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The Essences

Outlands Amouage 2024

8.5 / 10 723 Ratings

A new perfume by Amouage for women and men, released in 2024. The scent is spicy-woody. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by Sabco Group / Oman Perfumery.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Sweet

Resinous

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Sichuan pepper

Bergamot

Cardamom

Frankincense

Elemi resin Lemon

Lemon

Heart Notes

Patchouli

Saffron

Caraway

Aniseed

Coriander

Geranium

Rose

Davana

Orange blossom

Base Notes

Amber

Vanilla

Benzoin

Frankincense

Opoponax

Labdanum

Musk

Birch

Ambergris

Oud

Perfumer

Cécile Zarokian

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Ratings

Scent

8.5723 Ratings

Longevity

8.9652 Ratings

Sillage

8.5643 Ratings

Bottle

8.4595 Ratings

Value for money

6.2559 Ratings

Submitted by Sveti · last update on 12/16/2025.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the The Essences collection.

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What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

31 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/24/2025

8Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Merlotsupern
101 Reviews

Merlotsupern

Top Review 16

Outlands of the Raising Scent

I bet that cheeky Cecile felt a bit rebellious when she was composing Outlands... which is still distinctly Amouage, yet leaning into a more accessible, mainstream appreciation.

The composition opens with a dry, aromatic spice blend - likely cardamom and pink pepper (... and yes, reminiscent of African Leather Eau de Parfum) - setting the stage for a heart of smoky oud and resinous woods. There’s a subtle floral nuance, possibly iris or violet leaf, that adds a cool sophistication.
After an hour, the base starts defining Outlands' long lasting identity: leathery, woody, and slightly sweet, with amber and incense lending warmth. Interestingly, I noticed that as your body heats up, somehow the maltol is triggered and you'll get wafts of it.

While it doesn’t fall into the “cardabomb” category, Outlands does flirt with that genre. It certainly has a Layton-esque vibe... aromatic, slightly sweet, and mass-appealing but with a markedly superior performance. In fact, the performance sis and bros should know that Outlands pushes well beyond 12 hours (double that on clothes), with projection still noticeable at arm’s length up to the 10-hour mark. That’s impressive, even by Amouage standards, right?

The bottle, which caused scenes of mass panic when this line was launched, in my opinion still preserves Amouage elegant, weighty, and quality design. I do appreciate the aesthetic and the coating material, but I’m not a fan of the opaque design that hides the liquid level. It’s a minor gripe, and I suspect that humanity will survive.

Given Amouage's "new direction et bischification", Outlands carves out its own respectable space - and it's probably one of the brand's best recent releases. It’s bang on unisex, performing, wearable without being banal and quite flexible in terms of seasonality... definitely not an easy accomplishment.

11/10/2024

8Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

NicheOnly
122 Reviews

NicheOnly

7

2024 album release "The Best Of", starring: Cécile Zarokian

My last review of Amouage's latest collection "The Essences". Review written off one in-doors test off samples purchased directly from Amouage.

Unlike both Lustre and Reasons, Amouage appears to not be borrowing notes nor accords from their existing catalogue with Outlands. However, the issue is that they're now "borrowing" from Nishane instead as perfumer Cécile Zarokian has essentially taken Nishane's hero franchise Ani Extrait de Parfum and re-released it under Amouage with moderate twists. However, this product isn't just Ani - it's actually a hodge-podge of Zarokian's top products incl. aspects from scents like Material, Vanilla Edesia and others. It's equivalent to when an artist releases a "Best Of" album.

Outlands opens with a very smooth creamy-citrusy tone in the top, this DNA is INSTANTLY recognizable as inspired by Ani Extrait de Parfum. There is a moderate difference in the top in that it opens rather gourmand, making me think of lemon cookies. It's obviously not as sweet as scents like "Casamorati - Lira (Eau de Parfum) | XerJoff" and Love & Crime, but it sits between the spicy-sweet-citrus profile of the Nishane and the gourmand-sweet-citrus profiles of the Casamorati/Ex Idolo.

Once we exit the initial 5-10 minutes, various other aspects begin to appear that one would associate with Amouage. Primarily, the scent begins to intensify in its spiciness and resinous qualities, but as previously mentioned, these same accords are also visible in another Zarokian scent released under British house Electimuss, that being Vanilla Edesia. Separating the notes is somewhat difficult, but I assume it's some mix of the frankincense, labdanum and elemi/caraway. The deeper into the drydown you go, the more the scent brings complexity, but the tones of a more gourmand Ani do not entirely fade until the 3rd hour. I would say after the first hour, the nuances of Ani begin their transition to nuances of Material as it's no longer decipherable whether the sweet tone is vanilla or benzoin/amber. At certain stages, I do notice a mild breakdown in the on-skin scent quality as the various spicy-resinous tones need that sweet accord to balance it out, making me revise the scent down by 0.5.

Ultimate accords: spicy-resinous-sweet-creamy-citrusy

The scent has good-to-great longevity with above average, potentially good sillage. For the time, Amouage is selling this at €420/100ml which is more than the €345/100ml that Nishane is charging for Ani. It should be viewed as a direct competitor to Ani with minimal differences in utility/use cases (spring-fall daily) as well as performance. The bottle is still ugly, but the product speaks for itself here. With that said, given this is the final product in this collection, I can now unequivocally state that all that chatter about oak barrels and double infusion was an empty marketing gimmick since it leads to nothing noteworthy in the structures of these scents. I almost feel like people are voting for "Woody" as an accord because of the empty marketing, there's essentially nothing woody about this scent.

