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· floral heart
**Eau d’Amouage** opens with a dry, faintly spiced citrus accord: bergamot and lemon feel muted rather than sparkling, like light through dense fabric.
Shared notes: bergamot, coriander, rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, sandalwood
Where it differs: lemon, sage, lily of the valley, amber
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Released 2008 by Daniel Maurel
Amouage Lyric Woman opens dry and spicy: cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger create a warm, almost peppery breath, while bergamot adds a short citrus flash.
Shared notes: bergamot, rose, geranium, ylang-ylang, jasmine, sandalwood
Where it differs: cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, orris root
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· floral heart
**Badr Al Badour** opens with a dry, lightly spiced citrus accord: the bergamot feels muted, like light filtered through sheer fabric rather than sparkling zest.
Shared notes: bergamot, coriander, rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, frankincense
Where it differs: saffron, cardamom, iris, amber
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· floral heart
Released 2008 by Pierre Montale
**Montale Oriental Flowers** opens as a dense floral cloud: rose and jasmine arrive at once, bright and almost velvety, lifted by the slight bitterness of bergamot. In the first minutes it feels warm and full, like fabric left in the sun.
Shared notes: rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, bergamot, patchouli, vetiver
Where it differs: woody notes, orris root, amber, vanilla
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**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: bergamot, rose, geranium, frankincense, patchouli, sandalwood
Where it differs: pink pepper, saffron, cardamom, cedar
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· floral heart
Released 2007 by Antoine Lie
**Vierges et Toreros** opens bright and dry, with citrus quickly lit by saffron and cardamom that feel spicy, almost metallic on the skin.
Shared notes: bergamot, jasmine, rose, geranium, frankincense, patchouli
Where it differs: cardamom, saffron, pear, leather