Sampling Amouage Fragrances - Opus III, Portrayal, Imitation & Journey Woman

In this video I try 4 different Amouage fragrances - Opus III, Portrayal Woman, Journey Woman and Imitation Woman. I have different experiences and my thoughts change drastically when tried on skin vs paper. Have you tried any of these perfumes? What do you think?
Portrayal has more notes than I listed, from Amouage website:
Around a daring accord of Blond Tobacco and praline Vanilla, reminiscent of Craven A cigarettes, hovers the sunny scents of Jasmine flowers.
Sudden impressions of immodest Orange Blossom, the violent exuberance of empresses dressed in purple robes, the luxuriance of distant landscapes and sun-drenched Tuberoses - it is the image of a sumptuous and bygone luxury, anchored in a spicy, velvety Elemi Resinoid.
Rubies aplenty, extravagant cascades of flowers and diamonds, Portrayal Woman is a proud and playful tribute to the liberated sensuality of women in the 1920s.
Journey from Amouage website:
On a bed of cold spices, of Nutmeg and Cardamom, a voluptuous Osmanthus spreads its fruity and animalic fragrance, underlined by the milky sweetness of Apricot and the smoky transparency of Jasmine Tea Extract.
Like an ode, the heart repeats the opening tunes: Honey and Mimosa prolong the powdery thread while Jasmine Sambac fleshes out the leathery facets of its dense, indolent exhalations.
Cypriol deepens the smoke, Saffron stretches out the leather, while Vanilla blends with the enveloping aroma of Pipe Tobacco to breathe a gourmand air into an ethereal base of Cedar and Musk.
Expressive voyage through enigmatic undertones of floral leather, Journey Woman is a bold yet nuanced incarnation of utter femininity.
Imitation Woman from Amouage website:
A sticky-sweet effusion of Rose and Ylang-Ylang, flush with the sunny, fruity colours of Jasmine, grills under fluorescent neon lights.
Enlivened by vaporous, metallic, crackling Aldehydes, a black and lustrous Liquorice blows its balsamic accents of caramel-leather spiked with coffee on the acidulous and tenacious greenness of Blackcurrant Buds.
A lively psychedelic trance rinsed with hypnotic colours, it completes its melting of hues in a peaceful, creamy and solid Nag-Champa accord of Patchouli and Frankincense, softened by a scruple of Sandalwood.
An overwhelming wave of blinding aldehydes and multicoloured florals, Imitation Woman is an olfactory reproduction of New York City's multiculturalism in the 1970s.
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About me - I'm Claire and I live in the UK. My taste in perfumes is usually quite sweet but not too sweet, I love white florals but not tuberose so much. I like gourmands as long as they smell like perfumes still, I require my perfumes to change a little bit as I wear them ie not linear. I don't enjoy oud, leather, cumin, saffron or strong patchouli however there can be occasions where I do like perfumes with these notes if they are not too dominant. I enjoy most florals as long as they are backed up with something sweet or perhaps resins / insense. I tend to not enjoy anything very soapy. I also don't really enjoy very green fragrances. I am averse to overdoses of ambroxan and iso E super (timbersilk or similar) just because I find it annoying! I have no problem with synthetics in perfumery but I do enjoy perfumes that have some notes that at least smell like they could be from nature. My favourite type of perfumery is indie and I love Francesca Bianchi, Teone Reinthal, 4160 Tuesdays and Papillon Artisan Perfumes.
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[@Dr.Wolfstar]

Portrayal is my fav. The jasmin and tobacco mixed together....sooo addictive. BUT Only for jasmine lovers, not a blind buy!

[@Smurfygurly]

It’s beautiful I think it’s my favourite but keep changing my mind!

[@schari30]

Portrayal is an absolute stunner, one of my faves from the house. That herbal note that you pick up is very much what green tobacco leaves smell like. The contrast of Jasmin, fresh/green tobacco leaves, and vanilla is masterful and dead sexy.

[@tigeygirl]

Portrayal is the only Amouage I still own. To my nose, besides the jasmine, I get a lot of elemi. I have to be in the right mood for it, but when I am it’s magical.

[@Smurfygurly]

It’s gorgeous for sure

[@nadisa76]

I have been ignoring Amouage for the longest time, always thinking they are inaccessible for me and way and too expensive. And then this year I got my nose on Portrayal, and Sunshine, and Material and I fell down the Amouage rabbit hole. Now I own 8 bottles, allbeauty has great deals sometimes (I got Interlude for 80ish pounds). Journey is on my ‘To sniff’ list, and Overture, and Boundless and the new releases. Great house, very unusual fragrances, at least some of them.

[@gazzap6664]

Hi, I have Portrayal Man which isa violet leaf bomb.. it has some similarities to Fahrenheit simply because the leading notes are both violet leaf but they are not the same,, very unusual, really nice fragrance. The one that I found really good from Amouage is Material,, years ago i went on holiday to Mauritius, I bought back a big bunch of vanilla pods. What I noticed is that they smelt very different to the vanilla essence you get here, they were woodier, earthier and more plant like in their smell whilst still maintaining that vanilla aroma. When i smelt Material it instantly reminded me of that, basically it smells like real, fresh vanilla pods. Very unisex and very different, I highly recommend you try it..

[@maemin]

My winner is Opus VIII. this is the best part in Opus collection. I love Imitation Woman, but on my skin is amazing

[@TheTopNote]

Haha definitely have to put them on skin! I didn’t get along with Journey at all but I do love Opus III. Great one Claire!

