] should not remain static!” I expressed similar words in my first rereview for the perfume 31 Rue Cambon. A function of a good blogger, an excellent reviewer, and a seasoned thinker is to constantly revisit entities that they have discussed and have scored critically. Sense perception is a…
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Strange Fruit: Jubilation 25 by Amouage
A considerably attractive feature of Amouage is the strong presence of intersectionality, forming a statement on the culture of perfumery. Depending on how you look at it, perfumery can be a very French-European practice, or it can be a Middle Eastern mindset. Both have their respective merits, and whilst I…
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Gold Woman by Amouage
Gold Woman is the ultimate testament to fine perfumery. Facing unreasonable melancholia, perhaps due to my disappointment over recent fragrant releases, I scrambled over to what I describe as a perfect fragrance; smelling it as a means to gauge the nose. Angelically, upon first sniff of Gold Woman joyous memories…
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Sunshine by Amouage
I’m not entirely convinced that the concept of sunshine suits Amouage. “This is a new chapter for Amouage” said Creative Director Christopher Chong during his time in Australia late 2014. Bookended with Fate Man and Woman, Amouage has taken a new approach – an entirely new direction for their perfumes. From an…
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Memoir Man by Amouage
As one gets a feel for fragrances, they inevitably begin to pick out notes that appeal to them; these may even be broad classifications, as wide as colour schemes or using a musical and/or visual-art based lexicon to grasp fragrance. I was lucky with this one, Memoir Man, as it…
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Opus VI by Amouage
I thoroughly enjoy the idea behind the Opus series, as following the footsteps of an adventure is always fun. The Opus series, or ‘The Library Collection’ represents a tome of memories; and all importantly a headstrong intellectual exercise. I particularly love houses that do this. Frederic Malle’s ‘Editions de Parfums’…
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Journey Man by Amouage
To celebrate Chrisopher Chong’s (Amouage’s creative director) visit down under, it was only appropriate that I review an Amouage fragrance. I had received an invitation to an intimate affair with Chong and cancelled everything on the day to meet him. The venue was sublime (Harrolds Melbourne, naturally) and not only…
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Silver Cologne by Amouage
A complex cologne with a new twist to it. Photo by Amouage Pulsing those intricate and highly sort after notes throughout wear, Silver Cologne isn’t the archetypical cologne. I might even go as far to say that Silver Cologne really shouldn’t be called cologne, but really a rather dilute fragrance…
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