Amouage

Fate Man

  • For men
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2013

Fate Man, signed Amouage, is a noble and enveloping woody fragrance. It opens on cardamom, cumin and bergamot, reveals cinnamon, incense and labdanum at its heart and rests on a base of oud, leather and vanilla.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Cardamom · Cumin · Bergamot

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Cinnamon · Incense · Labdanum

  3. Base Several hours

    Oud · Leather · Vanilla

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Cumin: its rarest material, which only 36 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 55.
  • Bergamot: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 43% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Spicy, woody, leather, amber, gourmand and citrus: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 3 of 9.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection Powerful
a trail that arrives before you and lingers after

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Avoid if…

  • you like to stay discreet or work in a confined space.
  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If Fate Man by Amouage seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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