Honour Woman Amouage for women

When I heard that Amouage was launching a white floral, I was afraid that Honour would be something like Amarige on steroids: loud and proud and way too big for my liking. Also, ever since seeing the movie Fatal Attraction, I've associated the aria which inspired this fragrance with creepy things. In case you haven't seen the movie, Con Onor Muore (To Die With Honor) was the Madame Butterfly piece that was blaring in the background while Glen Close sat on the floor and flicked the light switch on and off while looking r e a l l y psycho.

Imagine my surprise when Honour turned out to be soft and stunningly beautiful in a totally understated way. I've never come across a more heavenly combination of gardenia, tuberose, jasmine and lily of the valley in my perfume travels, and since acquiring it, Honour has become my most-complimented fragrance.

In addition to the gorgeous white flowers, Honour features some rhubarb in the top notes that lends a fresh green feeling, as well as vetiver and incense in the base notes which make for a lovely drydown. Sillage is moderate and longevity is excellent. Warning: Honour contains a rogue note that has been variously described as aquatic, melon and pond water. If you find that sort of marine note revolting, you probably should give Honour a pass.

I wanted to like this a lot, but I didn't. It's OVERDOSE to me. It might be good for those who like strong floral scents. By saying strong, I mean really REALLY STRONG.

Honour is a little something different than other "Amouage" and the difference is mainly that the smell is not too lavish and said I would not Oriental, it's a Cinderella. For my nose is very clean and smell fine, white flowers and cream reminded me Pure White Linen by E. Lauder, of course, but Honour is sophisticated, but at the price at which I sold to this beauty and did not invest mainly because of the fairly small silagge and easy interchangeability of other scents. If I got it as a gift so it definitely will use on a daily wear is perfect for me.

Amouage Honour's beautiful, white and gold bottle and its white floral description had me intrigued from the very word go. I was expecting the world I guess you could say, especially due to it being a fragrance from one of the most expensive niche brands on the market.

What I smelt was nice, but mediocre at best. This is nothing like the strong, sillage monsters that Amouage is usually known for. Honour is subdued and pure, nothing overtly daring or bold about this fragrance whatsoever.

The gardenia and tuberose in Honour are creamy and natural smelling, with the subtlest butteriness which reminds me of a quieter and less complex version of Fracas. I don't mind this blend, particularly the opening, which settles rather pleasantly on the skin despite its quiet nature.

In the heart, I found what many other reviewers found, a slightly disturbing aquatic note, which tends to smell a bit like melon. The composition took on a fresher feel, suggesting that Honour may be more suitable for warmer weather, then suddenly pepper hits you in face, shortly followed by dry vetiver that certainly adds some complexity, but I can't say that it blends too well with the creamy white florals.

Amouage Honour could go both ways. You'll either love it or hate it. I don't have a strong dislike of it, but I don't enjoy wearing it on my skin. It smelt a little too generic and plain for my liking and I was disappointed that I didn't get to smell more of the rhubarb and carnation.

The drydown is rather dusty smelling on my skin. I like its concept, being loosely based upon the highly emotional opera, Madama Butterfly, yet I don't feel that emotion being portrayed on my skin nor from the bottle. The longevity is good, yet as I mentioned previously, the sillage is kind of weak.

The top notes come across as a crisp, green floral, and I find the effect of the rhubarb just delightful here (albeit not specifically identifiable as a note). I didn't get any pepper or coriander, for some reason.

In the heart, my skin picked up mostly sweet jasmine, but something muddied it. It could be the vetiver which seemed to overwhelm the basenotes.

Honour didn't quite develop any warmth or sweetness in the dry-down, which I honestly had been expecting due to the opoponax, amber, incense and leather that are listed as notes. Instead, the scent concluded as a rather dry, grassy (haylike) aroma that felt off-balance on my skin.

Disappointment. Reminds me of Ellenisia von Penhaligon´s. It´s too simple for Amouage.

I was given a sample of this scent from Bergdorf's and it DID NOT smell nice on me. It was STRONG and overwhelming. I gave the sample to my friend to see if it would agree with her body chemistry and sadly, it did not. She thought it was too strong as well. The combination of notes led to me to think that this was going to be a wonderful scent, but instead, I was very disappointed.

Oh well for me.

I was looking for a specific scent I felt in Dubai and found this elegant scent that I thought was not worth the money but it is really worth it.
It is staying all day on your skin, very seductive and light with a such delicate composition. I will definetly continue using it because it can be used for winter and summer and it gives this feeling of freshness with seduction and selfesteem.

