Amouage · 2011 · Jacques Cavallier

Opus V Woods Symphony

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Rum-soaked orris and rose over oud and animalic civet.

The drawn Opus V Woods Symphony bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Opus V Woods Symphony’s scent picture, a draft: iris, rum, rose, jasmine, oud, civet drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Opus V Woods Symphony, top notes: Iris, Rum, Limonene (orange peel)

Heartas it settles

Opus V Woods Symphony, heart: Rose, Jasmine

Dry-downwhat stays

Opus V Woods Symphony, dry-down: Oud, Civet, Dry wood

What’s inside it

What the label names

9 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.

1 citrus1 herbs & lavender5 florals1 spices1 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

Gold WomanAmouage · shares orris, rose, jasmine and civet$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Opus V Woods Symphony’s $395
Sweet AddictOakcha · shares orris, rose, jasmine and civet$45 for 50 ml · about a quarter of Opus V Woods Symphony’s $395
Gold ManAmouage · shares orris, rose, jasmine and civet$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Opus V Woods Symphony’s $395
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.