Amouage Lyric Woman has been on my 'must sample' list for months. Highly recommended, I had equally high hopes that it would fulfill my craving for dark rose perfumes.
I wait for the sample with great anticipation, practicing my twirling techniques to adequately prepare for what I know will be my New Perfume Love.
Finally, it arrives.
Gently, I open the package and then the sample and apply it on the back of my left hand, waiting for the magic to happen. My first impression? Extreme heaviness, sweetness and - don't throw things - old lady.
Not at all what I expected.
Not at all what I expected.
Normally, heavy, dark perfumes appeal to me (hello, Borneo), but Lyric's opening is decidedly off-putting.
This perfume floods my brain with the image of a woman wearing a fur coat and lots of jewelry with blood red fingernails and her hair in an elaborate updo. She stands too close, has slightly bad breath and calls everyone 'dahlink.'
This perfume floods my brain with the image of a woman wearing a fur coat and lots of jewelry with blood red fingernails and her hair in an elaborate updo. She stands too close, has slightly bad breath and calls everyone 'dahlink.'
I almost scrub.
After talking myself off the Ledge of Nasty Top Notes, I decide to wait, breathe and hope that something else happens. Fortunately, it does.
But it takes a really long time. And, in the end, it's not enough.
Perhaps it's the cinnamon/ginger/spicy thing that ruins it for me. Cinnamon in perfume is just wrong. And it hurts my nose. Ylang-ylang? Not a favorite, either.
Perhaps it's the cinnamon/ginger/spicy thing that ruins it for me. Cinnamon in perfume is just wrong. And it hurts my nose. Ylang-ylang? Not a favorite, either.
At any stage, I don't love it. Not even close.
My sample of Lyric Woman will be filed in the So Not Me box where it can enjoy a spot of tea with Tom Ford's Black Orchid.
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Josephine I'm sorry this wasn't for you. Usually you and I enjoy similar perfumes, so I find, but clearly this is one where we diverge! I love Lyric Woman, but hey ho, skin chemistry and other things can make a big difference on occasion.
ReplyDeleteMichael, I was surprised, too, because you and I are kind of perfume soul mates.
ReplyDeleteActually, I can imagine Lyric Woman being great on a man.
And I love Lyric Man! It's a bit more optimistic and 'fresh,' for lack of a more intelligent description. Still, it retains its rosy darkness and drama. Wonderful.
Thanks for your recommendation - it led me to both of the Lyrics!
Well, this is interesting. I have both Lyric Woman and Lyric Man waiting for a proper test. I, too, have been assuming that Lyric Woman will knock me over, if perhaps not quite enough to spend money on more than a 1ml sample. Now I have Doubts--especially since Lyric Man, so far, hasn't been much more than Perfectly Nice.
ReplyDeleteJosephine I'm glad you enjoy Lyric Man, at least! It is very distinctive, I find. (Not sure how slightly bad breath fits with comment 4 though! Hurrah for spam...)
ReplyDeleteHi ChickenFreak - I'll be interested to hear what you think of Lyric Woman. It knocked me over, but not in the way I hoped.
ReplyDeleteI haven't twirled in such a long time too...:(
ReplyDeleteHi Marina, thanks for visiting! Honestly, I haven't twirled for a while either. Black Aoud continues to amaze me and a White Aoud FB is on its way (after numerous samples/decants).
ReplyDeleteIt's official - I'm on an aoud kick! This, too, shall pass.
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