Bottle drawn in the shade of the fragrance
Overture 41
Extrait de parfum · Annick Ménardo
Overture's diva returns on a grander scale: saffron, calvados and rose taken to their peak.
- House
- Amouage
- Family
- Amber
- Perfumer
- Annick Ménardo
- Year
- Not disclosed
Overture 41 takes up the heroine of Overture Woman and raises her a notch: Annick Ménardo pushes the concentration to 41% and gives saffron, calvados and rose an operatic breadth. Frankincense and cinnamon open the scene, warm and piquant.
At the heart, centifolia rose leans on benzoin, geranium and a redistilled sandalwood, creamy and sophisticated. The base of vanilla, labdanum, patchouli and leather anchors these excesses in an ambery gravitas.
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
Overture 41 in detail
Amouage, born in Oman, combines the Arabian tradition of perfume with Western perfumery. Overture 41, signed by Annick Ménardo and presented as an extrait, takes saffron, calvados and rose to their peak: a spicy, ample, theatrical amber, like an opera overture.
The official pyramid opens on incense, saffron, calvados and cinnamon, a warm, spicy, slightly liqueur-like start. The heart brings together benzoin, centifolia rose, geranium and sandalwood. The base pairs vanilla, labdanum, patchouli and leather, a deep, enveloping foundation.
Overture 41 is worn in the evening, in autumn and winter: a night at the opera, a dinner, a celebration. It is best kept for those who enjoy intense fragrances.
Three amber fragrances in our catalogue share many of its materials: Amber Aoud by Roja Parfums brings together centifolia rose, cinnamon, saffron, patchouli, sandalwood and benzoin; Epic Woman, from the same house, pairs cinnamon, geranium, incense, sandalwood, patchouli and vanilla; Guidance, also by Amouage, finds incense, saffron, labdanum, sandalwood and vanilla again.
Text written with the help of AI, based on official information from the fragrance houses.