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Today we are baking with cumin
Special, complex and expensive, that would be a summary. But I don't want to stop here. The fragrance deserves much more attention.
Today, 24.03.2024, a rainy day here in NRW. Cold, a little dark, luckily it's the weekend. Today is an ideal day to relax, cook as a family and perhaps try out a fragrance. One that you can't wear for every occasion.
3 sprays and a lot of movement in the kitchen are enough to diffuse Overture Man abundantly in the air.
From the first seconds, cognac and cumin notes explode in my nose. I can't detect much grapefruit and ginger here myself. Some more spices, probably cardamom. My nose can't understand why saffron is listed there.
In any case, the fragrance is heavy and smoky right from the start.
for 1-2 hours, Overture Man remains just as serious as at the beginning. However, a certain sweetness comes here, I assume, through patchouli. Furthermore, I can actually smell cinnamon here. But it's not a (sweet) cinnamon bomb, it's shy, somewhere in the background.
The fragrance slowly loses its smokiness over the next few hours, becoming a little sweeter, more pleasant. Sandalwood, is that you?
Overture Man is clearly an art, not one for every occasion. I wouldn't wear it to work as it's difficult to understand by a nose not used to Nieche fragrances. It's not sweet enough to attract attention in a pleasant way. This is no Layton or Naxos. This is a fragrance you wear for yourself, not to please others. And again, don't wear it at (office) work, as it could easily become a nuisance in small rooms.
The House of Amouage do not discount the quality of the ingredients. Overture Man is an example of this: strong to very strong, 3 sprays easily last the whole day. The sillage around 30 cm away is easily perceptible.
So for me, it's clearly a good fragrance. One bottle will definitely last me for several years because:
1. because it is strong, I only need 3 sprays once,
2. i hardly ever find an occasion to wear it.
A beautiful and complex experience, in a rainy day..
Thank you for your patience !
Today, 24.03.2024, a rainy day here in NRW. Cold, a little dark, luckily it's the weekend. Today is an ideal day to relax, cook as a family and perhaps try out a fragrance. One that you can't wear for every occasion.
3 sprays and a lot of movement in the kitchen are enough to diffuse Overture Man abundantly in the air.
From the first seconds, cognac and cumin notes explode in my nose. I can't detect much grapefruit and ginger here myself. Some more spices, probably cardamom. My nose can't understand why saffron is listed there.
In any case, the fragrance is heavy and smoky right from the start.
for 1-2 hours, Overture Man remains just as serious as at the beginning. However, a certain sweetness comes here, I assume, through patchouli. Furthermore, I can actually smell cinnamon here. But it's not a (sweet) cinnamon bomb, it's shy, somewhere in the background.
The fragrance slowly loses its smokiness over the next few hours, becoming a little sweeter, more pleasant. Sandalwood, is that you?
Overture Man is clearly an art, not one for every occasion. I wouldn't wear it to work as it's difficult to understand by a nose not used to Nieche fragrances. It's not sweet enough to attract attention in a pleasant way. This is no Layton or Naxos. This is a fragrance you wear for yourself, not to please others. And again, don't wear it at (office) work, as it could easily become a nuisance in small rooms.
The House of Amouage do not discount the quality of the ingredients. Overture Man is an example of this: strong to very strong, 3 sprays easily last the whole day. The sillage around 30 cm away is easily perceptible.
So for me, it's clearly a good fragrance. One bottle will definitely last me for several years because:
1. because it is strong, I only need 3 sprays once,
2. i hardly ever find an occasion to wear it.
A beautiful and complex experience, in a rainy day..
Thank you for your patience !
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