Amouage · 2023 · Alexis Grugeon & Hamid Merati-Kashani

Opus XV King Blue

Top luxury$$$$$, 5 of 5

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Juicy mandarin and blackcurrant over an animalic oud and leather base.

The drawn Opus XV King Blue bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Opus XV King Blue’s scent picture, a draft: mandarin, blackcurrant, pink pepper, frankincense, amber, sandalwood drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Opus XV King Blue, top notes: Mandarin, Blackcurrant, Pink pepper

Heartas it settles

Opus XV King Blue, heart: Frankincense, Amber, Citronellol (rose)

Dry-downwhat stays

Opus XV King Blue, dry-down: Sandalwood, Oak, Patchouli, Oud, Leather

What’s inside it

What the label names

5 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 & lavender2 florals1 spices

Citrus1

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

Opus VII Reckless LeatherAmouage · shares pink pepper, frankincense, sandalwood, patchouli and 2 more$395 for 100 ml
Epic ManAmouage · shares pink pepper, frankincense, sandalwood, patchouli and 2 more$395 for 100 ml
EmpressaPenhaligon's · shares mandarin, blackcurrant (cassis), pink pepper, frankincense and 2 more$290 for 100 ml · about half of Opus XV King Blue’s $550
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.