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Every so often I sample a fragrance that has been wildly praised, and I wonder, What\u2019s the big deal? I try it again, maybe this time applied more lightly or more heavily. I spritz it in the morning and last thing at night. I second guess myself. After all, I tell myself, whatever the fragrance might be, Victoria at Bois de Jasmin<\/a> or Denyse at Grain de Musc<\/a> or pretty much every MakeupAlley<\/a> reviewer loved it. What\u2019s wrong with me?<\/p>\n This is what I ran into with Amouage<\/a> Fate Woman. In Saudi Arabia Style.com<\/a>, Luca Turin deemed it a \u201ccelestial oriental\u201d and awarded it five stars for \u201cmasterpiece.\u201d I adore Turin\u2019s reviews. I respect his experience and discernment, and I love his writing. But I\u2019m not going to lie to you. My response after finishing my sample spray vial is that Fate Woman is \u2014 well \u2014 fine, but really not my thing.<\/p>\n Perfumer Doroth\u00e9e Piot<\/a> developed Fate Woman. Amouage calls the fragrance a chypre oriental with a \u201crich floral heart intensified by a dark and destructive accord resonating with the tumultuous unknown.\u201d Its top notes include bergamot, cinnamon, chili and pepper; its heart includes rose, narcissus, jasmine, frankincense and labdanum; and its base notes include vanilla bean, frankincense, benzoin, castoreum, patchouli, oakmoss and leather. Don\u2019t those notes sound irresistible?<\/p>\n At first, Fate Woman is a sweet but lovely floral emphasizing narcissus. Any chili or cinnamon is subtly blended enough not to be distinct, but the perfume is warm. Rose dampens the narcissus in a way that gives it body, and something green and stemmy keeps Fate from being cloying.\u00a0<\/p>\n Playing in the background is a hint of powder. Here\u2019s where Fate can take one of two paths. Sometimes, Fate\u2019s powder may start out pleasant, but before long it grows into the Big Hot Powder Monster. Seriously. Now, I\u2019m no powder sissy. I can squirt on Lorenzo Villoresi Alamut<\/a> with abandon and go to bed with a smile on my face. I drained my vial of Lorenzo Villoresi Teint de Neige<\/a> in one go. But Fate can feel like a few stems of narcissus floating on a burning pyre of saccharine powder. Buried underneath that powder is a sour hint of Amouage\u2019s signature incense.<\/p>\n Other times I\u2019ve worn it, Fate is bearably powdery and sweet, and its incense and cedar hum beneath it in a companionable balance. At those times, Fate\u2019s assertive character might sing on the right person. I\u2019m simply not that person. I don\u2019t have the presence to power over Fate\u2019s insistence to the point where you could accept me without being smacked over the head with my perfume first.<\/p>\n I do like narcissus, and sometimes I crave powder. For those times, I want the much less expensive (yet also top-rated by Luca Turin) Parfums de Nicola\u00ef Le Temps d\u2019Une F\u00eate<\/a>\u2019s gorgeous round, green perfume. When I want the crafty juxtaposition of white flowers and incense, I\u2019d rather go more edgy with the cathedral-cum-artist\u2019s studio scent of Daphne Guinness + Comme des Gar\u00e7ons Daphne<\/a>.<\/p>\n In any case, a spritz of Fate Woman leaves a film, letting me know that the fragrance is thick and serious. It endures an entire day. When I spray it on in the evening, then cross it with a hot bath a few hours later, a delicious layer of sandalwood persists.\u00a0<\/p>\n What about you? Do you secretly loathe \u2014 or feel resolutely ho-hum \u2014 about any uniformly lauded fragrances? Please confess. I won\u2019t judge.<\/p>\n Amouage Fate Woman Eau de Parfum is available in 50 ml ($310) and 100 ml ($375) bottles. (As with most Amouage fragrances, if you love it, the 100 ml is the best buy by far.) For information on where to buy it, see Amouage under Perfume Houses<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read the rest of this article »<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every so often I sample a fragrance that has been wildly praised, and I wonder, What\u2019s the big deal? I try it again, maybe this time applied more lightly or more heavily. I spritz it in the morning and last thing at night. I second guess myself. After all, I tell myself, whatever the fragrance might be, Victoria at Bois de Jasmin<\/a> or Denyse at Grain de Musc<\/a> or pretty much every MakeupAlley<\/a> reviewer loved it. What\u2019s wrong with me?<\/p>\n This is what I ran into with Amouage<\/a> Fate Woman. In Saudi Arabia Style.com<\/a>, Luca Turin deemed it a \u201ccelestial oriental\u201d and awarded it five stars for \u201cmasterpiece.\u201d I adore Turin\u2019s reviews. I respect his experience and discernment, and I love his writing. But I\u2019m not going to lie to you. 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