Kenzo Amour (for women)

guest_caca

It is very nice, sweet...it realy reminds me a litle bit of poison hipnotic, but more tender...

Tochica

Warm, rich and feminine perfume. In the begining it is dulcet floral, then appears a sharp note, finally ending in а steady-vanilla and wood. It is durable and the bottle is very interesting - polishing glass and plastic. I put this perfume in the column - my favorites!
I love it!

Finch

Kenzo is easily my favorite perfumer! I respect their work- none of it is usual or boring- it's all unique, or a unique interpretation of something that's already been done.

Amour is very earthy and warm, with the vanilla and rice coming out the most. I read one online blog complaining it smelt like rice pudding, but I disagree! It's kind of heady, actually.

Unfortunately, when I wore it, it would give me a headache until the dry-down. After I finished up the bottle I couldn't bear the thought of getting another, as much as I liked the scent.

scarlett5stam

I like this fragrance. I was surprised when I tested it because I don't like the kenzoflower, then I thought not to love this one ! It is powdery and floral scent.

taninha07

she who wears it ,is very spoiled ,gets everything she wants , whenever she wants it ... she´s daddy´s little girl !!! it is girlie to my nose , a bit too sweet on my skin ... sometimes , i just must wear it !!!

Mellyhelly

Kenzo Amour is a very unusual modern scent that needs sometime to become an acquired taste. It's very in the trail of very sweet, gourmand scent with a artificial edge, but IMO this is one of the Kenzo I really like. Most Kenzos hit my brain like a hammer and smell cloying and artificial and make me want to puke (I'm talking to you Kenzo Flower!)
I didn't like Amour at first, but thanks to samples I could wear it for a while and become intimate with it (I sometimes think that we talk about scents like we talk about men :-)
Being much into classical scents as the Guerlains, Kenzo Amour hits like a strong fake almondy smell at first. If this is also your feeling but you don't dislike it, give it some time to enjoy.
I don't perceive a great evolution in this scent, but rather a statement of sweetness alltogether: almond, cooked rice and lots of vanilla. Strange enough this is very reminiscent of Hypnotique Poison which I can't stand in any amounts on myself and on others. I would stop production of HP if I only could. Kenzo Amour is similar still very different. I would class it as a sweet modern oriental if this category ever existed. It starts cold but after a few minutes it warms up on skin and becomes very romantic and sexy in a cuddling way. It's one of the few latest scents I've tried that conjures up some imagery. The film in this case is very appropriate. It doesn't happen very often.
I liek to wear it now in spring, because it's not offensive in the heat, but please if you wear this do not overapply. It's very musky in the basenotes, namely artificial musk, and this is not pleasant for everyone. I can't smell musk for some days per month, but on the other days a I smell it very clearly! It can be disturbing and ruining the beauty of this scent that remains a soft one in spite of its strenght. The bottle is modern too, my favourite one is the fuchsia!

annehke

This is a lovely floral+ plus+ vanilla scent. The contrast plays nicely, and at the same time the combination is very smooth. This is a delicate, gentle fragrance. The selection of Helitrope, Frangpani, Japanese Cherry Blossom, and White Tea makes this a distinctive perfume, far from the usual florals always using Jasmine and Rose.
The sillage is light, the fixation is good. I do like the perfume but I'm not overly impressed. It would make a nice gift perfume-itś pleasing, well crafted, a touch powdery, feminine, classy, and casual. It could be used
during all seasons, day or night, for the office, or a dinner date.

Migotka

Kenzo must be one of the most unique perfume brands out there. From my friends reviews gathered here and there I could see that most of their fragrances seems at least quite difficult, not to say controversial- like Flower, having as many admirers as die-hard haters.

Amour is one of the safer fragrances, very subtle, which made me hesitate about buying it at first. Being a lover of strong, oriental vanilla fragrances, sticking out from the crowd, I feared it will quickly disappear from my skin. It was not love at first sight and yet there was something so unusual about it, that I kept on trying it over and over. The bottle design, that I find absolutely charming (and the 30 ml. bottle, which I own, comes in pretty fuchsia colour that I adore), the delicacy of the flower notes, the oriental touch of Japanese cherry blossom, the vanilla sweetness, all contribute to this atmospheric, mysterious, almost mystical mood created by the fragrance.

