In 2018, I purchased a sample set from Amouage. It contained samples of all the the classic Amouage fragrances that had been released at this time. Gold Man was one of them. As I tried fragrances like Reflection, Epic, Lyric and Memoir from the set, I never went for Gold until COVID shut down everything.
During this time I finally opened up to try less popular or a least less hyped fragrances from Amouage.
Gold was the one, that I remembered the most. Until now, I tried the sample several times and finally decided to purchase a bottle.
As far as I was able to research, Gold Man was the first scent released in 1983 and was gifted to important visitors of the country. Gold Man is indeed a very classy scent. I think of wealth, of power, of decision making and of invincibility when smelling it.
However, I also find it somewhat timeless which was the reason why I finally decided to make a purchase.
Gold is floral, spicy, woody and to my nose only slightly animalic. It lasts at least 10 hours on my skin and projects well but not too much.
Since floral scents have become more common in male targeted fragrances in recent years, I am convinced that it can be considered timeless.
There is one thing, that I personally don’t understand and that is why the fragrance is not hyped more. If you consider fragrances like Diaghilev from Roja a masterpiece, you should consider this one a masterpiece too. Not that they are smelling the same, but both can fit similar purposes, e.g. being a high quality classic scent.
