Journey Man
Journey Man by Amouage is a masculine-leaning eau de parfum in the luxury price tier. It opens with sichuan pepper, bergamot, cardamom, neroli and bitter orange, moves into juniper berry, incense and tobacco and dries down to tonka bean, cypriol, leather and ambroxan. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Sichuan Pepper Buzzy, citrus-tinged pepper. Tingles rather than burns.
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Cardamom Cool, aromatic spice with a eucalyptus lift. Smells expensive.
- Neroli Distilled orange blossom. Green, soapy and elegant.
- Bitter Orange Marmalade without the sugar. Sour and slightly medicinal.
Heart
- Juniper Berry Gin, basically. Piney, dry and bracing.
- Incense Smoky, dry and meditative. Adds gravity to anything.
- Tobacco Sweet, dried and honeyed. Nothing like a cigarette.
Dry-down
- Tonka Bean Almond, hay and vanilla in one. Warm and slightly nutty.
- Cypriol Also called nagarmotha. Smoky, leathery, earthy — a vetiver relative.
- Leather Smoky, dry and a bit animal. Can be a new jacket or an old saddle.
- Ambroxan Clean, mineral, skin-like warmth. The engine behind most modern 'beast mode' scents.
Smells like this
- Escentric Molecules Molecule 02
- Penhaligon's Terrible Teddy
- Atelier des Ors Cuir Sacré
- Thameen Chords
- Clive Christian Blonde Amber
- Mizensir Blue Gin
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