Amouage · 2020 · Pierre Negrin

Interlude Black Iris Man

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Interlude's smoky resins softened with orris and vanilla.

The drawn Interlude Black Iris Man bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Interlude Black Iris Man’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, rosemary, violet, iris, amber, frankincense drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Interlude Black Iris Man, top notes: Bergamot, Rosemary, Violet

Heartas it settles

Interlude Black Iris Man, heart: Iris, Amber, Frankincense, Labdanum, Myrrh, Vanilla, Eugenol (clove)

Dry-downwhat stays

Interlude Black Iris Man, dry-down: Leather, Oud, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Cedar, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

14 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 sweet3 spices2 powder

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

Decision 42Amouage · shares bergamot, frankincense, cistus, myrrh and 4 more$550 for 100 ml
Millésime 1849Creed · shares bergamot, orris, frankincense, vanilla and 4 more$510 for 100 ml
Beloved WomanAmouage · shares violet (sweet violet), frankincense, cistus, vanilla and 4 more
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.