Honour opens with a gently green note, underscored by white flower petals. There is only a faint hint of creaminess in the development. I was initially concerned about the incense, but it does not dominate the composition, certainly not in the heady way it does in Amouage Memoir.

However, this is not an entirely white-flower scent. Wait a bit, and Honour would have a slightly "darker" story to tell. Interestingly, I don’t feel the spices as top notes; they appear for me much later, in the drydown, along with the subtle presence of incense--a signiture note for this house.

Honour will not make a loud statement, and what I like in it is exactly its quiet, understated elegance. Although it is not loud, the fragrance is rather tenacious on my skin and lasts a whole day.

I usually dislike amouage perfumes, I find them quite simple and not taking enough risks, boring even.
BUT this is an exception. It stays all "normal" but you can definitely feel the expensive raw materials in it, and indeed it is a very nice accord.

I ordered a sample based on the bottom and top notes, which struck me as tantalizing, but the middle tier gave me pause.

Note to self: the mid tier wins out. This opened with a burst of banana laffy taffy, and I was ready to write it off. However, in the spirit of fairness I gave it a test run and here are my imressions:

Perhaps its the rhubarb, but this reminds me of Malle's Parfum de Therese. Therese has a prominent melon note on a woody, salty base, and the contrast is pleasingly dramatic. For the first 45 minutes I had that same drama here, but the melon was sweeter and the base more faint.

The 3-6 hour mark was white floral giddiness. This phase grew weary on me, as I am firmly a 'low notes' gal, and there was no hint whatsoever of leather, incense or amber.

Sillage is impressive, as 8 hours later I still detect it. When it fades its more pleasant, but still too sweet for me.

IMO, only those who can bathe in gardenia or tuberose will appreciate this. I can't, and will be passing it on.

Sits somehow comfortably in its own world between the 'proper' white floral and the tropical floral. Captures the best of both and completely draws me in.

I have only tested this via a cottonball so far as the samples are slow to get here. I went to the Perfume House on my day off last week and wanted to explore florals. My old standby, Molinard de Molinard, just isn't up to the task post-reformulation...

Anyway, back to Amouage: I took on whiff and was transported. This is a big bouquet of white flowers but it doesn't overwhelm. In fact it goes straight to my heart the way a summer breeze makes me smile to myself. It's just happy. But honestly and not one iota of insipidness. All of those flowers have a backbone, & there is a sparkle from the vetiver and pepper right off that provides balance.

I swabbed on the bit they spared to experience the full range of drydown. The white flowers really stayed with me and amber peeked out after about 20 minutes. The amber and a touch of incense were the most pronounced notes hours into wearing it. I can't wait to give it a real test of a few days to see how this goes. I suspect expensively given my unreasonable love for Gold...

Fazil , it's funny what you say about snobbery . You are so right about Amouage . I had heard that Harrods won't allow men in jeans into the shop. I phoned Amouage to ask if they had a dress code. They were not sure what I meant but then said "Oh Madam wear what you like of course you are most welcome" Honour is gorgeous and Amouage will always have my respect.

Allpur, i also bought mine from KLCC, one thing about amouage in KLCC is they dont look down on you, regardless whether you are sophisticatedly attired nor casual bermuda trousers with slippers, if they have an extra samples they give you, unlike other brands which is very snobbish like Dior, Chanel etc branded brands, they look down on you, i hope the other brands read this.. as for amouage though it is very steep in price, however you only need a little spritz to last until night time, unless you work direct under the sun, it will evaporates faster though it still last till late in the evening, and you only need to buy one bottles to last for years.Compared to other perfumes which you have to apply every two hours to smell the beautiful aroma..try it you wont regret it..

A prosperous stem up for Amouage with this newest one.
Although the quality satisfy intensely, the scent is not so extraordinary. Though it's floral and oriental, it's a modern way of rose and jasmine blend with sharp and chilly breeze opening in a dry style.
The scent is not overpowering like deep floral fragrances, it's soft and velvety without any offensive or harsh clue.
Definitely a luxe item that deserves the price.
Not so sexy, more charming and highly respectable.

Really, this fragrance is the ultimate joy in the white floral category. Yes, it is very expensive, but it is worth every single penny. I was very happy to receive a sample of it at the Amouage Boutique in Suria KLCC (Kuala Lumpur) from the promoter. She's very kind and decent. Her generosity to give the sample simply makes me feel I really have to go back there and make a purchase of Amouage Honour for Women. The fragrance lasted for a long time, even when wafted from the fingerboard on which Honour for Women was sprayed. I am simply mesmerized by its beauty. In Malaysian currency, a 100 ml will cost RM 900++ and for the 50 ml the price is RM 600++.