I do not use it very often, but I like to enjoy it on very special occasions, surrounded by close circle of friends, or just on my own, breathing in and out the delicate aroma of tranquillity.

sky76sky

Mmmm....powdery, gentle, delicate & indvidual. Rice-pudding, baby powder & play-doh seems an unusual mix to want to wear but somehow it works. I tested it once in store & couldn't decide whether I loved it or hated it...I kept going back to test again & it's definitely love. The bottle is exquisite although I would never buy for the bottle alone. The play-doh start develops into a very delicate & light powdery warmth - I can definitley smell the frangpani. There's a hint of fresh air, too (perhaps a nod to the white tea). I am a sucker for classy vanilla bases - & it doesn't disappoint. It is worth letting this perfume develop as it has many fragile facets. I prefer this to the punchy headachey kenzo flower perfumes (I so wanted to like them, but no) & wear it every day - hot summer sun or cosy winter nights. Delightfully unusual & deceptive.

sharyssa

This is on my want list! I sampled this at Ulta and I really like it to me it was warm and spicy so different and the bottle is cute it doesn't even look like a perfume bottle!

julianne35

ı can not understand why this is a floral woody musk fragrance..for me it is absolutely orientall vanilla, even just vanila...anyway, i like it and got compliments when I wear it..

asilverfire614

I bought this unsniffed except for sampling on a test strip. After the test strip dried, it was quite pleasant - comforting and warm, slightly sweet.

But...On my skin, yuck!!! I did, indeed, smell like Play-Doh and that wouldn't go away. Only after about six or seven hours did it get pleasant to my nose again.

My nose just can't enjoy this; or my chemistry is wrong for it. I don't know! I'll try Le Parfum and see if thiat makes a difference...

dena2

Kenzo Amour is a nice fragrance.
It is a lovely, warm, delicate and beautiful.I like .

mmizy

I sprayed the tester on my wrist when i was in the store. I was excited to smell the rice pudding like fragrance. Unfortunately all i smelled was play doh. Needless to say I am not buying this fragrance

nathalieZ

it is a very nice scent, feels creamy, and exotic..I really think Kenzo has the best most distinctives scents out there! in my opinion Dior poison is a lot more in your face than Kenzo amour..

Amanda79

This changes so much the first hour or two its hard to describe! At first spritz I couldnt help but smell playdoh a reviewer had mentioned. Its not a bad smell though! Some time later a powdery smell (Burman Tanaka wood) takes stage...but not for long! The wood changes to a nice incense and typical woodsy smell. After hours of wearing I finally get to the drydown that reminds me of the rice pudding! Lots of vanilla and rice and less of the wood. The cherry blossom likes to fade in and out through all the layers. But for the most part the florals remain in the distance. Great lasting power!

Update: Trussardi Inside and Kenzo Amour smell a little alike. I think Inside is less woodsy/powdery and more sweet. Amour has more vanilla which I love. They are both made by the same creator. I like this one better but they are both great!

Update: The more I wear this the more I LOVE it! This is definitely in my top 5 favorites!

Mals86

Rice pudding. Which is nice, if you like that sort of thing. Would be comforting is one is sick, or tired. It's just not for me. (When I need a comfort scent, I go for AG's Petite Cherie, which reminds me of a very specific childhood memory.)

Elumina

Kenzo Amour is a nice fragrance, it smells abit like vanilla milkshake on my skin, also reminds me of Burberry Brit but much sweeter. All in all its a pleasant vanilla scent, for those lovers it would be the right one ^^

vendetta

I totally agree with kiselina, it smells definitely similar to Hypnotic Poison, just not so over the top. It's more cozy and less in-your-face, though it doesn't stay close to the wearer and is also a very obvious fragrance. I like it very much. It's like a fluffy blanket and some rice pudding, when you had a bad day. Really nice!

snobuni77

This one is moving up..up to a 100ml bottle.I definitely need more of this then whats in my mini.
I love anything with Vanilla in it & this is very soft & cozy.
It has some soft floral notes in it & the vanilla & floral mix actually reminds me a bit of dior's addict but without that sharp note that addict has.

