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Paisley Park is in my Heart ❤ (by Amourage)

The Midnight Flower

Bracken Woman Amouage 2016

7.6 / 10 290 Ratings

A popular perfume by Amouage for women, released in 2016. The scent is green-floral. The longevity is above-average. It was last marketed by Sabco Group / Oman Perfumery.
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Main accords

Green

Floral

Spicy

Fresh

Fruity

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bracken

Wild berries

Heart Notes

Chamomile

Narcissus

Smoked leather Lily

Lily

Base Notes

Birch

Vetiver

Patchouli

Ratings

Scent

7.6290 Ratings

Longevity

8.5253 Ratings

Sillage

7.9253 Ratings

Bottle

8.4259 Ratings

Value for money

6.6102 Ratings

Submitted by Michael · last update on 12/28/2025.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance was part of the collection The Midnight Flower.

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Reviews

20 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/12/2017

8Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Myhorses
33 Reviews

Myhorses

Very helpful Review 6

Once Upon a Time....during 60s

Bracken starts like a joyfull fruity floral then changes to a floral green springtime scent, nice and easy to like/love, following the pathway of the last releases of Amouage.
After some time it continues to change , flowers dissapear and I ' m getting a strong green chypre vibe together with that " walk in a dark humid forest" kind of smell courtesy of the base notes: patchouli , vetiver and birch. It s a potent, long lasting scent, very " flowerpower"

08/01/2017

8Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Fanny
67 Reviews

Fanny

Very helpful Review 1

Aromatic AND Smooth !!

This perfume is amazing...
Although I somehow expected it to be mainly aromatic (which is often Good in my book), Bracken has a lovely creamy side to it.
On skin I do experience a bitter note (probably caused by birch and leather in combination with the chamomile), but the wafts around me are all about the three flowers: Narcissus, Lily and some Chamomile.
Bracken is gorgeous and unique, a fantastic natural summer perfume with a little sting.

I am sold, or rather: It's gonna cost me... :p

04/20/2023

Dibi
4 Reviews

Dibi

5

The Stepford Wives of Bracken

Forget the green, floral and fresh scents of classic perfumery : Bracken is definitely one of the experimenal fragrances in the Amouage line-up, and in perfumery in general. Do not go to the Bracken forest for tart berries, or lush lilies, or delicate chamomile. Bracken is a photorealistic take on fern, done in large and coarse strokes probably to reproduce the plant itself in giant, graphic proportions, set against a sweet yet nondescript background that is used to represent berries and flowers. The opening stage has some vibrantly green synthetic notes to give off an impression of a bright carpet of ripe grass.

I do not distinguish a single floral note in Bracken, nor do I smell vetiver or leather listed in the pyramid. What I do get is an abudance of powder, heaps and heaps of powder which never evolves or warms up. It is not the soft, intimate powderiness of your classic Carons, Chanels or Guerlains, it is the post-industiral powder of the 'perfect world' where the grass and the flowers and the roads and the buildings are all uniform, one colour, one size, one category, all alike just like the 'perfect influencers', content-creators and media gurus of the modern-day that strangely seem all alike as do the fashions and ideas they keep pushing: going to places everyone else is going, wearing things everyone else is wearing and posting photos everyone else is posting.

There are people that love their perfume to smell clean, crisp and fresh, like a starched white shirt that has just been picked up from the cleaners. There are people that just love the smell of laundry above all else. I guess that was the brief for Dorothee Piot and Karine Vinchon Spencer with Bracken : 'make an Amouage freshie'. Is this scent part of the Amouage Dna? No. Is it a complex, deep, rich perfume? Again no. Is it worth the Amouage price tag? I don't think so. It is original in its intense photorealistic verdancy and its unceasing 'Tide Original' washing powder vibe, but it lacks personality and a human touch.

I think Bracken would be the perfect scent for Nicole Kridman and other pretty ladies in the Stepford Wives movie, where everyone is perfect with perfect looks, kids and houses but a lifeless robot on the inside, and probably for many picture-perfect influencers of today.

05/12/2025

4.5Scent 7Longevity 10Sillage

Chrysoptera
105 Reviews

Chrysoptera

2

Synthetic pine

I had a strong vision for Bracken Woman based on the name alone. I pictured a cool damp forest floor with green light filtering down through the trees and the scent of crushed ferns. I was all set to love Bracken Woman. I got a strong earthy resinous green note (fern?), as well as fruit, florals, and leather. The fern note was dominant, and perhaps combined with the resin, it was reminiscent of pine for me. Pine is a note I generally avoid because I perceive it as too masculine and it tends to dominate a fragrance. Yes, it feels masculine and really overpowering here, as well as soapy and too synthetic. It does not actually smell like crushed ferns at all to me. And I do appreciate a nice bitter resinous green note--I love my Chanel No. 19. But Bracken Woman's greenery is not for me. All the better since the prices for second-hand bottles of this discontinued Amouage are sky high.

01/04/2025

9.5Scent 10Longevity 9Sillage

DRKSHDW
161 Reviews

DRKSHDW

3

BOLD, EARTHY FRESHNESS: LAUNDROMAT IN THE FOREST

It opens with an intense, piercing chamomile note that immediately grabs your attention, followed by an intriguing blend of green notes, like the fresh, earthy scent of fern, with soft leathery undertones. There’s an almost cannabis-like quality to the combination, adding an unexpected depth and intrigue.

As it evolves, you get a burst of tart berries, but don’t expect any sweetness — they add a sharp, refreshing edge to the scent. The white florals come in next, creating an impression of clean linens — almost like the scent of laundry detergent or dryer sheets. It evokes the feeling of wearing a freshly laundered linen shirt while wandering through a forest. There's something both fresh and grounding about it.

And let's not forget the projection — it’s beastly. This fragrance has a strong presence that fills the air and leaves a lasting trail. It’s bold, unexpected, and undeniably captivating.

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