Imitation Man

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• Metaleroenésimo

  December 18, 2019

  

  Well, here goes my opinion. It’s rare there isn’t a single review yet. I tested it yesterday at Corte Inglés in Alicante carefully, thinking it would disappoint me as happened with Bracken and Figment. But no. It didn’t blow my mind, but it didn’t leave me in the ditch either. Imitation Man is very oriental; smelling it transports you to exotic places. It’s floral and earthy, less smoky and incense-like than usual in Amouage, or at least as they used to be. It lacks the baroque nature of other creations from the house, but it’s not minimalist either. It’s an elegant, balanced, and romantic oriental fragrance. Now comes the drawback, the only one I find and which weighs heavily due to the price. It resembles other fragrances quite a bit, even though it doesn’t declare oud, and smells very similar to Montale’s Black Aoud. The only difference is that here there’s a spicy touch that sometimes reminds of curry. To be frank, I’ve been surprised by having that Amouage Arab scent, though less dense. But it has left me somewhat cold regarding its similarity to other oud fragrances, and specifically to oud and rose. It’s not a wonder, but neither is it mediocre, and that’s positive. Ideal for night use and in autumn and winter, or for special occasions. Longevity and sillage are good, without reaching the Interlude Man marathon. I clarify that oud isn’t declared, but I noticed a medicinal accord that reminds me of that note. Curious!

• Landberk70

  May 19, 2022

  

  I’ve had this perfume for over a year and a half. My first time in 2020 was: ‘Wow, I bought a bubblegum water with flowers’. It took me a lot to understand it; I perceived it as totally feminine. After about five wears, it didn’t seem so strange or unwearable anymore. I grasped its essence: something complex, sweet, dense, floral and resinous. In the opening, Turkish rose stands out with the violet and the citrus, very much in the base. After ten minutes, it balances to let the myrrh, black pepper and vetiver be noticed, making it very pleasant. In the middle and final phases, an earthy background from the vetiver and patchouli results in something like a very soft, clean leather; in my opinion, not animal, but a woman’s handbag with that mix of cosmetic scents that were in my mum’s or ex-wife’s bag. That’s my interpretation. It’s not a beast, but it has correct performance and sillage, very versatile for autumn, spring, and cool summer evenings. Totally unisex, semi-formal or formal, for people over 25. Scent 7.5/10. Sillage 8/10. Projection 8.5/10. Longevity 8/10.

• labrito03

  November 26, 2025

  

  Imitation Man. A hidden masterpiece, a fictional scent made flesh. It’s incomprehensible yet as real as imagination; intangible and palpable all at once. It makes me feel inside an 8-bit video game that suddenly switches to 1080p, fluorescent and brilliant. It feels both liquid and solid, rough yet smooth, as if mimicking a non-existent reality. I’ve imagined thousands of things: melted vinyls over fluor liquid with a leather shell, or being inside a neon game where everything shines. It’s fluid yet stuck, changing with every use: sometimes it smells of sandy, granulated iris; other times radiant violet and rose; other times creamy, silky leather with a resplendent centre; and other times bitter castoreum. It also finds resinous myrrh. The perfume is corpulent, gummy, sticky. It smells ELASTIC, like multicoloured latex, like cosmetics, like a woman’s handbag. It smells both retro and futuristic. Incoherent yet congenial. Undecipherable. It’s magical, fun, surreal, luminous. It smells absurdly unreal but delicious. The opening is a hit of citrus effervescence, like rubber, with the spicy freshness of nutmeg and a tremendously punchy black pepper. It lasts about 30/35 minutes before the citrus hides and the spices take over. The rose, voluminous and three-dimensional, emerges to envelop itself with plastic violet, like hard caramel or solid slime, alongside an alcoholy but granulated iris, rough yet smooth. They are plastic flowers, like LEGO flowers. The leather is unique: round, embracing, with a fine and pleasant texture, ultra-expensive and delicate, accompanied by a castoreum that gives a notable bitterness from the 3rd hour. I’ve deciphered the patchouli and vetiver only as a slight earthy aspect; it’s too complex, I think I need another year to understand them fully. The myrrh smells like myrrh stone, a hard resin like a mineral, with a subtle smoky aspect from the nutmeg/leather/castoreum blend. Performance: (I have dry skin). Projection: Moderate for 2 hours, then drops to form a personal bubble by the 4th hour. Sillage: Heavy for 1h15, moderate for 2h45, soft for another hour. Longevity: Batch 2021, 7-8 hours and it settles to skin scent. Seasons: Autumn, winter (works better with a bit of warmth), spring, and summer nights. Age: +24. Occasions: Formal, semi-formal, or informal, wherever you want. It’s chameleon-like. If you have the chance, don’t hesitate, buy it blind if you can’t test it; it’s a gem of perfumery.

