Gold Man by Amouage

Well, I shouldn’t have, but I saw a good deal and the notes, so I bought it blind. If I had to take a risk with Amouage, it wasn’t on quality but on scent. My signature is Reflection and Gold has become my winter Reflection: it’s clean and unisex at the start, but the dry-down is a marvel and a masterful twist. I never stop smelling elegant at any point and I smell memorable. Top discovery after wanting to buy Beloved Man and not being able to because it was discontinued; sometimes there’s no bad that doesn’t come from good. P.S.: Try it on skin, not on paper, and don’t make blind purchases.

@juanrichartruiz80 This doesn’t have 120 ingredients. The GCMS is available on the Fraterworks site. It contains 44 ingredients.

I’m a fan of this perfumer’s house. It has scents that blow my mind, especially the dark ones or the ‘ugly ducklings’. There are heavier styles, oriental and exotic like Gold, but this one, along with Imitation, Reflection, Myths and Lyrics, are very lovely and extraordinary, though in my opinion they border on the feminine. Gold reminds me of a perfume my mum used in the 80s, ‘Charlie’; with all due respect, there’s an abyss of difference in quality and depth. On the opening, I notice lots of rose and jasmine, with an amber base and a subtle animal touch that gives it consistency. It’s not for everyone; I see it as suitable for cold seasons because it’s potent, projects well and lasts a long time. I like it, but I need to use it more to gain the appreciation it deserves. Scent 8.5/10, Trail 9.5/10, Longevity 9/10, Projection 9/10.

In line with other Amouage creations, very oriental with sensations of freshness and soapy cleanliness. I consider it unisex; after applying, I notice a powdery aroma that dissipates to leave a base of jasmine and rose with very elegant incense and myrrh, giving a sweet and floral dry-down, somewhat invasive without moderation. Both the incense and myrrh have been used in historical rituals to connect man with the divine, and so this fragrance makes me feel: calm, introspective, a return to origins, like walking barefoot on wet grass feeling part of something great. Elegant to the point of excess, and despite not being very fond of sweet aromas, it is one of my favourites from the house.

It’s a pure but refined oriental, like a Hindu incense, very balanced: it smells of real honey with nuances of resins and vanilla, like Champa incense.

Fragrance with a soft scent of rose, of bathroom spray air freshener, of pink hand soap. I would never wear it; it smells good but for me the scent is feminine. It’s not worth even a fraction of what the bottle costs. My rating is 5.

I agree with Jaipur; it’s not opulence but formality. The first day I received a compliment saying I smelled clean, like a classic and old eau de cologne. It has disappointed me quite a bit; on my skin I only perceive rose (above all), some lily and a weak base of sandalwood. The opening and trail aren’t potent; what catches more attention is the sensation of being transported back many years, to old colognes. When I say ‘old’, I don’t mean it pejoratively, but it reminds me of my childhood, the smell of my grandmother’s cologne and many other women’s. The longevity is mediocre, no more than three hours. It hasn’t impacted me as it has most others, but it’s the evolution on my skin and a subjective opinion. It’s floral, rose, rose and more rose, so it seems very boring to me. I expected something more substantial to accompany me all day. Surely it’s my nose that doesn’t know how to appreciate it well, given that almost all comments praise it. 4/10.

I agree with gelo999: Gold pour Homme isn’t as opulent. Many sites classify it as opulent and for grand ceremonies. It does have excellent quality, longevity, and trail, but quality and formality aren’t the same as opulence. It’s more of a large-scale masculine floral woody musk. The notes I notice most are rose and jasmine at the start, and musks at the end. I think it’s overrated. If you want an opulent oriental from Amouage, try Tribute Attar or Interlude Man. Longevity and trail are top. I recommend it for special occasions and it looks better in autumn and winter.

My friend Juan Richart Ruiz got it right from start to finish! I believe it has nothing masculine about it, but it’s a great fragrance. Its creators put all their eggs in one basket. I wouldn’t wear it because the musk doesn’t suit me, and I didn’t associate it with Yves Saint Laurent’s Kourus, but rather with some women’s fragrance I can’t recall.

If Jubilation XXV is opulent, Gold pour Homme is ‘opulence itself’. The 120 ingredients create an ‘olfactory symphony’, but that very drawback is that it skirts the edge of vulgarity due to being so excessive and lacking versatility. It’s not vulgar for being common, but for being excessive. Some have described it as ‘suitable for dining with Queen Elizabeth II’ or as opulent as ‘the finale of the Magic Flute’s seraglio’. These remarks sound fanciful, yet they aren’t detached from reality: it is ‘opulence made into perfume’. They say the feminine version is even more opulent, like ‘a Beethoven symphony’, comparable to the finale of the Ninth. Aside from the jokes, I tend towards the sober. It’s not too masculine; it’s a large-scale floral with very marked animal notes. I don’t like it because it’s too floral and opulent. Suitable only for formal occasions in autumn and winter. It reminds me of the famous and animalistic Kouros by YSL.