Amouage
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Pink pepper and cumin burst forth with an almost peppery, slightly savory intensity that immediately establishes this as no ordinary rose fragrance. Cinnamon arrives as reinforcement, creating a spice cabinet aroma that's genuinely warm but never sweet, catching you slightly off-guard with its restraint.
As the spice begins its graceful retreat, Damask rose emerges—but it's a rose filtered through tea leaves and geranium's green bite, creating something austere and almost perfumey. Frankincense and oud begin their patient ascent, introducing smoke and resin that transform the composition into something altogether more serious and meditative.
What remains is primarily base—a creamy, woody skeleton of sandalwood and gaiac wood softened by white musk and vanilla, wrapped in amber's golden warmth. The fragrance clings to skin in its final hours as a vaguely smoky, olfactory scar, more felt than smelled, gradually fading into ghost-like traces of incense and earth.
Epic Woman announces itself with the confidence of someone who has nothing left to prove. Cécile Zarokian constructs a fragrance built on spice and smoke rather than sweetness, and the difference is immediately apparent. The pink pepper and cumin create an almost savoury opening—these aren't decorative notes but structural pillars that support everything that follows. When the Damask rose finally emerges, it arrives as a sophisticated counterpoint to the spice, darkened by tea's astringent tannins and deepened by geranium's peppery green notes.
This is a fragrance for those who understand that luxury doesn't require brightness. The heart settles into a contemplative space where jasmine whispers beneath waves of frankincense and oud, creating an almost resinous warmth that feels both ancient and deliberate. The woody base—gaiac wood, sandalwood, and a touch of patchouli—builds steadily, never overwhelming the florals but anchoring them with a leathery, almost tobacco-like undertone. Bourbon vanilla and white musk add creamy softness, but amber and smoke ensure the composition never tips into gourmand territory.
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