12/13/2025

6.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

Ceesie
137 Reviews

Ceesie

Very helpful Review 5

Sweet and cloying

I loved Zerokians latest offering for Creed, so I thought I’d give this twin sister a try.

Starts really fun. No licorice here, some rosemary and cinnamon maybe. Getting gingerbread vibes from it after a while. Warm, ambery, great stuff for the holidays.

My problem with it, after the fun opening, it gets so bloody cloying. It screams and it just won’t shut up. I do recognize the hand of the perfumer but where Zarian has some edgy notes to keep it fun and a bit fresher, this is darker and more repetitive. It’s nothing like any other Amouage and it’s not for me.

10/16/2024

9Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Omnipotato
431 Reviews

Omnipotato

4

A tribute to the past while looking ahead

I was lucky enough to nab the limited “Perfumer’s Batch” of Outlands. The brand promoted it by saying that this was the “personally crafted” batch by the perfumer, in this case Cécile Zarokian. Not sure if there’s actually going to be any difference between this batch and the next, but regardless, let’s get into the actual scent:

On first spray, citrus is immediately apparent. It is a bitter tangy fruit, listed as bergamot but I get almost a lime kind of scent. It is accompanied by a sharp sweetness which I assume to be the maltol note, as well as smooth creamy woods, perhaps the sandalwood chips this fragrance was apparently macerated with imparting their essence. After a little while, another facet of the scent starts to become discernible, a spicy, floral, kind of dirty amber that Mme. Zarokian has used many times before and has become her signature, in fragrances such as Epic Woman Eau de Parfum, III-IV Tango, and Mon nom est rouge. Dominated by patchouli and resins, this accord serves as the base for this fragrance. Altogether, the accords to me give a vibe of limeade mixed with cream soda. The bitter bergamot and maltol combine to make a sweet lime juice and the creamy woods and amber round it out.

All in all, I’m really happy with my blind buy. I was already thinking of getting one of this perfumer’s ambers and this is almost like a tribute to her past while looking into the future. Of course the promotions for “The Essences” line is filled with language describing time, and this fragrance is supposed to envision the future. The future is indeed bright if we can expect more like this from Amouage and Mme. Zarokian

11/05/2024

9Scent 8Longevity 9Sillage

DNSB
1 Review

DNSB

4

A Departure, Yet Beautiful

Upon spraying Outlands for the first time, there was no question about it: I wasn’t immediately captivated and, while I thought the scent was pleasant, I found it a tad trite, oddly reminiscent of bubblegum, and ultimately unnecessary for my fragrance collection. I’m not sure what changed, but after wearing it on several occasions over the past few weeks, I can’t for the life of me figure out why I smelled what I smelled back then seeing how it now reads completely differently to me. I’ve since developed a profound appreciation for the perfume and look forward with anticipation and joy to occassions for wearing it.

While there’s been tremendous amount of controversy surrounding The Essences release, their bottles and the production process in particular, the scent itself is remarkably rounded, exuding a soft aura that projects surprisingly far and lingers endlessly.

It opens with, and maintains for a considerable time, mellow candied citrus notes. There’s a subtle hint of fruity tartness, likely derived from davana and anis, but the fresh top primarily conveys the impression of slowly simmered-down citrus molasses. The heart of the composition presents that well-known signature Amouage blend of radiant incense, sparkling elemi, and heating patchouli that pushes the composition off skin in waves.

While the heart notes never truly dissipate, the drydown introduces a vanilla amber woods base that, fortunately, never veers into overly synthetic and, at least to my nose, cloying ambrox territory reminiscent of Enclave. Cécile Zarokian is a master of this type of drydown and, like with Opus XIV - Royal Tobacco, manages to distill the overwhelming array of ingredients she usually mentions in her note breakdowns into a long-lasting and memorable experience. And while the scent itself may not seem groundbreaking — I’ve seen it compared to Ani Extrait de Parfum or Material , both crafted by Zarokian as well — it is incredibly pleasing to wear, doesn’t come across as synthetic, is rich and complex, and in my book can be classed as downright beguiling.

When it comes to practical considerations like longevity, Outlands envelops one in a pleasant bubble that easily lasts from morning to late night. I’m speaking from experience here, having worn the fragrance on a recent trans-Pacific trip, wrestling with suitcases, and idling for extended periods in warm and damp tropical airport departure halls. My take is that the perfume wears quite unisex and can be pulled off by anyone, even if I feel like the first few seconds of the opening lean tad feminine.

As for the controversy: there has been significant amount of panicked talk surrounding the new bottles and the supposed gimmicky maturation and maceration process the scents undergo. While I’m hoping the old creations and new releases stay in the gorgeous signature bottles I own too many of, the new form is incredibly pleasing in person. The photos — however well executed in the promo materials — don’t really do them justice. Yes, they are eerily kardashian-esque and go for that quiet luxury feel, but they are nowhere near the shower gel bottle territory some have been decrying.

When it comes to the seemingly convoluted and maybe a touch over-intellectualized process, I’m not good enough a nose to judge if it yields any real benefits in the scent profile or its quality. I can however say with confidence that I appreciate the final outcome greatly, as well as respect Salmon’s courage for taking a risk in trying to bring the house forward in time — even if it leaves me with a light sense of unease about its future.

While the slow-rolling change in Amouage’s artistic direction is indeed concerning — manifested through the increasingly apparent shift away from the house’s opulent Arab-French roots for a more generic, beige millennial aesthetic, as well as anchoring the compositions around prominent synthetic notes (Purpose, "Guidance | Amouage", Opus XV - King Blue) — I still find the house unmatched in many regards. The Essences, all three of them, are gorgeous, and in my book a great addition to its offerings.

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