PG10 Aomassai (for women and men)

andyray

Great reviews from Rebella, Veuve and Mellybee regarding this amazing fragrance.

I'm a big fan of the Pierre Guillaume's, Parfumerie Generale, and every (numbered) perfume edition becomes an adventure that leads towards deeper olfactory treasure. There's no second-guessing this House: each perfume takes Altmanesque twists-and-turns before revealing its 'true' picture, and then there's that subjective confounding variable of individual skin chemistry....

'Aomassai' is no exception to this lineage, and is so opulent it's almost edible! I thought that this was going to be a crunchy, skrunchy, wood/spice theme. However, it's seductive cognac and caramel chocolates, for me, with a massive woody vaniila-sweet hangover of pure pleasure that lasts and lasts. I didn't get the licorice thing so much; more a sense of soft, warm, chewy woods.

Rather than caress the skin, Aomassai almost sticks to it, like a child who's surreptitiously dipped into the entire chocolate box, only to be discovered, face-painted, when most of the endulgence has been completed!

I agree with Rebella: 'how did Pierre Guillaume pull this one off'? It is an extraordinary achievement that Charlie in the Chocolate Factory would be proud of, and arguably something Christopher Sheldrake might produce for Serge Lutens? Simply wonderful!

PS. Has anyone tried Pierre Guillaume's 'Querelle'? Another extraodinary fragrance from this house.

Andyray

mellybee

I have one thing on my mind lately; namely to ask my employer to transfer my wages straightaway onto Pierre Guillaume's account. I can hardly find a fragrance of his which I don't like. Aomassai hits the high lights, Drama Nuui is my bitter jasmin marvel, not to mention Jardin de Kerylos, Iris Taizo and Corps et Ames - a fig, an iris and a chypre interpretation (those are not in the Fragrantica's database)- all my favourites of the line.
If I had to describe Aomassai with a word I would say that it is the smell of the flame. If you have ever sit around a campfire I'm pretty sure you'd understand me. (Rebella's description is a spot-on)
I wonder that I see many reviews about the sweetness of this fragrance since it shows its dry woody face on my skin.
I can definitely smell the bitter orange, the licorice, the incense in the opening. The licorice note is vigorous first, but it disappears quickly (luckily for me; anyone who knows me knows I don'like it at all). While licorice fades, woody notes unfold itself and stay in the drydown. But no sweetness (which I don't really mind - secretly).

veuve

Weird & wonderful, this one.
Starts off SWEET! Burnt caramel, nuts, the works. Very sugared for my taste, but thankfully, that soon disappears. What's left is simply delicious. The burnt caramel aspect remains, while woods and dry grasses enter to balance out the sweetness. This is one of those scents that constantly seem to evolve on the skin: one moment the warm woods dominate, the next the candied fruit and caramel, then it's all gentle spiciness and herbal grass. Gourmand, certainly, but a special one.
Worth a try, and don't be put off by the initial blast of caries-inducing sweetness.

Auguszta

This is simply wonderful. It kicks off with a burst of caramel which never really goes away - it keeps playing peek-a-boo with the coffee and the cocoa. Sounds like a sweet, cloying gourmand? Well, it isn't one. The edible notes are all backed up by dry, exotic spices and woods and the whole composition is so smooth... It has presence, but is never overbearing, the longevity is excellent. I fell hopelessly in love with this one and the only reason I'm not ordering it right now is that I want to check out more scents from this brand to order it with.

tessture

Lovely woody, ambery. Dries down to a warm vanilla wood with foody tones; caramel, incense. Just edible.

F_A

Thank You rebella for showing Aomassai - it is absolutely fabulous fragrance!On my skin I can smell the scent of a strong espresso coffee that turns into the lighter scent of espresso coffee with milk foam on top and chocolate shavings and at the end it leaves the scent of hot chocolate (cocoa) - really luv it!Unfortunately I can't smell the sea and the pines which I'm sure are there. Our noses are so different but the fragrance is great anyway!!!

Erika_K

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F_A

Can you compare it to any other fragrance it reminds a bit?

P.S. Where are you ordering the samples of this one?

rebella

On me the licorice isn´t that strong. I noticed it, but not at all overwhelmingly. But I have also noticed that licorice never become strong on me, so if you know that licoricenotes have a tendensy to be strong on you, it might be in this one too.

F_A

Is the note of licorice strong in this fragrance? After your review i'm dying to try it out!:)

rebella

I have to admit that I have beaten around the bush (I hope thats what you say in english) about writing a review on this perfume.

Why? Because it´s so bad? No, because it´s so good!

Not far away from where I live there is a sandy seabay, wrenched pines grows there and the bay is a popular place for both sunbathing and picnics. When I put on this fragrance it is like being transported to an perfect imaginary image of that place.

I can see myself strolling trough the pineforrest, smelling the campfire my husband have make and my kids are roasting mashmallows over the flames. It is a sunny, crisp day in the autumn and the sea is calm, but very close. The air of sea and autumn makes the fragrance clear, hightuned and delicatly thin even tough the fragrance have so many heavy, warm and spicy notes. I havn´t a clue how Pierre Guillaume pull this off, but he sure do!

In a way it is like smelling on a soapbubble, without making it burst! A must try for everyone! Longlasting, elegant and both happy, tender and mysterious in the same fragrance. A masterpiece. I guess I must have a big bottle of this someday, even tough it is a very expansive perfume it´s sure worth the money. Until then I have to order a new sample, because this was my last drops of it!