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· spicy heat
**Amouage Oudh Al Khaloud** opens in a dense, spicy cloud where saffron and cardamom bring a dry warmth, while pink pepper adds a fine spark at the very start.
Shared notes: pink pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, rose, frankincense, patchouli
Where it differs: saffron, oud wood, sandalwood, musk
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· floral heart
Released 2015 by Alienor Massenet
African Leather opens with vivid cardamom, a dry slightly cool geranium nuance, and a spark of pink pepper. In the first minutes it feels spicy and dense, yet without a harsh animalic leather edge.
Shared notes: cardamom, pink pepper, patchouli, cinnamon, rose, leather
Where it differs: geranium, oud
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· spicy heat
**Amouage Saffron Hamra** opens with dry, almost sparkling saffron that tingles in the air and sets a brisk spicy rhythm from the first seconds.
Shared notes: pink pepper, cardamom, rose, cinnamon, frankincense, patchouli
Where it differs: saffron, bergamot, benzoin, oud
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· floral heart
Released 2026
**Amouage Line 618** opens with a dry flash of citrus and spice: bergamot brings light, while pink pepper and cardamom add tension and depth from the first breath.
Shared notes: pink pepper, cardamom, rose, patchouli, frankincense, leather
Where it differs: bergamot, olibanum, iris, saffron
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· warm amber wear
Released 2023
**Opus VII Reckless Leather** opens with the dry, almost sparkling heat of spices: pink pepper and cardamom flare up quickly and sharply.
Shared notes: pink pepper, cardamom, leather, frankincense, amber, patchouli
Where it differs: saffron, nutmeg, oud, sandalwood
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· woody backbone
**Menace** opens with a dry, almost sparkling strike of bergamot and pink pepper, sharpened by a spicy shadow of saffron. After a few minutes it warms on the skin, and at the centre a rose appears without sweetness—more velvety than lush,…
Shared notes: pink pepper, cardamom, rose, frankincense, patchouli, amber
Where it differs: bergamot, saffron, geranium, cedar