Outlands by Amouage

Of the three Amouages I own, Outlands is the most wearable. It blends potent ingredients like resin, oud, and patchouli with citrus and florals for a fresh, active effect. There’s a touch of maltol that smells like eating a fruit sweet in a field with pruned trees. It doesn’t last long, but that’s a good thing; it doesn’t get tiring. Give it a try before buying 🕉️🕉️🕉️

Everything positive is for this perfume. What a blessing, what a wonder! 😍😍😍

Starting point: Amouage. An interesting fragrance with personality, intense, ambered and balsamic, with optimal performance. Up to here, all good. But in my opinion, there’s a wall between me and the fragrance: a sugary anise note that blocks my entry. The rest is fine: it opens citrusy and incense-like, then spices and a dry-down that is ambered, resinous and balsamic. It’s very well constructed, with strong pillars… but that sugary wall I can’t jump over, not even with an elevator. It conditions everything. I understand the devotees, I admit it’s a great perfume… but it’s not for me. Unisex, for cold weather, versatile and formal, with sublime performance. The price is too high, as any brand is nowadays… Outlands, yes, but not for me.

I love Amouage fragrances; almost all are complex, intense and have a special base, but sometimes difficult. I love their safe openings. Epic is less intense but equally complex, thanks to its refreshing incense. For me, Outlands is the perfect symbiosis: the first spray evokes cotton candy, a bit sweet and intense. Then something unexpected emerges: cold incense, top-tier, with extreme intelligence. From there, a unique experience. The ethereal nuances of the incense seem enhanced with menthol, ethereal and fresh. You’ll notice an oriental spice accompanying it, I think cardamom and pink pepper. The best part is nothing stands out; it maintains balance, like a well-seasoned meal. The spices add an oriental touch without smelling like a curry restaurant. A complex aroma develops that combines an intense, ambered and enveloping gourmand with contemplation and devotion. A cloud of incense trapped inside. This sweet and dense base is a work of art, more beautiful and warmer with time, displacing the resin. Every meditation has an end. In the end, you find yourself trapped in an intense red oriental sunset, ecstatic. I can imagine that gourmand note is due to Amouage’s new ageing process. Associations with a good, intense and cosy wine are inevitable. My wallet, we need to talk. We need an agreement.

Fabulous… Incredible evolution… Ambered opening that reveals a slightly bitter citrus, like orange peel… It mixes perfectly with the scent while accompanying a high-quality dark vanilla. A treat!