View Full Version : Am I the only one who thinks Amouage is foul-smelling?
PHP 87
12-15-2005, 09:59 PM
A while back, I got some of the samples from Amouage, including the Gold, Dia and Ciel.
I don't
find any of these fragrances to be appealing.
Is it just me, or does anyone else think that the product is
overrated and doesn't smell all that great.
Personally, I think Joop!, Obsession and Acqua Di Gio just to
name a few are far better.
Macvictorocsf
12-15-2005, 11:29 PM
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12-15-2005, 11:34 PM
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tim929
12-15-2005, 11:58 PM
I spoke with a perfumer (you
know,one of those perfume expert people) and she said that when you try a fragrance,its important to find out
exactly what that fragrance will do with YOUR individual body chemistry.Apperantly,what smells alot like a wet dog
in the bottle,for some will smell very appealing on thier skin.While others just smell like wet dog.I noticed that
when I went to the hot springs.The sulfer in the water smelled like rotten eggs.But when I left the pools my skin
had a very distinct,clean,almost sweet smell.My girlfriend at the time indicated that she wished she could bottle
that smell for me.
Mones will react differently on different people too.So it stands to reason that finding a
fragrance takes alittle work.
chicago
12-16-2005, 01:25 AM
Perhaps my nose isn't "refined"
enough to appreciate this, but I find Amouage Gold to be awful! The scent, along with the price, makes me think that
this is some sort of joke played on the rich and tasteless who believe that, "if it's expensive, it's good". To me
this smells like, Johnson's Baby Powder with vinegar. I tried it out (just in case it was my nose) and heard things
like, "that stinks" and "smells like church". Perhaps the people around me are also "nasaly challenged". Regardless,
this obviously appeals to some.
________
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Gegogi
12-16-2005, 01:52 AM
Personally I found Amouage Gold,
Dia and Ciel far from my taste as well although some folks swear it's the best. Alas, I had high hopes for them. I
don't think they're terrible but strike me as scents of a bygone era, e.g., something a circa 1965 balding lounge
lizard complete with polyester leisure suite, white shoes, polker chips and a maitai would dig. Of course I prefer
the lighter more summery scents like Weekend, Bulgari Aqua or L'eau D'Issay Miyake.
belgareth
12-16-2005, 02:56 AM
A while back, I
got some of the samples from Amouage, including the Gold, Dia and Ciel.
I don't find any of these fragrances to
be appealing.
Is it just me, or does anyone else think that the product is overrated and doesn't smell all that
great.
Personally, I think Joop!, Obsession and Acqua Di Gio just to name a few are far better.Somebody
sent me some of those samples too. Very over-rated.
Icehawk
12-16-2005, 11:48 AM
Amouage haters!:blink:
catlord17
12-16-2005, 12:01 PM
I just received my samples in
the mail. They're sitting righ here in front of me. Unfortunately, they are "pour femme". My name is one of
those that can be male or female, but most people think of as being female. So apparently, I get the short end of
the stick yet again because of it.
Regardless, I like two of the three (of Espirit, Dia and Ciel), but not a
whole lot. Reminds me a lot of what my grandmother used to wear. It's potent stuff, though... I sprayed ONE spray
of each, away from myself, in still air (just to get some on the spray head to be able to smell it), and ended up
smelling like them. My roommate said I smelled like an old lady.
I was not impressed with plastic tester
bottles that look like teenie bopper lip glosses, and the scents were nice, but not my thing. I wish I had
specified samples for men...
NaughtieGirl
12-16-2005, 12:16 PM
I just
received my samples in the mail. They're sitting righ here in front of me. Unfortunately, they are "pour femme". My
name is one of those that can be male or female, but most people think of as being female. So apparently, I get the
short end of the stick yet again because of it.
Regardless, I like two of the three (of Espirit, Dia and Ciel),
but not a whole lot. Reminds me a lot of what my grandmother used to wear. It's potent stuff, though... I sprayed
ONE spray of each, away from myself, in still air (just to get some on the spray head to be able to smell it), and
ended up smelling like them. My roommate said I smelled like an old lady.
I was not impressed with plastic
tester bottles that look like teenie bopper lip glosses, and the scents were nice, but not my thing. I wish I had
specified samples for men...
:lol: That's like when I received the SOE for men, a long time ago!
Seriously though, l have to agree with Tim929 - the ONLY way to test a perfume is to see how it interacts with
your own body chemistry. I love Dia (None of the others though). Then Gold is pretty similar, but just too heavy and
too "old". And you're right, one spray goes a long way with this stuff.
Hey - back to your dilemma - It's
Christmas... give the box to someone!
