Amouage · 2017 · Élise Bénat

Beach Hut Man

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Mint and galbanum over ivy, vetiver and moss.

Sold out on Amouage’s site.

The drawn Beach Hut Man bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Beach Hut Man’s scent picture, a draft: mint, orange blossom, galbanum, vetiver, oakmoss, ivy drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Beach Hut Man, top notes: Mint, Orange blossom, Galbanum

Heartas it settles

Beach Hut Man, heart: Vetiver, Oakmoss, Ivy, Eugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Beach Hut Man, dry-down: Patchouli, Myrrh, Dry woods, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

11 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender5 florals1 sweet2 spices

2 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell2

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

Smells like it

For less

Hawas AtlantisRasasi · Some of its own wearers say it smells like Beach Hut Manabout $48 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Beach Hut Man’s $395

Shoppers call a cheaper stand-in a dupe.

What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), vetiver, oakmoss, patchouli and 1 more$115 for 75 ml · about a third of Beach Hut Man’s $395
OscarOscar de la Renta · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), galbanum, vetiver, patchouli and 1 more$109 for 100 ml · about a quarter of Beach Hut Man’s $395
Aromatics ElixirClinique · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), vetiver, oakmoss and patchouli$124 for 100 ml · about a third of Beach Hut Man’s $395
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.