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Amouage(Niche)

Honour Woman

For Her2011Aromatic
8.0
(4,916 ratings)

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What You'll Smell

Note Pyramid

Top Notes

First 15-30 minutes

3 notes

Heart Notes

The signature • 2-4 hours

5 notes

Base Notes

The dry down • 4+ hours

5 notes

Honour Woman by Amouage is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. Honour Woman was launched in 2011. Honour Woman was created by Alexandra Carlin and Violaine Collas. Top notes are Rhuburb, Pepper and Coriander; middle notes are Gardenia, Tuberose, Jasmine, Lily-of-the-Valley and Carnation; base notes are Amber, Incense, Opoponax, Vetiver and Leather. Amouage presents a new fragrant pair in 2011 - Honour Woman and Honour Man. These perfumes are dedicated to the tragic story of Madame Butterfly, the geisha Cio-Cio-San who married an American and waited for his return for three years. More specifically, the inspiration for the new creations was drawn from the last act of the eponymous opera in which Madame commits suicide.Honour Woman is a fragrance of white flowers and resins. White flowers symbolize the progress of unrequited love. The composition was created by Alexandra Carlin and Violaine Collas. Top notes are spices of pepper, rhubarb and coriander. The heart captures flowers of tuberose, jasmine, gardenia, lily of the valley and carnation. The base is oriental with notes of frankincense, vetiver, opoponax, amber and leather.Available as 50 and 100 ml EDP:

Best For

Seasonality
Spring
55
Summer
54
Fall
47
Winter
46

Layers Well With

Community
Twilly d'Hermès (Eau de Parfum)57%Honour 4351%Nomade (Eau de Parfum)44%Tommy Girl44%Jardins de Misfah (Eau de Parfum)21%Regina21%

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Main Accords

White FloralGreenTuberoseAromaticAnimalic

Performance

Longevity

Good (6-8h)

Sillage

Strong