Amouage · 2019 · Karine Vinchon-Spehner

Overture Man

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Cognac and spice over myrrh, incense and smoky leather.

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The drawn Overture Man bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Overture Man’s scent picture, a draft: grapefruit, cardamom, cumin, ginger, nutmeg, saffron drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Overture Man, top notes: Grapefruit, Cardamom, Cumin, Ginger, Nutmeg, Saffron, Cognac

Heartas it settles

Overture Man, heart: Cinnamon, Lentisk, Benzoin, Labdanum, Patchouli, Geranium, Myrrh

Dry-downwhat stays

Overture Man, dry-down: Sandalwood, Smoky leather, Clary sage, Animalic notes, Frankincense, 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 & lavender3 florals1 sweet3 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

Epic ManAmouage · shares cardamom, cumin, nutmeg, saffron and 6 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Overture Man’s $395
Overture 41Amouage · shares saffron, cinnamon, benzoin, cistus and 5 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.