Tribute Attar (2009)
by Amouage

Amazing, intense, supreme

frankincense, saffron, floral notes, Jasmine, Rose Taifi, leather, tobacco, cedarwood, patchouli, vetiver

The beginnning plunges straight into a gorgeous frankincense with saffron and a floral note; on my skin it takes a while for a nice rose to develop. Jasmine and an intense tobacco merge into a rich cedarwood note, whilst in the later stages a feshness emerges that is vetiver-driven, with patchouli giving it a slightly deeper and rougher edge for a moment. On my skin the incense is alway present, like the backbone of this great fragrance. The quality of the product components is amazing, the overall blending very smooth, and the overall end result is a unique scent. Very good silage an projection. I used a homeopathic amount only and got eight hours of longevity, a perfume-like performance.

23 October, 2013

Fit for a king

Rich, dense, luxurious and enveloping. The foremost notes in this stunner are tobacco, incense, leather, rose & jasmine. The initial smoky blast soon subsides, allowing the pretty florals to shine through more brightly. The density, smoke and leather notes in Tribute initially recall Puredistance M but in Tribute the floral notes are louder and the spices toned down; these differences become more obvious as time passes. As a result I find Tribute more exuberant and uplifting; carmine red rather than mahogany brown. A sultry Shalimar-ish musk is evident in the drydown and is magnified alluringly by increased body heat.

A little bit goes a long, long way so there is no need to buy the bigger bottle unless you plan on wearing little else, or like to announce your presence well in advance. A dab or two in the crooks of the elbows and behind the ears is ample. In fact, those tiny samples you can buy from the usual sources are good for several wearings if you don't overdo it.

My only reservation is that, even with a shy application, I find it a bit OTT in its outspoken opulence; too overtly beautiful for comfortable day-to-day wear by this non-Sultan (film-star looks notwithstanding). {Review based on a sample obtained in 2011}.

Pros: Potent, exotic, beguiling
Cons: Needs a wallet and crown to match

09 June, 2013

Sexy, buttery, easily wearable anytime anywhere. Its truly wonderful. Its got all the notes I love, rose, tobacco, incense, leather, vetiver and delivers it so masterfully blended its hard to work out were one note ends and another beings.

I've decided not to buy it though. I already have Cuir de Russe extrait and CdG Avignon and these two together sort of tick all the boxes in two fragrances that Tribute does in one. Plus I have a couple of rose soliflores (including Mukhallat Al Emirates) that keep me happy on that front.

In that context, I simply can't justify the eye-watering price. If money were no object, I'd have snapped it up.

If you love Cuir de Russe extrait but find it a bit too floral or feminine, this is like a more masculine equivalent.

12 May, 2013

ashes to ashes , dust to dust, tribute to life

this is fruity- smokey addictive combination, very oudhy in the start (fermented fruity note)----after 8 hours goes more smokey...very ashy...

complete opposite of sublime light bright Homage, this one is dark, deep, dense with unbeleivable elegance and refinment of these heavy notes, all natural smelling,

it holds for 4 days on the wool , before it goes to beautiful cedarwood drydown...its multifaceted scent although all covered in dark colours, its never heavy, although projects a mile! 1 drop only!

i love it more then Homage, that oudy-smokey combo is just so arabic in my view

24 February, 2013 (Last Edited: 26 February, 2013)

Bought this tribute in december in amouage shop in Muscat, Oman.
the best oil you can get out of the middle east!!

Got my nose in several attars, but this one stood out as it's simply outstanding.
intriguing character and ungraspable beauty.

Bought my ex the attar homage (chew on this!), for it's the best onecan leave behind when gone: the attar smell.

09 September, 2012

I get the frankincense right up front and it stays, along with a lot of other notes. I do not always get rose in the drydown, though this morning I did. I'm very sparing with this; bought 1ml decant. If I had a healthier bank account I'd buy this one, tootsweet.

May a relative beginner at frags be honest? This transported me back to hunting deer in northern Minnesota. The overall blast I got hit me right in my memories... of a garbage fire and maybe an ashtray. I believe it is a sign of a divine entity that a frag can smell like those two unattractive "things" and yet be mindblowingly good. This is powerful, powerful stuff.

Sorry if this is not specific. Go find yourself some Tribute.

16 June, 2012