Vendor: Amouage
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tropical fruit and salted caramel softened by creamy vanilla and sandalwood

ancient leather-bound library warmed by oud smoke and vanilla
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Opus XIII – Silver Oud by Amouage is a Oriental Woody fragrance for women and men. Opus XIII – Silver Oud was launched in 2021. The nose behind this fragrance is Cécile Zarokian. Top notes are Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Patchouli and Virginia Cedar; middle notes are Agarwood (Oud) and Madagascar Vanilla; base notes are Castoreum, Birch, Guaiac Wood and Ambrarome. A protruding depth of Patchouli and smoky Cypriol confuses the senses. Instead of a top note, a wide variety of woods appear, foreboding a deep evolution. An exquisitely rich Oud Assam dances in unison with a leathery Madagascar Vanilla, while Ambrarome, Birch, Castoreum, and Guaiac Wood leave dark sillage imprints on the skin, blending in an endless finale. Inspired by the notions of Confusion, Passion, and Destruction expressed in Stendhal’s “The Red and The Black”, Silver Oud is a manifestation of the tension between idealism and realism, the contradiction between thinking and feeling, and the power of mimetic desire. Silver Oud is doubling in size compared to the previous flacon and is now permanently offered in 100ml. The other historic Opuses will remain available for sale through the Amouage Archive, on Amouage.com, and selected Amouage boutiques (while supplies last); a different framework that will leave ample space for The Library Collection to grow anew, attuned to a cohesive curatorial approach. Top Notes: Patchouli Molecular Distillation, Cypriol Essence, Virginia Cedar Essence. Heart Notes: Oud Assam Essence, Vanilla Madagascar Absolute. Base Notes: Ambrarome, Birch Essence, Guaiac Wood Essence, Castoreum.
Amouage has 151 perfumes indexed on Scendira, spanning launches from 1983 to 2026, the longest history of any brand in our catalogue. Across that same mapped set, woody is the top accord (47%), followed by amber (37%), warm-spiced (25%), fresh-spicy (19%), and aromatic (19%), giving the house a rich, resinous, woody-amber signature typical of niche luxury perfumery. Sandalwood, rose, and patchouli lead on notes, with frankincense and labdanum close behind. Prices run $80 to $590, with a $395 median, the highest of any brand on Scendira and well above mass-market Arabic houses. The range leans unisex (52%), with feminine (27%) and masculine (21%) behind. By community mentions, Guidance leads with 284 mentions, ahead of Reflection Man (111) and Outlands (110). Filter by note or vibe below, or ask Dira to match a specific Amouage perfume to what you actually want to smell like.
Best for: shoppers who want niche, prestige-tier Arabic perfumery, with a resinous woody-amber-incense signature and a $395 median price. Sample first if: you're new to niche pricing; Amouage sits well above mass-market Arabic houses, so a decant or sample is the lower-risk way in. Skip if: you're working with a budget under $80; Amouage's entire catalogue starts above that floor.
By community mentions across Scendira's data, Guidance is the most-discussed Amouage perfume with 284 mentions, ahead of Reflection Man (111), Outlands (110), and Guidance 46 (104). Interlude Man, Interlude Black Iris, Reflection 45 Man, and Lilac Love follow closely, reflecting a catalogue with several well-known names rather than one runaway favorite. Each has its own page here with real community sentiment and the honest downside.
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