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Interlude Man
Eau de parfum · Pierre Negrin
A tumult of spices and smoke, at the centre of which a moment of calm opens.
- House
- Amouage
- Family
- Woody
- Perfumer
- Pierre Negrin
- Year
- Not disclosed
Interlude Man begins in disorder: bergamot collides with oregano and pimento berry, a dry, almost rough opening. Then the composition gathers itself around incense, amber, rockrose and opoponax, a dense golden smoke that seems to suspend time.
The base, of leather, oud, patchouli and sandalwood, lends the whole a masterful gravity. A powerful, well-built fragrance for winter evenings and for those who like a trail to tell a story.
Olfactory pyramid
- TopThe first minutes
- HeartThe signature
- BaseThe trail
Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
Seasons
- Autumn
- Winter
Moments
- Night
Interlude Man in detail
Amouage was born in Oman, the historic land of frankincense and myrrh, and combines the Arabian tradition of perfume with Western perfumery. Interlude Man, signed by Pierre Negrin, offers a dramatic version of it: a fragrance built on the contrast between turmoil and calm, as its name, meaning an intermission, suggests.
The official pyramid makes this clear. The top is dry and sharp: bergamot, oregano and pimento berry. The heart is made of resins and smoke, with amber, incense, labdanum and opoponax. The base gathers leather, oud, patchouli and sandalwood for a deep, dark foundation.
It is an autumn and winter fragrance, best kept for the evening: a night out, a cold evening, an occasion when you are happy to wear a fragrance with presence.
In our catalogue, Decision 42, from the same house, shares its bergamot, incense, labdanum, patchouli and sandalwood; Drunk Lovers by Born To Stand Out brings together bergamot, amber, sandalwood and patchouli; No1 Masculine by Clive Christian finds pimento berry, bergamot, amber and sandalwood again.
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