Reflection Man
For a house associated with heavy resinous perfumery, Amouage Reflection Man Eau de Parfum 100ml is a deliberate step the other way, a clean and polished floral scent for men that has quietly become one of its most worn releases since it appeared in 2006. Rosemary opens it, dry and aromatic, with bitter orange leaves adding a green citrus bite and red pepper berries a light dry sparkle. The first minutes are crisp without being sharp.
The middle is where the character sits, and it is unusual for a men's fragrance. Neroli brings a clean bitter sweetness with a green floral edge, jasmine supplies a rich floral fullness, ylang ylang a creamy heady sweetness, and orris runs through all of it with its cool dry powderiness. That orris is what keeps the flowers from reading as feminine and gives the whole thing the smooth, slightly starched quality the fragrance is known for.
The base is dry and pale. Vetiver and patchouli provide root and earth, cedarwood a sharpened dryness, and sandalwood a creaminess that softens the finish. Eleven materials, arranged so that the scent stays even rather than dropping into a heavy ending. The concentration gives it a long, even wear with moderate reach, sitting close after the first hour or so. Two sprays are plenty. It suits offices, weddings, warm weather and daytime generally, and while it is sold to men it is easily worn by women.
Amouage is an Omani house, established in 1983, whose operations sit with Oman Perfumery inside the Sabco Group. Gold, the first fragrance, appeared that year as the work of French perfumer Guy Robert. Omani raw materials run through the line and the bottles are weighty and decorated, those for men topped with the hilt of a khanjar dagger. Reflection now sits alongside Jubilation, Epic, Lyric and Interlude as one of its most recognised names.
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