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Lyric Man Amouage 2008

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7.8 / 10 872 Ratings

A popular perfume by Amouage for men, released in 2008. The scent is floral-spicy. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by Sabco Group / Oman Perfumery.
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Main accords

Floral

Spicy

Oriental

Fresh

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lime

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Rose

Angelica

Galbanum

Orange blossom Ginger

Ginger

Nutmeg

Saffron

Base Notes

Musk

Pine

Sandalwood

Frankincense Vanilla

Vanilla

Perfumer

Daniel Visentin

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Ratings

Scent

7.8872 Ratings

Longevity

8.4731 Ratings

Sillage

7.7712 Ratings

Bottle

8.8683 Ratings

Value for money

6.8304 Ratings

Submitted by Sani, last update on 03/25/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Main" collection.

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Reviews

33 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/20/2022

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

Femi
2 Reviews

Femi

Very helpful Review 4

Patience

I received this recently as a gift from my brother
He has a bottle of his and already informed me how rose heavy it is.

First impression: I smell Like my grandma's powder

Now this is where patience comes in

Decided to wear this heavy and head out. This was where things took a turn for the better
In the air, it smells of quality ingredients and the highest level of craftsmanship

It is now in my top 3 and I'm wearing it as I type this

Difficult to layer because of how piercing it can be but I've found success with interlude, Zegna Indonesian oud
Kosmala Arabian passion
Gucci intense oud
And
Mancera red tobacco

06/22/2012

10
Scent

Coutureguru
223 Reviews

Coutureguru

5

Shall we dance?

A truly magnifi-scent Rose from Amouage!! I bought this at Dubai Duty Free some time ago and it was really love at first sniff ... so much so that I went into the bathroom just after take-off to wash off my other tests as best I could and gave myself a thorough dousing of Lyric! Two of the cabin attendants (one male and the other female) complimented it vociferously and were never far away, offering champagne and warmed nuts. It lasted beautifully for the duration of the 8 hour flight I was on ...

The rose here is deeply sophisticated ... lifted gracefully by the bergamot at the top and then supported faithfully by the incense and vanilla down below. The ingredients here are of the very best quality. A hint of Neroli, a dash of Saffron ... Sandalwood lasting throughout the impressive lifespan of this fragrance. It's so good it's almost edible!!

Fragrance often transports me to places in my immagination, and this one takes me to a lavish ballroom ... all crystal chandeliers and gold fittings, with damask on the walls so richly red that it's almost like fine red wine spilled on the whitest silk. Couples whirl gracefully on the polished parquet floor ... the men handsome in their tails, the ladies ravishing in their ballgowns, bright and twittery as a flock of exotic parrots. Sigh ...

10/02/2024

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Ninamariah
229 Reviews

Ninamariah

4

Roses and citruses in cold, fresh, spicy, oriental roses in warm

AMOUAGE LYRIC MAN
Daniel Visentin 2008

And some words about Lyric Woman.

This pair is a great example how you shouldn’t stare at the genders on the bottle. I would say that the both of them are totally unisex but at least Lyric Man is not more masculine than the women’s counterpart.

I have written earlier a review of Woman like the comparison as well of an old formula vs the new one. Those are under Lyric Woman Eau de Parfum . Some words more of it (new): the more time goes by the more deep, dark, round and polished the juice is. The dark petals of the roses are easier to detect and the base is perfectly blended, the spices are still wrapping everything inside them. I love it more and more very time when I wear it.

Lyric Man is a chameleon. When the weather is cold, it’s quite simple scent with citruses and roses and it feels very soapy. You may start to think that it’s feminine or “what a perfect scent for summertime”. But when the summer arrives and the weather gets warmer its personality changes. The whole scent is darker, more mysterious and more unisex. The base of Man smells familiar from Lyric Woman since they share all those 4 base notes which Man has (Musk, Sandalwood, Frankincense and Vanilla). The base creates complexity together with the spices but the overall aroma remains fresh - not exactly like in the cold weather but fresh anyway. Pine continues the freshly green aroma together with Galbanum and together they make a big difference between these two scents. Although the base does not achieve the equivalent complexity with Woman it’s enough to build a beautiful oriental Rose scent. It is simpler mainly because of there is missing the half of the base notes when Musk takes over and a refreshing citrus opening found in Man is enriched in W straight away with Cardamom and Cinnamon. The idea of Lyric Man is the same though: roses in a woody base with Amouage’s signature Francincense, everything covered in a spicy veil.