I love all fragrances like this.If you love hypnotic poison & addict then you will love this as well

kiselina

Soft and calming vanilla scent. Very similar to Hypnotic Poison.

Kama

Finally I understood and fall in love with Kenzo Amour!!
One month ago I was at the Amsterdam airport and I sniffed Kenzo Amour – Gold and White bottles. I didn’t really remember the smell of White bottle, just gold one as Gold Kenzo is really heady oriental one. I was not sure bout this choice as I have never owned that kind of perfume…. Very oriental /Spicy/Woody/ vanilla /musk perfume… I am not fun of Flower Kenzo… although they smell interesting on my friend.
Anyway, I was so intrigued with GOLD one, called LE PARFUM… Gold is LA PERFUM, newest version and while is the mother.
Unfortunately I didn’t buy them as I was afraid it is not my kind of perfume,…
What a mistake!
I tried to buy it and search for it but could not find it anywhere around my place (Northern Ireland), so I decided to buy their mother, white bottle…to try if it will be at least similar… I didn’t really remember the smell of White bottle, just gold one as Gold Kenzo is really heady oriental one..the smell that you hardly forget.
I know that both Kenzo Amour are perfume not for everyone.
I remember that it was a big advertisement for new coming Kenzo Amour… and I really wanted to smell them… when I smelled them I didn’t like them… I found them not so SPECIAL…weak and.. without this something… But we grow up and our taste can change sometimes…I guess it has happened to my taste about white Kenzo…
So I ordered the 1st Amour , white bottle, online. Got it today… and discovered they are as great as Gold version! Les oriental and les spicy but still the same kind of mixture… mixture that you wanna have around yourself…
I'm so happy that I bought it! I fell in love with the scent...it is much lighter then Gold bottle, but still very sensuous... The aroma of Frangipani and vanilla is mixed and give great scent,… that I want to sniff it all the time…I have head this scent for 6-7 hours…and just now I can feel it is starting to fade a bit..but still feeling some sweet vanilla mixed with musk. Lovely sophisticated perfume. I really adore them!!! They are going to be my new favorite perfume;)

Kalogria

I love the scent, but somehow the drydown reminds me of vanilla flavoured cigar... funny.

susieqrj

The very first time I tried Kenzo Amour I really hated it: strong and lasting smell of sweet powder.
But something on it intrigued me. How come a perfume with frangipani (i love the flower) could be that bad?
Months later I decided to buy a bottle (30ml) and give it another try: ok, I can´t feel frangipani or cherry blossom or anything else on it - it´s all about powdery vanilla. Maybe it´s because of the rice and incense notes.
The fact is that I ended up buying the other perfumes from Amour family (Holi and Le Parfum).
When I want to smell like pudding, I use it with no mercy.

Jasper

It is quite heavy and strong at the begining. Not as sweet as I expected from the note of heiotrope. The frangipani in it was next to nothing compare to the real flower.(I'd hope for more of it) Once the scent sets into my skin, it quite pleasant. Powerful oriental, one has to be careful on portion control. What I love most about it was the drydown, soft-powdery and classy incense-musk. I will wear this on a romantic night.

melozberk

I tried this one in summer time and decided to buy for winter use. Lately I started to wear it and I'm quite pleased. First, Eau de Perfume version is totally successful; only two sprays last all day. On my skin it is mostly frangipane but in a sweet way and vanilla. Cherry blossom is an aroma usually I don’t enjoy a lot so luckily it is really hidden on me. I agree with the idea that it reminds Hypnotic Poison but I think this is not poisonous or bitter at all ;-) Feels seductive and totally self-confident in an oriental but still sophisticated way. I am absolutely happy to buy this one.

Innocent

This is such a comforting fragrance, like an expensive baby powder.

