The Perfume Library

Lyric Woman (Eau de Parfum)

8.0

Amouage · 2008

Floral · Sweet · Spicy

Eau de Parfum

Amouage Lyric Woman Eau de Parfum is a floral, spicy oriental with a sweet, powdery and faintly smoky character, suited to evenings and the colder months. It opens with ginger, cinnamon and cardamom giving a spicy warmth, lifted slightly by bergamot. In the heart, rose, jasmine sambac, ylang-ylang and iris build a floral core. The base is led by frankincense, sandalwood, vanilla and patchouli, and the scent turns sweeter, settling into a powdery, smoky warmth. Longevity is rated strong and sillage good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, and evening and night out lead the occasions. Most voters read it as feminine. Guerlain Samsara (Eau de Parfum) and John Galliano John Galliano (Eau de Parfum) have a close profile.

Opus I

7.4

Amouage · 2010

Fresh · Floral · Sweet

Amouage Opus I is a floral, spicy unisex scent that leans towards autumn and winter evenings. It opens with cardamom, plum and bitter orange, then moves into a floral heart of rose, ylang-ylang, jasmine and tuberose. The base of sandalwood, tonka bean, frankincense and vetiver adds a sweet, woody, lightly smoky footing, with fresh, powdery and oriental touches throughout. Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, followed by spring, and it is most often worn for evenings and nights out. Some voters read it as feminine and others as masculine, so it sits comfortably on either side. Clive Christian No. 1 for Men and Amouage Lyric Woman have a close profile.

Shu Uemura · 1999

Shu Uemura · 2008