• labrito03

  November 29, 2025

  

  Imitation Man. A gem, a wonder, a fictional scent made real. A HIDDEN MASTERPIECE. This is my favourite perfume; there’s nothing to compare with it. It doesn’t smell like anything you can imagine, not even reading the notes or accords. It’s incomprehensible and fictional, yet as real as imagination. It feels intangible and palpable at once, authentic, as if it had its own life. It’s one of those perfumes that blows your mind and makes you create a thousand images to understand it. It makes me feel inside a 2D 16-bit video game, but 3D 1080×1920 at the same time. Fluorescent, as bright as possible, totally iridescent. It feels both liquid and solid at once, rough yet smooth. It’s as if it were trying to mimic a non-existent reality. IMITATION MAN. I’ve imagined thousands of things; like melted vinyls over fluor liquids covered in multicoloured leather with flowers, up to imagining myself inside a 2D game where everything is neon, everything shines and reflects, where you play at over 120fps constantly but there’s sand in your vision because you’re at 16 bits. It’s fluid yet stuck. It’s a perfume that changes with every use. Sometimes it smells of sandy, granulated iris; other times radiant violet and rose. Other times you perceive creamy, silky, brown and muted leather but with a resplendent centre, and other times you find the bitter castoreum. Other times, more resinous myrrh. The perfume is corpulent, gummy, sticky. It smells ELASTIC, like multicoloured latex. It smells like cosmetics, like a woman’s handbag. It smells both retro and futuristic. Incoherent yet congenial. Undecipherable. It’s magical, fun, surreal, fanciful, luminous. It smells absurdly unreal but delicious. The opening is a hit of citrus effervescence like rubber, alongside the spicy freshness of nutmeg and a tremendously punchy black pepper. This opening lasts about 30/35 minutes and then the citrus hides a bit, but the spices much more. The rose, well voluminous, three-dimensional, granulated and a little velvety which was already timidly in the opening, emerges much more to envelop itself with plastic violet, like hard caramel, like slime not so sticky but more solid, alongside an iris as I said, alcoholy but granulated, sandy, rough yet smooth. They are plastic flowers, as if they were LEGO flowers. The leather it has is not like any other leather you’ve ever heard of. It’s a round leather, embracing, with a fine and pleasant texture, it’s leather worked to the utmost, ultra-expensive and delicate, being accompanied by a castoreum that works as a push and gives a notable bitterness from the 3rd hour. I still haven’t deciphered the smell of patchouli and vetiver more than as a slight earthy aspect in this perfume; it’s that honestly it’s too complex and requires a lot of time to be understood, although I think I need at least another year more to finish understanding it. The myrrh smells like myrrh stone, a hard resin as if it were a mineral. It also has a very subtle smoky aspect that must be granted by the nutmeg/leather/castoreum set. Performance: (I have dry skin) Projection: It has a moderate projection for 2 hours and then reduces slowly until forming a personal bubble by the 4th hour. Sillage: Heavy for 1h15, moderate for another 2h45. Moderate/soft for another hour. Longevity: Batch 2021, 7 or 8 hours and it converts to skin scent. Seasons: Autumn, winter (although it develops better with a bit of warmth), spring, and summer nights. Age: +24. Occasions: Formal to semi-formal and informal situations, wherever you want. It’s chameleon-like. If you have the opportunity to buy it, don’t hesitate, buy it blind if you can’t test it like I did, because it’s an authentic gem of perfumery.