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I’ve smelled almost all\u00a0Amouage<\/a>\u00a0fragrances but have bought only two: Jubilation XXV<\/a> and Gold Man<\/a>.\u00a0Most of the Amouage perfumes don’t suit me; when I wear them, they make me feel “mature,” serious, and their heavy-opaque feel and scents are uncomfortable. I don’t think of myself as a careFREE guy, effervescing all over town, a giggle-box. I like sober scents, too, at times, but ones that float<\/em>, like spirits. Amouage perfumes often\u00a0sit<\/span>, heavily, on me. (Yes, I’ve tried the Sunshines…no thanks.)<\/p>\n Amouage’s new Myths Man has a promising mix of notes (chrysanthemum, orris, rose, rum, elemi, labdanum, vetiver, “ashes” and leather); its described trajectory, from chrysanthemum to smoke, sounds romantic and brought to mind images of flower and bird paintings, philosophers and poets from Asia.<\/p>\n Myths Man starts with medicinal aromas reminiscent of the odor of chrysanthemum flowers and leaves \u2014 love-or-hate\u00a0scents. Chrysanthemum is bitter-sweet, herbal, with hints of camphor, mustiness, dried eucalyptus leaf scent. My stomach started to hurt in this first phase of Myths Man because the opening smells like a Chinese “elixir” I was given in Morocco years ago after I ate a ham sandwich (a HUGE mistake) on the ferry from Spain to Tangiers. The taste and after-effects of that medicine were worse than the stomach pain caused by spoiled meat! I can still taste the syrupy medicine with a flavor like crushed fresh daisies mixed with honey and bitter, moist tree bark with a splash of “turpentine” thrown in to make it all dissolve. I gagged for hours…I was afraid my eyeballs would pop out of their sockets. I remember telling my traveling companions I was sure the medicine was designed to distract from the original malady.<\/p>\n As Myths Man moves into its heart, things improve: there are subtle rose and orris notes mixing with elemi (the rose is cool and creamy and provides a plush “red carpet” for the lovely entrance of incense ash). Myths Man has one of the best (and most subtle) incense aromas out there; it possesses a perfect autumn smokiness. Too bad the extreme dry down smells like a stolid men’s cologne of the 1960s (old-fashioned).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Myths Man’s juice (which you’ll never see unless you decant) \u2014 boy, that sounds sexual! \u2014 is a great shade of yellow-green (the color of many chrysanthemum teas) but Myths Man’s packaging is strange; if there was ever a perfume that does not conjure bright purple, this is it! Myths Woman<\/a>, which I enjoy MUCH more, does smell bright and vibrant, and if I had a bottle of Myths Woman, I’d wear it often. Aside: why do women always get the best bottles? I wish the Amouage fragrances came only in the bottle style used for women’s perfumes.<\/p>\n Myths Man smells high quality\/expensive, conservative and serious: I’d recommend it for undertakers, bankers, diplomats, heart surgeons and psychologists…it will not distract from the seriousness of your mission and presentation. Funny to say, but I’m more of a Myths Woman kinda guy whose missions and presentations strive to be fun and witty, even when the subject is weighty.<\/p>\n Amouage Myths Man is available in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum ($265-330). For information on where to buy it, see the listing for Amouage under Perfume Houses<\/a>.<\/p>\n Note: top image of a chyrsanthemum by Piet Mondrian<\/a> via the Collections Database: Five Colleges and Historic Deerfield Museum Consortium.<\/p>\n Read the rest of this article »<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve smelled almost all Amouage<\/a> fragrances but have bought only two: Jubilation XXV<\/a> and Gold Man<\/a>. Most of the Amouage perfumes don’t suit me; when I wear them, they make me feel “mature,” serious, and their heavy-opaque feel and scents are uncomfortable. I don’t think of myself as a careFREE guy, effervescing all over town, a giggle-box. I like sober scents, too, at times, but ones that float<\/em>, like spirits. Amouage perfumes often sit<\/span>, heavily, on me. 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