Ju

I have tried this one but didn't like the odor of vanilla/rice... and I was surprised because usually, I like gourmand odors... I even tried it as a room spray but really, it reminds me of a grandmother... Maybe it is the mix with the flower scents. It wasn't a trip to Asia for me, unfortunatly.

onthemoon

It's a beautiful scent at first spritz! Ah!

Unfortunately, I have to agree with Bouquet regarding the drydown of this scent: "Play-doh". It's sad. I really, really wanted this one to work on me!

debbborra

The nice SAs at Nordstrom loaded me up with samples. This is a safe perfume, sweet and inoffensive. Often when I say a perfume is inoffensive, I don't mean it as a compliment; it's faint praise. Kenzo Amour however is a nice scent. An excellent choice for gifting as it is not so generic as to lack personality, and doesn't have enough personality to be offensive. It's a perfume I'd like to own, for the days when I want to wear something I like, but don't feel up to a more challenging scent. To me, it's not a gourmand, but it does have this spicy rice pudding thing happening, that I really like on a mellow day.

Vanek91

A beautiful perfume with creamy vanilla. I love it!!!

Silvery

I have to say that the EDT is more different than the EDP in more aspects. I have the EDT version, and I'm satisfied with it, but the EDP is much more warmer, creamy, and mostly I can feel vanilla and nice warm rice (or something like that). The EDT is lighter, tea and woody-flowery notes are more dominant. Of course, the EDP's staying power is better, but the EDT is longlasting too. I wouldn't like to dissuade any of you from buying the EDT version in no way! I don't say the EDT is worse than the EDP, it's just that they're different :)

P.s.: I wasn't talking about Kenzo Amour Le Parfum, I was talking about this Amour's eau de parfum and eau the toilette version.

Bouquet

I liked the smell in the bottle, but during the drydown, the scent changed to something I can only describe as "Play-doh" on me. Yuck.

Boggi

People has written so many good reviews about this one. I just want to say I love it and it's comforting both for both mind and body. It's nice like a friendly person and sexy in a modest way.

maschin

it is a very warm and sensual fragrance..it combines very nicely a strong vanilla sense, with the unusual smell of rice leaving a powdery, woody and spicy aroma. it is very lasting and creates a sweet and positive aura.

Mitsouko

Love ( Amour)in edition Kenzo is quiet, delicate. It's not great passion. It's huge affection. It smells cooked rice, sweet cream, wanilla, exotic flowers. Gives sense of safety. It remember a bit smells by Lutens, but Amour is simplest. Beautiful, warm scent.

PR

Milky and soft scent.In generaly it is hard to say what notes are present in this composition, but tea I think I detect in it, and very soft spiciness. Definitely, mild oriental smell. Can be sprayed generously, I guess

Hecate

Very soft and comforting scent. I love the powdery and cherryblossom notes in it. Although it is a light and non-offensive perfume, the sillage is wonderful. Most of the time when I spray a perfume on, I can't smell the fragrance anymore after 1 minute. With Amour the smell of steamed rice and cherry comes back time after time.

Kasku

I got it for last Christmas. It was our very first Christmas with a new baby. This smell reminds me this day...full of warmth, coziness and love. I am glad I can have this sweet reminder in this gourgeous bottle. :)

Moszatka

Very sweet and special fragrance. I like it, but only in winter. Warm and long lasting, maybe spicy a little bit. Great scent!

Ester

I’m happy it wasn’t the first scent I had, because I’d probably stop looking for anything else. I’m happy it didn’t happen. But I must admit that no matter how much I would like to admire legendary sophisticated fragrances something makes me return to the simple beauty of Kenzo Amour… It must be the feeling that this fragrance creates.

Madhavi

If you love sweet parfum smell then you must to try it.

I have bye one (pruple) Saturday.

dizzi

Comfortable and warm like fireplace.Long-lasting vanilla scent.It makes me feel at home.

