The Odyssey Collection

Purpose Amouage 2023

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7.6 / 10 160 Ratings

A new perfume by Amouage for women and men, released in 2023. 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

Smoky

Resinous

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Frankincense

Pimento

Pink pepper

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Rose

Vetiver

Papyrus

Sandalwood

Base Notes

Akigalawood®

Mystikal®

Saffron

Suede

Perfumer

Quentin Bisch

Ratings

Scent

7.6160 Ratings

Longevity

8.6138 Ratings

Sillage

8.3139 Ratings

Bottle

8.7133 Ratings

Value for money

6.2105 Ratings

Submitted by NicheOnly, last update on 17.04.2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "The Odyssey Collection" collection.

Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/17/2023

5
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 10
Longevity 8
Scent

Porfiria
24 Reviews

Porfiria

Helpful Review 5

Beautiful silence of nowhere

Purpose is a perfume that needs time but which gives deep emotions, the notes all emerge. There is nothing confusing, there is nothing that dominates. They all perfectly follow the cycle designed by the creator's nose. And this is a rarity.
It opens with an impactful bergamot, made sparkling by the almost fresh black pepper.
Then comes the incense, an austere, almost meditative incense, the image it evokes is a dark monastery and the coldness of the ancient stone that you almost touch. Little by little it begins to soften, thanks to the vetiver and tobacco and then the magic: in the drydown it becomes a masterpiece of soft incense, perhaps also thanks to the suede. A caress on the skin. If I had to define it I would say that Purpose is an enveloping, clear, firm caress.

03/22/2023

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

Alhinai
3 Reviews

Alhinai

4

A Vetiver based Fragrance

The fragrance opens very spicy with the citrusy scent of bergamot, but I also smell a fruity smell which I don't know where it's coming from. Frankincense joins after a few minutes to give a smoky smell, and at this time the smell is spicy, fruity, smoked, with the well-known smell of frankincense. The opening is very beautiful to me.

In the heart of the fragrance, vetiver plays a big role and is dark and earthy. There is also a rose smell with sandalwood. At the heart, the scent is woody, earthy, smoky, with notes of rose and other green notes.

The base of the fragrance is a mixture of frankincense and leather with a green scent mixed with a light oud and a woody scent.

This is very a powerful fragrance as powerful as Interlude. It's also not an easy scent please try before you buy.

01/25/2023

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 8
Scent

Williescents
3 Reviews

Williescents

3

The Essence of Sacred Place

This is a vivid reminiscent of the sacred place; incense is burning, old wooden chairs with leather covering and dimp lighting. It’s Frankincense focused with the herbal, and dry earthy nuances. It is that damp coldness, slightly metallic vibes with the warmth of burning incense like the sensation from overdose of Akigalawood. Purpose is like a more posh, well mannered and better looking brother of celestial vibes serving Ganymede. Luckily, Purpose doesn’t go weird on my skin, G does.

05/17/2023

6
Pricing 7
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7
Scent

Landshark321
523 Reviews

Landshark321

2

Curiously spicy and evocative mix

Amouage Purpose is one of the Oman house’s recent releases in 2023, which I’d smelled in passing previously but smelled a bit more this past Saturday at Perfumology, along with some other recent release. It’s a curiously bright, spicy, resinous, a bit earthy, understated blend. It’s multifaceted in terms of the note breakdown, with some standouts for me being pink pepper, frankincense, saffron, akigala wood It gives me a bit of environmental déjà vu, like being in an art class with lots of interesting raw materials. I find it fairly easily likable while being nuanced and a bit idiosyncratic, qualities that usually do not go hand-in-hand, so I’d certainly recommend that others check it out if that haven’t yet, along with the other recent releases—Search, Meander, and Enclave—all pleasant in their own ways.

Purpose is priced at $360 for 100ml and is sold through various retail means including great boutiques like Perfumology, so it’s on the pricier side, but is one of the more interesting releases from Amouage that I’ve tried in the past few years, at least for me.

7 out of 10

03/09/2023

ArkangeL
117 Reviews

ArkangeL

2

Earthy & Woody

A very refreshing and woodsy opening. Like a deep, cool breeze brushing through a forest. Then bergamot peeking through like the sun after rainfall; only to be overtaken by an overcast. Peppery incense pervades the air on top of a prominent note of vetiver and damp earth. Sandalwood takes over almost entirely, presumably Mysore and blends seamlessly with the suede note. No rose that I can detect in the mix, but ultimately earthy and woody.

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