If I describe the scent simply:
In cold it's Roses with citruses in a clean musky base.
In warm it's fresh spicy roses in distinctly oriental base.

-Are you familiar with Lyric Man or both?
-Which one is your favorite?

If you have been overlooking Lyric Man I recommend you to try it and make sure you experience it’s both amazing facets.

04/22/2021

7
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 8
Scent

SmellsFargo
16 Reviews

SmellsFargo

Helpful Review 2

Rosey soapy freshie!

I know yesterday in conversation with a few folk, I said that lyric man was pretty formal, or at least a little too formal for everyday casual wear. am I wearing a suit today? no of course not, I've never been one to follow the rules and you can ask my doctors about that.

I fucking love this thing man, ever since I started on my true fragrance journey about this time last year, this is the bottle that I put the biggest dent in. I told you guys that I love Rose based frags and this is not shy on the red at all. If i could describe it in a way that does it justice, it would be a really really intense Rose bar of soap that was mechanically placed in your nostril by those robotic spiders that were chasing around Tom Selleck in that one movie; you know the one*. it's so loud without being abrasive but still has that trademark Amouage darkness, but only a dabble of the darkness. performance is also outstanding as I usually get around 10 hours or 9 at the minimum.

this is an all year fragrance, even in the hot hot hot, hot days of August; just got to be a little careful with the sprays, and shit, on me it works best in the winter so go figure. as for occasion I already said that its surprisingly formal, but i also said i dont give 2 shits about convention and wore it today wearing a tee, running pants and some trainers. a lovely facet of this frag is that it can often be found at discounters for a pretty damned good price; ive seen it as low as $125. so if you haven't and enjoy freshies or rose based affairs, give this. a shot.

*the movie is called Runaway, and it also stars GW Bailey, the police chief from the Police Academy movies, so get educated.

03/05/2025

4
Pricing 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 6.5
Scent

Smirky
360 Reviews

Smirky

Helpful Review 2

Rose plays a minor part

Lyric Man surprised me in two ways. First, I found the rose note to be very subdued, almost to the point where it seemed to play a minor part. Second, the performance was somewhat weak for an Amouage. Since Lyric Man was released in 2008, I'm wondering if it's a victim of Amouage's reformulation efforts.

Unlike Opus XII Rose Incense, Lyric Man combines what rose there is with spicy and woody accords (more woody than spicy) and little incense or resins. The overall scent is nice but nothing that really grabbed me to induce me to purchase a bottle. Main flaw is the weak rose note for a rose fragrance.

I'm testing Opus XII Rose Incense and Lyric Man and comparing them to Signature Halfeti Black Rose and Egyptian Smoke. I've put together a simple scale, from 1 to 3, rating each on prominence of the rose note, how masculine the fragrance is and how much I like the scent. Ideal would be 3 across the board. I'd rate them as follows:
Opus XII Rose Incense Rose=2, Masculine=3, Scent=3
Lyric Man Rose=1, Masculine=2, Scent=1
Halfeti Black Rose Rose=3, Masculine=2, Scent=3
Egyptian Smoke Rose=3, Masculine=3, Scent=2

My personal preference would be to pick up Opus XII which would make a very nice winter rose scent. The whole rose+incense+resin+wood is done much better than Egyptian Smoke which would also make a nice winter rose scent. Halfeti Black Rose has a more wood and somewhat sour smell attached to the rose, making it lighter and fresher than Opus XII. I already have it and think it would be better in summer.

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