Amouage Gold

Mostly sweet resinous warmth, soft and slightly powdery. Underneath that, creamy heady flowers like jasmine and gardenia, rich and full.

It opens on lily-of-the-valley, rose and incense, moves through incense, jasmine and myrrh, and settles on civet, musk and sandalwood.

• lily-of-the-valley: small white flower, fresh and dewy green. The real flower yields no oil, so this is always recreated
• rose: the flower itself, landing anywhere between jammy and fresh green depending on the variety used

It lasts well and carries into a room.

Built from the note listing and the measured performance figures. We have not smelled this one.