Amyris

Amyris Homme Maison Francis Kurkdjian 2012 Eau de Toilette

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A popular perfume by Maison Francis Kurkdjian for men, released in 2012. The scent is fresh-sweet. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Fresh

Sweet

Woody

Floral

Citrus

Fragrance Notes

Caribbean amyris

Brazilian tonka bean absolute

Sicilian mandarin orange

Florentine iris

Moroccan rosemary

Virginia cedar Saffron

Saffron

Perfumer

Francis Kurkdjian

Ratings

Scent

8.01071 Ratings

Longevity

7.2963 Ratings

Sillage

6.8967 Ratings

Bottle

8.2925 Ratings

Value for money

6.6587 Ratings

Submitted by Freeestyler, last update on 06/05/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Amyris" collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Amyris Homme Extrait de Parfum

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Sauvage Eau Forte

Allure Homme Eau de Toilette

Wildly Me

Amaranthine

Reviews

31 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/14/2022

Martin333
2 Reviews

Martin333

4

Niche fragrance with designer DNA

Amyris Homme is a niche take on a designer fragrance. Francis has taken his abilities to make likable designer fragrances and made this one even better.
Slightly sweet but fresh and sexy from start to mid. Dry down is to me close to Prada l’homme but better.
The fragrance projects well and last well over 8 hours on my skin
Can be worn at all occasions and would be a great signature scent.
Perfect for all ages

10/26/2024

9
Bottle 8
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

CristiPadura
5 Reviews

CristiPadura

5

Different Iris

I’m am an Iris lover and I think this is the most unique, wearable iris perfume that I’ve tried. Nothing smells quite like it.
It opens with clean, sharp notes and then it goes into more of a creamy floral, but still keeping something from the sharpness that makes you feel fresh.
I’ve also compared it with the extrait version, but for me the extrait doesn’t quite hit the same, so I prefer the EDT.

12/13/2012

7.5
Bottle 2.5
Sillage 10
Longevity 5
Scent

Drseid
821 Reviews

Drseid

3

Was This Really A Francis Kurkdijian Composition?

Amyris Homme opens with a very fresh light herbal rosemary note coupling with a bright bergamot-like orange citrus giving the scent an overall almost herbal aquatic vibe. The herbal citrus open remains into the early heart notes, before a synthetic dry woody accord from the base starts to peep through and then dominate the scent through the mid-heart notes through the dry-down as the top notes finally disappear, joined by a supporting slightly powdery iris. Projection is below average and longevity is excellent.

Amyris Homme starts out very nice, and its fresh rosemary and citrus opening had me liking the scent from the start... Unfortunately its dreaded synthetic dry-woody accord (almost certainly derived by the use of norlimbanol) dominates the mid-heart through the dry-down, completely ruining the experience, making the scent smell very generic like so many others. Amyris Homme is not a bad composition, but it does not distinguish itself and at its relatively high price per ml that just is not good enough (come to think of it, it is not good enough regardless). Amyris Homme earns a disappointing above average 2.5 to 3 stars out of 5.

10/07/2020

7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Julph
4 Reviews

Julph

3

Manly sweet scent

At the first sniff, Amyris homme gives me a sense of sweetness and a little hint of freshness of citrous and floral. As an old school man, I usually avoid the sweet scents, and in my opinion Amyris homme is far too sweet for my taste, but after a while I change my mind.

I tried it at MFK shop. Immediately after first sniffed from the testing paper, I told the shopping assistance that " It's far too sweet and it is not my type". I kept the testing paper and came home. On the way home I cannot stop to sniff that testing paper. I sniffed it again and again. After a while I admitted to myself that "I love this kind of sweetness".

I don't know how Mr. Kurkdjian blend this scent. It is very sweet but in the good masculine way. I can feel that it is the scents of the luxury but easy to wear. I can imagine about a successful kind man. I can imagine about a man who had more than enough and try to give more than to earn more.

Next day I returned to buy this juice. I used it very often as my signature scents. It is very versatile, I mainly used it in office time and with 2 more sprays it can be used for evening events too.

The longevity of this scent is about 6-8 hours, not bad for EDT version. Suitable for summer and spring. Worth for your money.

08/27/2013

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

3

pink & blue

The gender pairing in perfumery always bothers me.

(product) pour homme
(product) pour femme

My general complaints revolve around mistaking the arbitrary for the essential. Dresses/trousers. Pink/blue. Princess ballerina/andro-jock. It’s all bad fiction to me. Must an idea be tailored in different ways for men and women to understand it? Please don’t feel the need to do it on my account.

Or is it just marketing?

Take a perfume brief. Make two versions of it. Sell one to men and one to women. Is it just a jaded practicality that’s intrinsic to marketing?

Amyris Homme plays with the same set of ideas as Amyris Femme and can be considered its counterpart. They both juggle fruity and woody tones and they both play delicately with convention. Apparently, both the gyno and andro versions are based on torchwood or amyris, some botanical thingamabob that very few people would know of. I suppose it’s the açai berry of perfumey.

Homme is interesting for the way it manages to be sweet and sour at the same time. It feels sugared, not so much a flavor as a degree of sweetness. The sweetness seems like an attempt to compensate for an inherent tartness in the same way that sweet-tea in the American South is so heavily sugared that the tannin of the tea is undetectable.

Like its girly counterpart, the boy Amyris uses fruity, watery, woody scents that are almost melon-like and yet creamy in tone. They come within a hair’s width of a conventional sensibility. It is this nearness to normalcy that makes the two so fascinating. Are they subversive? Are they conventional, giving you what you recognize, but one centimeter beyond what you’ve already experienced? I can’t quite tell.

from scent hurdle.com

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Maksy 6 months ago

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

I’ve found a “freshie” I can’t stop smelling on myself. A harmoniously jovial aroma that makes me smile with every spray. Worth saving for.

5

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DrDre10 10 months ago

7
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

This is a dumb reach, year round, non-blue fragrance. It's too good not to have. Slept on and overshadowed from the house of MFK.

3

ScentToolbox 15 days ago

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Refined, woody and slightly sweet. This feels timeless, high quality and versatile while still being unique enough to be a great signature.

2

SummerSmell 10 months ago

6
Sillage 6
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Generic refreshing scent. A little bit of spicy, and a little bit of tonka bean. Comfortable, but nothing special. Still, I like it

2

Heraklaitos 1 year ago

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Pleasant fresh clean scent, poor performance on my skin.

2

Abdullah48 11 months ago

9
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

Smells perfect, longevity and sillage is moderate. The Extrait de Parfum version is the best

2

GeorgeReid 2 years ago

8
Bottle 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

A unique sweet/clean scent. As the iris kicks in, the freshness from the florals increases. Steep price, but also worth a sniff.

2

Julph 5 years ago

7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

The scent of the "GOOD BOSS"

Smart, Polite, not offensive

The sweetness in the bass note hint that your are easy going and down to earth.

2

Viktor1989 3 months ago

A quality, real MFK fragrance, the longevity isn't the best for me, but the scent is amazing. It's worth trying, it works better in the fall

1

Rio292 1 year ago

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Lovely Scent between Fresh & Sweet with a little floral. Non offensive. Versatile one for every occasion & outfit. Beautiful Sillage.Avg+ Longetivity.

1

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