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· woody backbone
Released 2018 by Olivia Giacobetti
**En Passant Limited Edition 2018** feels like spring air just after a short rain: cool, transparent and lightly green. The lilac is not powdery or retro here; it smells damp and alive, like a branch leaning through an open window.
Shared notes: lilac, cucumber, petitgrain, wheat, jasmine, watery notes
Where it differs: green notes, orange blossom, white musk, woody notes
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· floral heart
Released 1995
**Amouage Ubar** opens with a bright, almost sparkling citrus glow, though this is not cologne-like freshness so much as a dense, oil-lit radiance.
Shared notes: orange, jasmine, lily of the valley, rose, amber, sandalwood
Where it differs: mandarin, litsea cubeba, violet leaf, ylang-ylang
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· floral heart
Released 2012 by Olivier Cresp
**Beloved Woman** opens in a dry, spiced register: pepper and cardamom bring a velvety sharpness, while mandarin flashes briefly like a small beam of light.
Shared notes: jasmine, rose, carnation, amber, vanilla, sandalwood
Where it differs: pepper, cardamom, mandarin, coriander
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· floral heart
**Afrah** by Amouage feels like a dense oriental evening: resinous warmth, soft smoke, and velvety depth. The opening is rich and almost meditative, then on skin it gradually turns rounder and calmer.
Shared notes: Rose, Honey, Jasmine, Amber, Sandalwood, Vanilla
Where it differs: Incense, Saffron, Oud, Ylang-ylang
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· spicy heat
Released 2016 by Pierre Montale
Shared notes: orange, rose, sandalwood, musk, amber, vanilla
Where it differs: saffron, bergamot, spices, patchouli
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· woody backbone
Released 2014
Shared notes: rose, jasmine, cedar, amber, musk, sandalwood
Where it differs: bergamot, black currant, raspberry, patchouli