Amouage · 2023 · Quentin Bisch

Purpose

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5

The houseUnisex

VersionEau de Parfum

Dry frankincense and pink pepper over vetiver, papyrus and suede.

The drawn Purpose bottle

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Purpose’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, pink pepper, frankincense, allspice, rose, vetiver drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Purpose, top notes: Bergamot, Pink pepper, Frankincense, Allspice

Heartas it settles

Purpose, heart: Rose, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Papyrus

Dry-downwhat stays

Purpose, dry-down: Saffron, Leather, Akigalawood (oud)

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.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender1 spices1 powder

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

Purpose 50Amouage · shares bergamot, pink pepper, frankincense, allspice and 7 more$550 for 100 ml
ExplorerMontblanc · shares bergamot, pink pepper, rose, vetiver and 3 more$136 for 100 ml · about a third of Purpose’s $395
HaltaneParfums de Marly · shares bergamot, pink pepper, vetiver, saffron and 2 more$460 for 125 ml · about the same as Purpose’s $395
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.