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Journey Man Amouage 2014

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8.1 / 10 729 Ratings

A popular perfume by Amouage for men, released in 2014. The scent is spicy-smoky. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by Sabco Group / Oman Perfumery.
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Main accords

Spicy

Smoky

Oriental

Woody

Resinous

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Sichuan pepper

Bitter orange

Cardamom

Bergamot

Neroli

Heart Notes

Juniper berry

Frankincense resin

Tobacco

Geraniol

Base Notes

Cypriol

Ambrox

Leather

Tonka bean

Perfumers

Alberto Morillas, Pierre Negrin

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Ratings

Scent

8.1729 Ratings

Longevity

8.5626 Ratings

Sillage

8.0637 Ratings

Bottle

8.9618 Ratings

Value for money

6.7284 Ratings

Submitted by Freeestyler, last update on 11/30/2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Main" collection.

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Reviews

18 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/18/2015

10
Scent

Amirdoust
8 Reviews

Amirdoust

Helpful Review 7

A Crowd-Pleasing Amouage

It seems as if Amouage is making changes in its perfume making strategy. Once its scents were very bold powerhouse masculines. Now, it seems that with the midnight flower collection and last year's Journey duo, Amoauge is trying to make polished scents that can be used as signature scents for the well dressed average (with a sense of style) consumer.
Now on to Journey....
Journey opens with a fresh yet spicy and smoky aroma. I say fresh because the the bergamot and neroli give it a fresh and a minute soapy edge and spicy because the sichuan pepper is the star of this fragrance. As time passes one is treated to a nice (yet repetitive and familiar) tobacco note that is paired with cardamon and incense. The base is relatively generic as it is composed of musk ,leather, and tonka beans.
From my review it may seem that I thought of Journey as an average fragrance, but that is not the case. It is a classical smelling fragrance (as if from the late 80's) done very very well. The projection is above average and so is longevity but is sub-par based upon Amouage's standards (which as I said is because Amouage is trying to make this mainstream and versatile and isn't necessarily a bad thing).
A good Amouage for even those who previously disliked this Omani brand's offerings.

BTW: It has a gorgeous bottle and the picture I took isn't doing justice to this beauty

11/20/2017

8
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Fqjcior
10 Reviews

Fqjcior

Very helpful Review 4

Purely masculine.

“At first smell” Journey Man seems like a typical Amouage scent – having this woody-spicy and incense character. It is not the first time when the brand uses pepper, incense, musk, ambergris and lots more of other used in this recipe ingredients. It has to be admitted though that the Sichuan pepper essence smells stunningly beautiful, aromatic and vibrating here. Still the start-off would not be like it actually is if it was not for a quite big dose of cardamom, which in this amount appears for the second time in the Omani perfumes (previously, fans of this intense fragrance could be satisfied like that in 2010 when Opus IV was launched). This quite intense and ruthless pepper-cardamom start-off has been coated with a mix of bergamon and neroli. The heart incorporates vibrating molecules of juniper berries, which link the spicy pepper with dry-woody cypriol, smoky incense and strongly present note of tobacco. According to the list of notes we can find also here pure geraniol, subtle rose-smelling molecule that in nature appears, among others, in ripe tobacco (worth noting, cigarette manufactures use geraniol to scent their products). It is clear then that perfumers decided to strengthen and in a way to ripe the tobacco note by adding geraniol. These procedures that consist of mixing the natural aromatic essence with one or more aromatic molecules, which in fact are present in nature but in limited amounts, to strengthen chosen aspects of natural fragrance are quite common in modern perfumery. For the surprisingly strong note of tobacco we have to wait though. In my case it appeared after 3-4h after settling and when there is no more pepper and cardamom going on in the air and the smell itself starts to get more dry, rough and woody-incense. At this stage cypriol can be vividly smelled. This, as it turned out, became my favourite aromatic molecule responsible for this dry, powdery woody tones present in such smells like Opus VI by Pierre Negrin and Dora Arnaud and also Opus VII by Negrin and Alberto Morillas (the same duet that introduced Journey Man), Timbuktu by L’Artisan or deeply regretted Gucci Pour Homme. Nonetheless, Journey Man is partly penetrating similar olfactory regions as Michael Almairac’s perfume so I recommend this scent to all those keen on Gucci.

The base is quite characteristic, mixing sweet and bitter note of strengthen with geraniol tobacco with a characteristic dry and woody note of cypriol. Everything intensified by tonka, musk and ambrox. During the last stage Journey Man resembles some other perfume which I reviewed earlier but unfortunately I cannot recall the name now. Anyway, the smell gets masculine, elegant and intriguing. It is really good. With every next try I come to a conclusion that the tobacco note is the dark horse of the whole composition. The note has been put into the whole smell perfectly, so when it comes to the fore, it smells incredibly – realistically but not in the negative way of course, at the same time it is intriguing and sensual. Above all it is purely masculine.

The so called working parameters of the scent can be classified as very good. Sillage is very good. The smell as a whole is strong and vivid and during the first few hours projects around the bearer within a couple of meters and can be easily noticeable by interested environment. It has been 7 hours after I sprayed it onto me and I can still smell it quite vividly; the smell itself can last more than 12 hours.