Holmes
12-16-2005, 12:19 PM
Something's always "overrated" if
you don't like it and other people do. It basically means, "I don't know what all of these idiots are raving
about."
I was (and am) blown away by Dia, but never saw the charm in the others. I don't get the
Gold craze at all. But that's me.
Plus don't forget that perfume does
change it's smell on you after a period of time , At first I thought the amouage (dia) was foul but after I let it
"sit" for a while (an hour or two) it wasn't so stinky, in fact I liked it!
:cheers:
catlord17
12-16-2005, 01:08 PM
I will have to try it on
myself before I give it away, if that is what I decide to do, but I know a few women who might enjoy it.
In any
case, I can't try it right now because I am still using up my first batch of Secret Death Sauce, which smells
perhaps better than any other scent I have ever come across. (To me, of course.)
thenoser
12-16-2005, 01:46 PM
i agree with gaf. i have not
tried anything from amouage, but my favorite cologne, creed's bois du portugal, smells like beef stew when i first
spray it on. it takes about 30 minutes for the drydown to turn it into a very warm and sweet smell on me. you
really need to apply it to your skin and then let the scent develope awhile before drawing conclusions.
CptKipling
12-16-2005, 05:33 PM
I liked Dia a lot, Ciel less,
and Gold not at all.
Friendly1
12-17-2005, 02:17 PM
I've had girls literally melt
in my arms when I've been wearing Amouage Dia. It's going to depend totally on your body chemistry. That is why
experimentation is so important when you're dealing with colognes and pheromones.
Of course, you need to learn
how others react to your colognes. Men don't seem to like the Amouage Dia on me but many women/girls do. Of
course, it's not supposed to appeal to men so that says something right there.
But if you don't get good
results from your target audience with any particular cologne, then it's not a good choice for you.
And if you
do get good results, but you still cannot tolerate the fragrance yourself, you should still at least know what
"family" of fragrances work for you. You may find a similar fragrance that works well enough and doesn't make you
gag.
You have to be comfortable with yourself or you won't get anywhere in attracting people.
DrSmellThis
12-17-2005, 05:03 PM
The problem isn't with
Amouage. Artistically, it is clear that they have achieved something special and brilliant in perfuming. It's like
saying Dylan was a good folk musician. A lot of people dislike his music, even for good reasons, from their
perspective. He had an attitude, and his voice wasn't sweet, or pretty. That doesn't make him bad, or even matter.
His music is very skilled, brilliant, deep, nuanced, pointed; and beautiful to many, especially people who know what
they are talking about.
People who only like trendy, summery, or light and simple scents, and who hate heavy
scents, won't like Amouage Gold, to be sure. It's a completely different category of perfume. Amouage Gold smells
great on me, even the women's formula. But I've always worn heavy, complex, natural scents well, even though I
don't have dark skin. My personality is complex and heavy in some ways, if that has anything to do with it. I
wanted to like the Dia badly -- the one the Noses are currently raving about the most -- but couldn't make myself.
I also rarely wear light, citrusy scents like Aqua, even though I appreciate that they're great for many.
Everybody's different, thank goodnesss.
Somebody also might have natural perfumes smell the best on them that
are no particular achievement in perfuming. Who cares? Wear what you like, what smells good on you, and what works.
The only thing I tend to feel strongly about is staying away from the cheap synthetic stuff. I think that if you
try lots of the finest perfumes and essential oils you can learn to avoid that. It's still important to develop
your own sense of smell so that, from your own standards at least, your taste gets better -- more educated, more
subtle, more mature (no, mature doesn't mean "old and decrepit"), and more sophisticated. A lot of the very best
smells, ambergris for example, are aquired tastes.
Because smelling is at once a skill, an art, and a
preference, the touch of humility shown by our esteemed, intelligent forum members is laudable. I'm glad people are
trying samples before purchasing $150 bottles.
And if any of you want to get rid of
unwanted or maybe aquire some fragrence samples check the "Exchange" thread in Open Discussion...
Don't let em
go to waste.
(self-promotion time...)
catlord17
12-18-2005, 11:12 PM
I had my girlfriend try the
one she liked best after she smelled the atomizers, and it was Espirit. I like that one, too, but when she sprayed
it on and let it settle into her own chemistry, it smelled like pure baby powder. I was disappointed. (I don't
claim to be excellent as a nasal detective, of course.) I tried to get her to try the other one I like, which is
Eau d'Amouage, but she was in a crabby mood and refused. I suspect she is going to thank me later for giving these
to her, now that she works in an upscale store. :-)
They sent me all women's formulas, and I'm not sure I dare
try them on myself yet.
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