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Honour Man by Amouage, 2011

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12 reviews
83% Positive Reviews
Rated #2675 in Fragrances
Pros:
“longevity, projection, rich”
Cons:
“may be too strong/rich for some, price”
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By Marathon Alchemist
At first I was not impressed. I thought, "Really? After Epic, Memoir, Ciel and even Dia?" I love Amouage and was not fond of Honour Man at first sniff. I was not convinced. The day went on as I tested it and by the end of the day I knew it was something special. I wanted a strong, peppery scent that wouldn't fall short or overdo itself. The scent stood by me all day and lingered into the next. The stuff is strong. The scent is a clean pepper provided by geranium. It is pepper sculpted by incense. It is a pepper fragrance with wearability and personality. An enhancing quality to one's own characteristics that blends with and becomes a part of you. I thought Memoir or Epic was going to be my first Amouage but after spending the day/night/morning/evening with Honour, it was clear that this would be my entry into the wonderful world of Amouage.
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By reveillee

Pros: longevity, projection, rich

Cons: may be too strong/rich for some, price

Surprisingly this has great longevity and sillage.  Rich but in a different way than most Amouages.  In my opinion, this reminded me of a less dirty Terre d'Hermes.  A hidden gem in the Amouage line.

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By iivanita
Did you smell VIP for men by Carolina Herrera? That's the same idea, peppery note holds the center of the stage, as if someone gives you pepper for lunch, i cant feel satisfaction in it! The only nice thing about it is some geranium, that makes it fresh and light but the dry down is all about peppers and you can get the very same with VIP! Disappointment
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By miaw2
Honour is a fantastic spicy/woody fragrance and very unique. Sillage, lasting power and projection are great. Thumbs up for the fragrance and thumbs down for the price.
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By nonsisa
Typical Amouage scent for people who like it harsh. If you know Epic Man, Honour makes kind of the impression to be the basic for the former. The strongest notes to my nose are Cedar and Frankincense. Very powerful and excellent longevity tough might not be for everybody.
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By Kaern
Heavy, intoxicating mix of peppers, musks and a very prominent tonka note. This is all topped off by Amouage's terrific frankincense note, which I am a real sucker for. Very lush and lasts for ever on me. Best in show since Jubilation XXV imo. I feel an Interlude coming.
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By gimmegreen
The main lesson of Honour Man is that theres pepper and theres pepper. Theres the stuff that gets up your nose and makes you sneeze and then theres this which makes the nostrils flare with bliss, a complex dancing thing that introduces a lovely, light and pretty classy geranium and vetiver accord. A sharp frankincense-cedar accord keeps the wearer on their toes. Ill agree with those who complain that perfumes like Honour Man represent the mainstreaming of a line known for OTT riches; this does not proclaim difference, but then it doesnt need to. This is mainstream in the most suave and distinguished way, a perfume of restraint and elegance. The whole experience of wearing it is clean, cool like a fresh shirt and pretty enticing. I felt I could happily wear it day after day, until I did just that and found my interest flagging. The drydown is curiously fougere-like with a wisp of laundry musks trailing around it. My main grouch is that it wears pretty close to the skin and has a half-day life; cant justify the expense for that.
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By alfarom
A spicy-woody geranium. We could talk for hours about Honour Man but, to me, this is just a decent spicy woody geranium. It opens with a well orchestrated blend of pepper (pink and black) that results quite interesting expecially if compared to other more popular deliveries in the same vein. It speaks clealry and says: "this is how we do it". Nutmeg makes it appearance right away providing even more complexity to the countless nouances of the opening. So far, so good... Suddendly, a bold geranium note joined by a massive woody vetiver base break in and, together with the usual smoky cedarwood-frankincense signature, lead the fragrance towards a more conventional territory. In this phase (which is the main part of the fragrance), Honour Man is still incredibly pleasant but it fails in originality and overall quality. Think about Kenzoair (pepper-vetiver), Encre Noir (Iso E Super and vetiver), CDG2Man (smoky and fresh incense), Sel De Vetiver (vetiver and geranium) and Sycomore (incense and vetiver) and you'll get an idea. Downline: Honour Man smells pretty darn good but for the same price of 50ml you can get 200ml of Sycomore. How it sounds? Recent reformulations and some of the newest releases made me think they're trying to "standardize" their fragrances at Amouage.
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By Sunsetspawn
Every Amouage I've smelled has managed to have that damn frankincense note shoehorned into it. It's become detrimental to brand. At this point I can't even blame the perfumer because it's obvious that there is a corporate mandate to use the stuff. This is generic, fresh peppery nonsense PLUS FRANKINCENSE. When I smell this I have no desire to continue smelling it.
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Top NotesPink Pepper, Black Pepper
Middle NotesGeranium, Elemi, Nutmeg
Base NotesPatchouli, Frankincense, Cedarwood, Vetiver, Tonka Beans, Musk
Launched Date2011
GenderMen
PerfumerNathalie Feisthauer
AvailabilityIn Production
ByAmouage
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