Lyric Woman (2008)
by Amouage

Lyric Woman is a marvellous spicy floral-incense fragrance, with sweet fruity undertones cascading throughout. The overall sweetness of the composition is further enhanced by a rich oriental base of the vanilla, woods and incense. With such masterful blending, the overall result is simply divine.

This is a deep and opulent scent, which I much prefer over the anaemic Lyric Man – there’s more oomph and complexity, and (as a result) is more satisfying to wear. Its longevity is above average but, for the price Amouage is charging, it could have been somewhat better. Lyric Woman also has decent sillage and, although it’s not necessarily a sillage monster, will certainly please more than it will disappoint.

Overall, I think Amouage have really outdone themselves on this one and see it as a superior compositon to the recently re-released Ubar. For me, there was a certain ‘hollowness’ to Ubar that prevented me from enjoying it as much as I would have liked. No matter, as they are both worthy creations.

This is most certainly Amouage’s best creation to date.

Dark roses on a bed of incense. I didn't expect to like Lyric as I thought it sounded too flowery, but even though there are flowers, notably rose, they are perfectly blended with smoky woods and incense, and I was happily surprised to smell a little spiciness in the middle somewhere. There is just a touch of vanilla but it's not at all food-y. Lyric seems "deep" and many-layered to me. Wish it didn't cost quite so much $$$!

Lyric Woman is just gorgeous. It's very much like Guerlain's Nahema and Caron's Parfum Sacre decided to have a beatiful, spicy, brilliant, cherubic baby. Anyone who loves rich roses, spices and incense will enjoy this fragrance. Excellent.

Amouage’s Lyric scents are one of those rare male-female pairs that actually amount to gender-adjusted versions of the same basic fragrance idea: in this case, a spicy, fruity rose on a base of woods and incense. As is often the case among such pairs, it is the female member that is the more daring and original. What separates Lyric Woman from Lyric Man are an enhanced vinous, jammy accent to the rose and a decadent, vaguely animalic, or even “meaty” accord buried underneath the incense and spices. Together these two olfactory elements lend Lyric Woman a degree of extra “kick” that’s missing in its mate. In broad terms, I’d characterize Lyric Woman as a spicy floral-oriental scent, one whose lineage would include Guerlain’s Nahéma and Caron’s Parfum Sacré. Lyric is not as fruity as Nahéma, but sweeter than Parfum Sacré, and its incense is softer, smoother, and more fully integrated.

For all of its depth, I am surprised to find Lyric Woman relatively short-lived on my skin. Generous application might help, but as this is a far-reaching scent with ample sillage, and I’m not sure just how much I’d want to wear. Longevity aside, Lyric Woman is a compelling and seductive scent, superior, perhaps even as a masculine, to Lyric Man. Without doubt worth a try for lovers of rose scents and spicy orientals.

This is a lovely, slightly sharp, spicy rose fragrance. Very elegant and high quality. It stays quite close to the skin on me, and lasts reasonable well, though nowhere near as long as Gold and Dia unfortunately. Definitely recommended to all lovers of rose fragrances.