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Opus III from the former The Library Collection of the Arab House of Haute Luxury Niche Perfumery Amouage is a Oriental Floral Powdery Woody Spicy Amber Unisex perfume with a feminine inclination. It was released in 2010 and has been discontinued; and the perfumer responsible for this fragrance is Karine Vinchon Spehner. Opus III is a fragrance that evokes sophistication, mystery and coziness, this floriental combines flowers, spices and precious woods offering an intense, elegant and engaging olfactory experience, ideal for lovers of true niche perfumery.

Opus III on my skin to my sense of smell opened with a vibrant and intriguing explosion of warm spices, highlighting the nutmeg with an herbal infusion of thyme and something else [perhaps this broom that I can't identify] that adds a very striking aldehydic and green nuance in the opening. These aromatic spices will intertwine with a delicious and unusual fragrance of the carnation flower that I felt very easily and that already announces the predominant floral character of this composition to come.

Soon we arrive at a captivating floral heart: with the intoxicating allure of jasmine that is beautifully balanced by the powdery dominance of violet, the rich fruity sweet yellow accord of ylang-ylang with the mimosa and the bright, citrusy, clean facets of orange blossom. Its construction balances an intense and full-bodied floral core with an exceptional quality that refers mainly to violet and mimosa flowers floating and releasing their pollen gently in a breeze over flowering fields.

The base will unfold as a place of aged woods. With creamy sandalwood and cedar providing a woody structure, complemented by the velvety musk of the ambrette seed. A soft vanilla, the slightly smoky woody depth sweetened by guaiac with benzoin, and finishing with the rough dryness of papyrus. All this referring to an old dusty place like a Library, for example, as this collection suggests. This drying is responsible for saving the fragrance from being overly feminine.

*Batch: 01/2013

Opus VI from the former The Library Collection of the Arab House of Haute Luxury Niche Perfumery Amouage is a Oriental Amber Incensed Spicy Woody Unisex perfume. Opus VI was released in 2012; and the nose behind this fragrance is the Grand Master Pierre Negrin. Opus Vl is a perfume inspired and centered on amber. But not in traditional amber created from balsamic raw materials, creative director Christopher Chong approached this very traditional concept from a modern perspective, fusing aromatic chemicals with a modern olfactory profile, with Ambranum and Z11.

Opus VI has a rather eccentric opening with a spicy burst of citrus from the chinese pepper, but also greenish aromatic and intensely scented by bay leaf. A dense mist of a spicy bittersweet incense quickly emerges. These top notes create a spicy and enveloping aura, creating a warm smoky and inviting atmosphere, already hinting at the complexity that lurks beneath this promising start to the fragrance.

At its core the composition has a complex interaction and begins to reveal itself with the resinous smoky aroma of cipriol oil with the sweet woody of patchouli [bringing an 'oud accord], i also feel a very exotic floral warmth. With this adding an earthy and slightly smoky texture. These rich ingredients create a sense of depth and mystery to the fragrance. Here it starts to be evident that it is a very powerful perfume.

The fragrance sits on a rich and sensual base of an exceptional ambery accord worthy of Amouage's fame; in fact, this synthetic amber, but of excellence, accompanies the perfume throughout its evolution and with the infusion of an obscure labdanum provides a deep and resinous warmth, balanced by creamy sandalwood for a polished and sophisticated finish ... anchored in ambery, earthy and woody tones that leave a lasting impression of refinement and elegance.

Opus VI is a very powerful fragrance; opulent and robust that offers striking aromatic green notes, a smoky spicy incense, and a constant presence of a sweet amber resinous that envelops like a warm and comforting embrace. It is a true testament to Amouage's mastery in creating luxurious and unforgettable perfumes. This Oriental, Amber, Incense, Spicy, Woody Masterpiece embodies the essence of the 'Golden Age of Amouage', a rich and complex history of Arabian luxury and refinement.

Batch: 08/2012 - Year Of Release

Fate Man from the Arab House of Perfumery Niche Haute Luxury Amouage from the Sultanate of Oman is a Oriental Spicy Amber Incensed Woody Men's perfume. It was released in 2013 and has unfortunately been discontinued. The perfumer who signs this fragrance is the experienced and talented Karine Vinchon Spehner. Fate Man is a fragrance of opulence and dramatic intensity, created during Amouage's golden age of truly bold and exotic Arabian perfumery.

The fragrance opens with a striking explosion of herbs and spices, highlighting the spiciness of a heavy dose of cumin, tempered by a sweet spiced saffron blending with the luminosity and burning of ginger, accentuated by the herbal bitterness of absinth just a slight touch of tangerine. Immediately setting a warm, spicy and unmistakably luxurious tone to this arabesque creation. A screeching spicy opening!