PR

ok, here we come again.. after all these reviews I just must try this perfume now, though I am immune to Kenzo in general, but this one sounds promising

Madhavi

This smelling verry good

i love it

kutyafina

I like it so much!So great!Pure and sweet.Perfect for all day long.

mari85

A very romantic and warm scent that can be worn anytime of the year. Smells sooo gorgeous on my sister. Sadly it wasn't the same on my own skin...will definitely try again just in case;)

Silvery

Finally I got it! I'm so happy, I fell in love with the scent... I really like the woody accords, and it's vanilla and musk base suits me well. So pure, so elegant, so warm, so sophisticated, so oriental, so artistic... Just like the bottle itself. Kenzo Amour is one of the best.

Silvery

I've just ordered this perfume :) I'm looking forward to use it. I went to a parfumery yesterday to make sure that I need this one. I like its warmness and sensuality.

F_A

I love the sweet rice steam smell it has:)Warm and soft vanilla fragrance, one of my Top 10.

lbean

I am CRAZY about vanilla and Kenzo Amour has one of the best vanilla notes I ever smelt! It's incredible how it can be so soft and and still so sensual at the same time. I want it so bad :(

dioradddict

i love this one too, flowery and powdery, and lovely vanilla basis!

Passionflower

Very nice and powdery indeed. I love it. I'd wear it anywhere.

simona

This is my favourite fragrance! It is so sensual,so elegant, so warm, so sophisticated,and very delicious!
I will like it forever:)

Candra

a very comforting and sensual fragrance. when i feel stressed out or tired i always use this perfume. it calms me down and brings me back in a good mood. lasting power of this perfume is great. you put it on in the morning and you still can smell it in the evening. in my opinion the house of kenzo creates magnificent perfumes which all become classics. kenzo amour and kenzo flower are both masterpieces.

zoka

Very pleasant velvety scent with calm spices, I smell them and recognize Kenzo.

wildflower

In my skin, it is very creamy and vanilla.

Aiona

I tried this a few weeks ago, and it is a lovely vanilla almond fragrance. It's basically Hypnotic Poison but without that masculine tang that Hypnotic Poison has. It also doesn't have the jasmine of Hypnotic Poison.

barbiot35

It' s too spicy and heavy for me. I can use it only snowing winter days...

Vanessa Olivatti

This makes me remember a perfume gueixa Japanese willing to show love and all their femininity and charm to the man of her life.
It is a perfume that grife that I like more, creamy, dense and sensual.

rebella

I like this fragrance so much. Usually I like dramatic, orientalic, spicy, strong, strange and provocative fragrances.

This one is soft, gentle, lush, creamy, sensual and it makes me think of a japanese geisha. A delicate, beautiful woman that have made femininity to a piece of art. And that is what I feel when I wear it, and it makes me feel graceful, almost a bit melancholic and submissive in a very relaxing way.

Don´t ask me how it is possible for a perfume to make me imagine all that, but I guesss I am a very sensitive (to fragrances at least) and imaginative person! :)

I love the sweet and deep powdery notes in it. It becomes a very personal fragrance and make me belive that I smell in this way naturally. I wish!

Wonderful to wear when I have become a bit tired of my more bold and daring perfumes. Longlasting, wellmixed and I think it is suitable to wear on any occasion.

amanda

i have small samples of it, and i like it very much, its powdery, but interesting scent. I will buy it

PassionBR

It is a lovely, warm, delicate and a little powdery scent. I really love it.

Marianne

It's an incredibly warm perfume, but I think you have to be in the right mood when you wear it. Too heavy for summer. You really don't need to put on much-very strong. Don't agree with the casual thing.

guest_emilia

I absolutlely love it. it`s so delicate and beautiful.definetly my favourite.

Aeternitas

Most of Kenzo's fragrances I do not like because they are typically too flowery for my taste, but I was very surprised by this one and had to own it. Kenzo Amour is a warm, floral, and woody scent, not light, but easy on the senses and incredibly calming. It's like going on a trip through an Asian countryside while the sun is setting. Never been to Asia, but that's how I imagine it :)

lovelylavender

It remind me of a cough syrup I didn't remember. It's quite flowery and powdery. Nowdays, I hate powdery perfume, so although Kenzo Amour is great, I don't think I want to wear it. It's best for casual. I like the woody note in it.