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Amouage

Interlude Man

EDP · 2012

Interlude Man by Amouage

Olfactive Profile

Incense · Spicy · Smoky · Resinous

About the Fragrance

A powerful smoky amber fragrance built around incense, oregano, leather, oud, and resins.

Note Pyramid

The composition

Composed by Pierre Negrin. A masculine fragrance for autumn & winter.

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Top notes

the opening
  • Bergamot
    Bergamot
  • Oregano
  • Pepper

Heart notes

the soul
  • Frankincense
    Frankincense
  • Amber
    Amber
  • Cistus
  • Opoponax

Base notes

the trail
  • Leather
    Leather
  • Agarwood
  • Sandalwood
    Sandalwood

Scent Profile

The fingerprint.

Freshness50
Warmth50
Sweetness50
Smokiness40
Florality50
Woodiness50

Performance

Longevity5/5
Sillage5/5
Projection5/5

Wearable in

SeasonAutumn · Winter
OccasionSignature
GenderMasculine
FamilySpicy Resinous

Main accords

IncenseSpicySmokyResinous

Signature Moodboard

The world this scent lives in.

Sacred, cold smoke, stone vaults.

Textures

  • — Cold stone
  • — Resin tear
  • — Smoked silk
  • — Aged hide
  • — Birch tar
  • — Riding glove

Materials

Frankincense · Limestone · Brushed pewter · Vegetable-tanned leather · Bridle brass · Horsehair

Atmosphere

The room

Empty cathedral at the end of vespers

Weather

The air

Fog at dawn, 5°C

Interior Design

Monastic

Stone walls, beeswax candles, a single icon

Season

Autumn · Winter

Wears best in autumn and winter.

City Match

Rome at six in the morning

Also at home in Kyoto, Mount Athos, New York.

Literary Match

Endō — Silence

Silence — Endō · The Cloud of Unknowing — Anonymous

In one line

Amouage

Interlude Man — sacred, cold smoke, stone vaults.

Imagery courtesy of Unsplash

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