Honour Woman — Amouage
Amouage

Honour Woman

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2011

With Honour Woman, Amouage composes a tender and refined floral fragrance. It opens on bergamot and lily of the valley, reveals tuberose, gardenia and jasmine at its heart and rests on a base of white musk and vetiver.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Bergamot · Lily of the valley

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Tuberose · Gardenia · Jasmine

  3. Base Several hours

    White musk · Vetiver

What its composition says

  • Only 7 materials declared, against 1980 on average in the catalogue: the formula is tight.
  • 3 materials in the heart, against 2 on top and 2 in the base: the heart carries the composition.
  • Gardenia: a niche material, declared by only 45 of the 5,388 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • Floral, citrus, musky and woody: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 4 of 7.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Versatile, from mid-season to sunny days (15–25 °C / 59–77 °F).

Strengths

  • Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.

The success of Honour Woman by Amouage comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.

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