Lyric Man (2008)
by Amouage

Top Notes: Bergamot, Lime
Middle Notes: Rose, Angelica, Orange Blossom, Galbanum, Ginger, Nutmeg, Saffron
Base Notes: Pine, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Musk, Incense
A rose is a rose, is a rose... but in this case, so much more than a rose! The spicy and oriental notes abound to escort and support the rich, pure Damask rose in this scent. Her only floral competition is orange blossom, and the rest of the spicy, resinous crew make her smell pretty green and just a little bit earthy. This is going to be a trip to wear!

A muted rose fragrance that feels very clean, in the same kind of clean style as Gendarme. Overall, Lyric Man is like a soapy, very soft rose supported by very light spices and frankincense. Very fresh, clean and ethereal, while still maintaining a bit of musky sweetness.There's no way this could ever offend anyone, and that's a great feat for a rose fragrance. It's surprisingly unisex and even has a very fresh note that you could describe as something akin to cucumber-musk.

Everything here is impeccably balanced and the quality is very high - there's not a hint of anything that smells "obviously" synthetic or unpleasant. My only peeve is that it's slightly boring and lacks a bit of "kick" or "life," if you will. I'm very impressed with Amouage's releases these days and this is another one to add to the list of good ones.

8.75/10

Lyric for Men is a gentle rose and frankincense scent that is very refined and impeccably balanced fragrance. It is so tightly blended that I had to several wearings before I began to identify the notes here - and they are very hard to identify because they blend so seamlessly.

The opening smells like like a light dusting of saffron over a very pure rose scent which might contain a bit of geranium to give it depth. To connect the rose to the frankincense are some familiar incense mid tone notes that smoothe the contrasts or remove the sharp edges - possibly nutmeg and/or cardamom that leads to the almost mystical scent of the Omani silver frankincense. After the rose it is the frankincense that is the real star of this fragrance. The rose and silver frankincense blend wonderfully well and leads to a light wood base that smells like cedar + patchouli to me. If there is oud in this blend, it is very lightly done and is a more ethereal oud like a light Indonesian agarwood that might add the wood dry lift that I smell trailing behind the silver frankincense note.

This is not a deep or dark rose scent and there are no big dramas or contrasts. It is a low tone poem of similar notes. But it is a very rewarding and wonderfully uplifiting rose, frankincense and wood mens perfume. Good stuff!

Amouage Lyric: it is no doubt one of the best (if not "the best") Rose based fragrance. dense like a rosed based sherbet. Beautiful accord of rose petals mingle with other florals accords in the opening...it;s unmistakebly "red" in color/feel...as in red roses. By mids, angelica add to the bite (white smoke like effect) which is so familiar (creed angelique incens)...basenotes holds the rose notes till the end with lovely sillage.
This one is for special occassions, especially evenings where you would like to make your presense felt in a soothing at the same time, mesmerising way. Initially it may feel generic..but couple of wears down the line, it'd be irreplaceble. one of the best rose based scent out there.
13 August 2009

Really amazing fragrance -- I wasn't sure when the rose note kicked in, but it's shot through with some gorgeous non citrus fruit and berries, which takes it to another level. Lyric is very lush, rich and syrupy with an astonishing drydown. I love Paestum Rose and Rossy de Palma, but never purchased -- I had no hesitation here.

An interesting, subtle composition with nice top notes that dries down into something too feminine for me. I've got the Amouage men's sampler and am wearing it right now, and I keep getting hits of some sort of vaginal aroma - not that I mind that smell at all, in other circumstances... this seems to be a more unisex-tending-towards-feminine fragrance. Not bad, but I'll pass on it.