Do you like Frederic Malle's Bois d'Orage but wish that it had more leather? Well, today is your lucky day because Amouage has anticipated your request. Also you are weird because that is a weird request but whatever, Amouage is here for you. You weirdo. Lest I seem glib, this is unquestionably a good fragrance made in the classic Amouage house style: durable, well-blended, with high-quality materials, based around a strong slug of galbanum backed by woods, incense, pepper, and leather. The galbanum in the top notes is handled better than in Bd'O, which I find shrieky; and the drydown of Opus VII is better too, replacing the cigarettes of Bd'O with smooth leather. So although this seems a weird case of Amouage biting someone else's style -- usually they strike out boldly on their own, which is why they're my favorite house at the moment -- this isn't necessarily a bad thing. Still, I like it more when they make up weird shit from scratch.
n.b. I don't usually complain about price when considering the quality of a fragrance, but the aspirational price level ($325/100ml) for Amouage's Opus line perplexes me. Especially in this case, $325 seems a steep price to pay for what is essentially a nice galbanum/woods/leather accord.
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