Amouage · 2018

Imitation Woman

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Parfum

Aldehydic florals with blackcurrant and liquorice over incense.

The drawn Imitation Woman bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Imitation Woman’s scent picture, a draft: rose, ylang-ylang, orange blossom, jasmine, blackcurrant, aldehydes drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Imitation Woman, top notes: Rose, Ylang-ylang, Orange blossom, Jasmine

Heartas it settles

Imitation Woman, heart: Blackcurrant, Aldehydes, Liquorice

Dry-downwhat stays

Imitation Woman, dry-down: Frankincense, Sandalwood, Patchouli, 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 & lavender6 florals1 sweet1 spices

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

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares rose, ylang-ylang, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine and 3 more$115 for 75 ml · about a third of Imitation Woman’s $395
HawaSwiss Arabian · shares rose, ylang-ylang, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine and 2 more$68 for 50 ml · about a third of Imitation Woman’s $395
Black OrchidTom Ford · shares ylang-ylang, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, frankincense and 2 more$240 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.