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The House of Amouage – Fragrances for Royalty, Executives, and Stars

July 17, 2010 By 2 Comments

Amouage Fragrance for Men Gift SetI’ve been looking for another fragrance house to augment the Creed and Bond families.  After a few references, I decided to have a sampler box of Amouage fragrances for men and women shipped from London so I can decide if I like them or not. They are the royally appointed Omani perfume house.

I have absolutely no idea what to expect – none at all.  Given the fact that the house was named for the birth place of the Sultanate of Oman, I’m going to guess the Arabian influence is heavy judging by the frankincense listed on the ingredient lists.

They are a big deal in the ultra luxury / niche market fragrance world so I’m excited.  (The history of the brand: “History of the creation of Amouage has in 1983, His Highness Sayyid Hamoud al bu Said of Oman, decided to restore the great Arabian art of perfumery to the Region. This resulted in the first Amouage fragrance, the most valuable perfume in the world.”)

If I like the fragrances themselves, I can buy individual scents at a cost of approximately €225 per 100 ml bottle, which is roughly $290.66 at today’s currency translation rates (the good thing is that my American Express card does the currency exchange for a small fee so I don’t have to worry about coming up with foreign currency – it will appear on my statement as regular dollars with a note about the exchange rate they gave me at the time of purchase).  The bad news is, I have no idea how long it will take for the samples to arrive … it could be a few days or a few weeks.

Anyway, I figured with the money we have made from Europe and the Middle East, I may as well buy some products from them.  I like this whole global marketplace thing.

The flagship Amouage store looks really cool … take a look by clicking on the pictures.

Amouge Flagship Store 5Amouage Fragrance House Flagship Store 3

Amouage Fragrance House Flagship Store 21Amouage Fragrance House Flagship Store 9

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  • Kwaters3917

    There is a place in NYC called MIN NY that sales this line…one of the few on the east coast.  I’m saving up my pennies for a bottle in September! Can’t wait-

    • Joshua Kennon

      Welcome to the site!  I’m not familiar with MIN NY but Amouage is definitely an enjoyable product line for someone who likes heavy, middle Eastern scents.  I’m crazy about the Jubilation XXV (the one for men, not to be confused with the female version, called Jubilation 25).