Beach Hut Man Amouage 2017

"Beach Hut Man" is an odd name for this perfume. Instead of marine and salty notes, you'll be greeted by green and woody ones. There are aroma chemicals with lavender and lemon naunces and of course coumarin, so it has all the makings of a fougère.

What makes it stand out is the underlying sweetness of myrrh, grounding the scent while providing the Amouage character. It ties the whole scent profile together, making it easier to digest. This is such a great contrast to the sharp green notes and heavy moss.

Bracken Man is a spicier, clove-centric fragrance. Instead of cypress, Beach Hut Man focuses on an uplifting mint note that stays present for the first 30 minutes of the wear. Geranium is replaced by a more bitter, pungent galbanum. To push the sharpness even further, a gorgeous, spicy ivy note enters the mix.

This green assault on your senses lasts for about 15-20 minutes, then the scent becomes mossy with a golden touch of honey sweetness from myrrh. It's a weird and intoxicating combination of notes, which is exactly what I would expect from Amouage venturing into the fougère genre. "Log Cabin Man" isn't catchy, but it would be more fitting.

With its woody backbone, a masculine moss note and earthy vetiver, it evokes the imagery of a log cabin at the edge of a forest. While it starts out all fresh and bitter, let's not forget we're dealing with a 30% oil concetration from Amouage. The more it develops, the deeper you delve into the forest - it's dense and long lasting.

You can expect at least 9-10 hours on skin with loud projection for 3-4 hours. Such beastly performance is outstanding for a green scent. Indeed, it shines the most during spring and summer, but given its power and density, it can be worn during the colder months as well.