[@scentedsnowdrops]

There's something about Portrayal just you wait is all I'll say 🤣 the only sample of something I've ever finished. It does go through a change doesn't it. Yes I got tuberose too as the tobacco grows a bit. The fruitiness does stay on me. Maybe more so when wearing than sniffing. It's damn special isn't it. Journey I liked, blind buy 🙊 glad I did but my 4th favourite too. Seems to be the one people like on me the most though. Probably the easiest most usual of them all. Imitation is tricky at first 🤣 but thst blackcurrant on me is absolutely divine and the aldehydes just make it sparkle. Like ribena on a hot day. Its definitely the one that goes through the most changes. Opus yes 😍 not quite the violet I was looking for but absolutely head over heals with that one. Just beautiful. I suspect there will be more, I've really fallen from the house. Interlude was the other I have my main eye on. Its not the easiest but ooof, nothing like the mens version. Glad u didn't hate them all 🤣

[@Smurfygurly]

Wearing Imitation now, it’s so pretty, I don’t detect the aldehydes, it’s like a sweet white floral with a honeycomb facet. There is something slightly odd though, I think it’s what smelled like greenhouse plants on paper but on skin is a bit pond like 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@scentedsnowdrops]

@@Smurfygurly yes 🤣 it is odd in bits and weird, it goes very fizzy on me. It's always interesting to see how different they can be

[@sibyl999]

I have a decant of Portrayal- it is beautiful. I heard it was white flowers and tobacco mainly.. for me I don't smell the weed, interesting.. My only bottle is Lilac Love which I do love..

[@Smurfygurly]

I only get that weed for the first 10 mins on skin, I’m wondering if it’s the tobacco accord

[@RRahmawati]

Imitation my 1st favorite from amouage.. I named her sparkling water 😍😍, this is my signature scent. Doesn’t smell anything like that 🥰🥰

[@lucaluca9704]

I have Gold, Sunshine, Dia, Portrayal and Fate and I love them all..Next one that I want so so bad is Memoir, gorgeous scent.

[@Smurfygurly]

I will be trying more now for sure!

[@justaddlight]

Thank goodness for trying them on skin!

[@Smurfygurly]

I know!

[@roseandjones8390]

I probably need to give these fragrances more time. . Jon sent me these too, and I've totally dissed the first three 🤦‍♀️. They just didn't work for me. . Opus went into a dry musky murky thing, though did get better once it settled, though it virtually disappeared. Portrayal unfortunately was Tuberose dominant and it turned me off, but i do need to give it another chance. The Imitation was horrendous. . Had to scrub it off. I'm thinking amouge might be anti lizzie chemistry or something. . I'm hoping Journey will rescue it all back 🤞 Your reaction to Portrayal is amazing. I'll definitely revisit it.

[@dcjimr1]

Need to try these. I have Epic Woman (rose/oud) and Sunshine Woman (not sure what that is exactly, but I enjoy it!), in addition to Lilac Love (truly a favorite...lilacs and chocolate). I also have Lyric Man, which is gorgeous. I agree with Jon that, in general, the ones marketed to women are more enjoyable and less in your face. That being said, I did try Interlude Black Iris and it was really interesting and I do like the dry down.

[@gazzap6664]

try Imitation man if you are keen on rose and Lyric man. it is not the same and the Rose it not super dominant but that sweet, fresh aroma is present. Amouage produce some very interesting fragrances, I think Imitation is one of those.

[@Jenn_N]

Hello Claire, I have found Amouage fragrances do need to be put on skin. Many are so complex they are both complex and challenging. It's really enjoyable to see them evolve to the dry down. I haven't collected them yet as I wonder when I would choose to wear them. They aren't easy reach fragrances. I wanted to try Portrayal but haven't because my skin tends to amp up cigarette tobacco notes and I dislike that. Sunshine has that same craven white tobacco and by the end of the day that was all that was left. The ones I have tried are Lyric, Material, Epic, Sunshine, Lilac Love, Blossom and Crimson Rocks. I would like to still try all the ones I haven't yet tested just because it's an amazing experience. Sometimes patchouli can initially come across to my nose as being weedy. I wonder if that could have been what you were smelling? Thanks for sharing your first impressions. - Jenn

[@12prettythings10]

Great video, thanks, Claire! Really want to sample a lLilac Love

[@Tina-wi7we]

A rabbit hole, oh boy ✨💚

[@Smurfygurly]

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[@timwilcox9600]

Honey and Lemon! Off for a Lemsip. Covid finally caught up with me after nearly three years!

[@Smurfygurly]

Oh no!!

[@ems_h.eartnotes]

Jon sent me Portrayal, Journey and Imitation too. I've caned the Imitation already on skin. Can't wait to try the others on skin. We're all off down that Amouage rabbit hole now!

[@Smurfygurly]

It’s so funny, I wasn’t that keen on Imitation on paper but on skin it’s lovely, so floral and sweet.

[@ems_h.eartnotes]

@@Smurfygurly definitely different on skin. I get fizzy blackcurrant and delicate flowers and the drydown is lovely. Would definitely snag it if I saw a good sale

[@susannahwatt5853]

I have Portrayal, Journey and Gold (feminine bottles) and Portrayal is my fav. Not beachy at all to me I get more tobacco/suede and fruity florals. Not really Jasmine like with a light smoke. It’s the one Amouage that jumps off my skin and one that garners compliments. Journey is big to start and then softens quickly. Sexy fruity honey with a strong Concord grape accord much like I get from SL Fils de Joie then it heads back to that purple floral powder note like from the bottle - heliotrope. I haven’t tried the other two but I’d be keen.

[@Smurfygurly]

I will be re trying them all slowly on skin, I’m sure Portrayal is my favourite now.

[@SabzAhamedbeautyfyingbeauty]

How do you feel about portrayal now? After wearing it properly?

[@moondust013]

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[@Smurfygurly]

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