Beloved Woman

Amouage, 2012, for women

spicy, floral, amber, woody and rose

Notes

Chamomile Apple-like, hay-sweet herbal flower with a gentle bitter edge.
Clary Sage Herbal, honeyed and faintly ambery, softer than common sage.
Jasmine Sweet, heady white blossom with an indolic, almost animal warmth.
Cardamom Cool, aromatic and sweetly spicy, with a camphor and citrus lift.
Lavender Clean, herbal and slightly camphorous, with a soft floral sweetness.
Rose Petals, honey and a touch of wine; can lean fresh and dewy or deep and jammy.

Olibanum Cool, lemony and peppery resin smoke, like a quiet stone church.
Labdanum Sticky, golden, leathery-ambery resin with a warm, animal-like sweetness.
Patchouli Earthy, damp and chocolatey, dark leaf with a camphor edge.
Benzoin Warm, sweet, vanilla-like resin with a soft balsamic glow.
Violet Sweet, powdery and faintly green, like candied petals.
Ylang-Ylang Banana-tinged, custardy and sweetly floral, with a smooth tropical glow.

Cedar Dry, pencil-shaving wood, clean and slightly smoky.
Civet Warm, intensely animal and musky, with an indolic floral edge that turns soft when diluted.
Leather Dry, supple and slightly smoky, like worn hide.
Musk Soft, clean, skin-like warmth, from fresh laundry to warm skin.
Sandalwood Creamy, milky and softly sweet wood, smooth as polished timber.
Amber A warm, golden, resin-and-vanilla effect, soft, sweet and enveloping.
Castoreum Leathery, animalic and warm, with a smoky sweetness.
Vanilla Warm, creamy, sweet and slightly smoky, like a custard-soft cloud.