Amouage · 2020 · Mackenzie Reilly

Meander

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

VersionEau de Parfum

Peppery frankincense and carrot seed over orris, jonquil and vetiver.

The drawn Meander bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Meander’s scent picture, a draft: frankincense, carrot, pink pepper, black pepper, iris, rose drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Meander, top notes: Frankincense, Carrot, Pink pepper, Black pepper

Heartas it settles

Meander, heart: Iris, Rose, Cypriol, Narcissus

Dry-downwhat stays

Meander, dry-down: Vetiver, Sandalwood

What’s inside it

What the label names

6 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 & lavender2 florals1 spices

Herbs & lavender1

Spices1

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

Not for the smell2

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

PurposeAmouage · shares frankincense, pink pepper, rose, vetiver and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Meander’s $395
Purpose 50Amouage · shares frankincense, pink pepper, rose, vetiver and 1 more$550 for 100 ml
Epic 56 WomanAmouage · shares frankincense, pink pepper, orris, rose and 1 more$550 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.