The heart of the perfume features a unique blend of an exceptional smoky sweet incense trademark of Amouage and the delicate sweetness of wild immortelle flowers, with a hint of rose that adds a subtle floral elegance. It is further balanced by the resinous balsamic richness of copaiba with labdanum ... intertwining smoke, resin, and subtle flowers into a richly textured and deeply evocative core. This phase resembles the exuberance of a traditional Middle Eastern Souk.

Towards its base, the fresh and sweet lavender added to the bittersweet of the licorice that, together with the absinth of the opening, carry the vibration of an almost camphor anise. This base is deep and mysterious, with sandalwood and cedar woods adding depth and an exquisite elegance, softened by a musk accord with tonka, creating a dry, warm, sweet, woody and incensed finish. I liked it a lot. Excellent perfume with great performance!

*Batch: 03/2016

Dewaniya opens as a floriental with a bouquet dominated by the intensity of rose and an exotic herbal and fresh touch of marigold and a slight bitterness of anise/absinthe. But this moment of freshness is short-lived and the fragrance takes a warm, dense, dark, smoky, resinous turn; which I appreciate very much! Soon a masterful and striking blend of 'oud arrives and that will always permeate the fragrance with a profile: woody, earthy, resinous, medicinal, smoky ... I didn't identify anything corral or animalistic here, just a characteristic dirt of this sumptuous wood that right at the beginning promotes a dark depth to the fragrance.

At the center of this spectacular creation, the rose resumes a certain level of prominence, blending with the 'oud, very present, to establish the most famous perfect marriage in perfumery. At this stage, an aspect of a dark aromatic vapor reminiscent of a bedouin tent where arabic coffee with cardamom and saffron and traditional Ceylon black tea seasoned with cinnamon and sugar cubes with a steaming incense stick are being prepared offshore. The complexity of this construction and the quality of the ingredients are impressive. One of the best if not the best Sultan Pasha perfume I've ever tried.

Arriving at the base we have the animalic part of the fragrance that in my opinion is really due to the animals: Castoreum, Civet and Hyraceum and a musky nuance. They walk around this flowery field and at the foot of these centennial Aquilarias trees; These little animals are more playful than defiant evildoers, who give an animalic nuance without difficulties or foul smells, at least for me, on my skin to my sense of smell. All of this is embraced by an ambergris of unmatched quality that I could not fail to mention. Spectacular perfume! Woody Amber Resinous Spicy Aromatic Animalic.

Mana from Istanbul's Haute Luxury Niche Perfumery Nishane House in Turkey is a Extrait De Parfum Oriental Smoky Woody Spicy Musky Unisex with a masculine inclination. It was released in 2022; and the nose behind this fragrance is the controversial Christian Provenzano. Mana is the culmination of a journey to create the perfect fragrance of resinous leather 'oud. This dark and warm perfume strikes the perfect balance between power and elegance.

Mana is a somewhat daring and very potent creation: leathery, resinous, woody, musky and smoky that catches the eye from the start. It opens with a warm spicy blend dominated by a strong and wonderful leathery sweet saffron with no rubbery profile, and tempered by the fresh greenish of cardamom, and with even more spicy bright heat of ginger with pepper, establishing an arabesque, intense and aromatic tone on the opening.

Already at the heart, this composition reveals the opulence and luxury of the 'oud ... a 'oud striking, woody, dark, resinous, smoky, earthy, but without nuances of corral/stable. The softness of the suede softens the initial intense leather vibe of the saffron, a dark rose that here is quite muffled by the smokes and the animalistic touch of castoreum, this smoked rose mixed with castoreum form a duet that adds sophistication and depth, an elegance and an almost romantic sensuality.

Towards the base, the fragrance reveals itself even more sublime, composed of warm woods, earthy moss, dark resins and more intense steaming facets of benzoin with incense simmering in an incensed and sweet woody. A musk, on the other hand, reinforces the animalic character of the composition. All of this results in a smoky, musky and ambery base that persists with the strength of an extract. The quality of the chords created by the raw materials used are exceptional!

I can't frame Mana as an 'oud & rose, the rose here is very discreet compared to other creations inspired by this famous duet. Nor to classify it as another fruity leather either; in Mana the much-mentioned similarity with Ombre Nomade for me is more in the opening. Unlike Mana, raspberries were not used and the rose does not have a leading role as in the LV classic; Mana is also more polished. Excellent perfume! Maybe that's why I can like Mana more, it's still too early to say.