I have no doubt that Journey Man is yet another great fragrance introduced by Amouage that is slowly becoming one of my favourites of this brand, right next to Opus VII and Interlude Man. Having it on me is a pure pleasure. It makes me feel really special. In fact that is the quintessence of this hobby…

main notes: Sichuan pepper, cardamon, bergamot, neroli, juniper berries, incense, geraniol, tobacco leaf, tonka, cypriol, leather, musc, ambrox

launched in: 2014

perfumer: Alberto Morillas/ Pierre Negrin

04/25/2023

10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

ScentSlave
216 Reviews

ScentSlave

Helpful Review 6

Ahhhh, the beauty of Amouage shines again…

I was anxiously awaiting the delivery of this one…. and it did NOT let me down. The quality of the incense notes that Amouage uses is second to NONE.

The RICHNESS that exudes from this is fantastic. I get a smoky, leathery feeling from this. High class, and sophisticated. Not for the novices. You know what you want and you know how to get it. That’s what this fragrance says LOUDLY.

It exclaims “I AM HERE, AND YOU KNOW MY NAME! I WILL DO AS I PLEASE, AND YOU CAN CHOOSE TO ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH ME, OR GET THE F- OUT OF MY WAY!”

Is it brash or obnoxious though? Not at all. It is the purest form of confidence. There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance, and this is definitely the former.

Performance? Perfection. High quality ingredients that project to a 5ft+ scent bubble with a sillage that radiates and tells everyone that it was YOU who was there, and exactly where you have gone. Longevity is an easy 12+ hours, LOUDLY.

Amouage is my favorite house for many reasons. This is one of them.

04/17/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

Helpful Review 3

Derivative refinement

The opening of Journey Man is fantastic: a zesty, vibrant citrus-green accord with fresh herbs, pine needles, pungent spices (mostly juniper and pepper), a subtle fruity note on a velvety, shady tobacco-woody-leathery base – that common type of nowadays’ leather, glossy and “clean”, chemical and bright, yet mellow and pleasant, blending with tobacco to create a refined feel of black smoke well contrasting with herbs and citrus notes. This scent is peculiar indeed: it’s “black” and smoky on one side, but somehow it smells really crisp, bright and vibrant, almost radiant even if it’s mostly about "shady" notes. The feel is like going out dressed in black leather on a sunny spring day, with your dark outfit being enlightened by the sunrays and the azure sky. It also has a really clean look and texture, this meaning it smells quite simple and neat (not a flaw for me, as long as it smells good). Also, as many reviewers already noted, the connection to classics is evident, as Journey Man’s roots are clearly and strongly dating back to several leathery-smoky-herbal fougères, from Krizia to Eucris by Geo Trumper. The only thing I don’t enjoy is a slight but persistent sort of chemical-metallic aftertaste, but overall it’s really pleasant, especially for the first hour or so. Being quite linear, though, after a while it starts to smell a bit boring, losing a bit of the first-sniff “sensation”. Shortly a nice and well-executed tribute to an era, with a contemporary feel, undoubtedly good-quality ingredients and a solid composition. Sophisticated and “smelling expensive”, yet versatile, easy-going and safe all-year ‘round. The price is completely insane, but at least the scent smells nice, so you won’t regret it (that much).

7,5-8/10

01/07/2016

Mojtabaa
2 Reviews

Mojtabaa

Helpful Review 3

Marlboro cigarette packets and Frankincense

Amouage Journey Man is my first serious adventure in niche frags world.
In a short phrase it smells of "Marlboro cigarette packets + a typical arabian theme (olibanum-based).*

The opening of this frag is very exciting and high quality with fresh notes of bergamot and neroli, softened by a soft cardamom note.The pepper note is not too much, just a hint of it is sensible. The juniper is also very well represented without too much sour smell.

The dominant notes in this frag are Tobacco and incense. They're present from the beginning till end.

The opening of Journey is the best part of it. Then as time passes, top citrus notes disappear and it becomes more bitter and a bit dark.

The drydown is somehow smokey and bitter. Tonka, leather and musk are hardly noticeable. There is something unknown to me in the drydown, I think it is Cypriol. But again that arabian theme annoys me here in the drydown.

Generally speaking, Journey Man is not a bad fragrance specially if you like tobacco and incense-based frags, of course plus a typical arabian theme. If you don't have any problem with that theme that's an ok frag.

* By that arabian theme I mean a typical smell found in many classic arabic perfumes which is the result of the combination of musk and some arabian spices, frankincense(olibanum), mastique and ... .
I'm pretty sure there is at least one of the above notes in Journey that is not mentioned in the pyramid of notes.

However, in my humble opinion, it doesn't worth to pay 160-170$ for it.
You can find better tobacco-based or incense-based frags with far less prices and good qualities as well.

Update: Journey has a strong note of olibanum not listed in Basenotes and Fragrantica but it's listed here correctly.
That typical and simillar arabian theme I told you about, is due to olibanum(frankincense).

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