According to Lorenzo Villoresi, Alamut isA warm and sensual fragrance, a journey to the Orient, a fragrant arabesque. The rich, opulent and velvety flowers of a Thousand and One Nights, dreams of secret gardens in the moonlight of the fresh Oriental nights. The enveloping scent of rare and precious woods, the seducing embrace of Tonkin Musk, the profound and mysterious aroma of Amber.Incense and amber scents are scents that are frequently criticized by those not in the perfume know as being overly "perfumey." There was a time in my life, seduced by the familiarity of light florals and the easy acceptance that comes with wearing gourmands (a time I think of as 1hell, a black time for so many reasons), that I might have had a similar reaction. Truthfully, I think it takes a more experienced nose to enjoy stronger scents.
Top Notes: Osmanthus, Rose, Jasmin, Rosewood and exotic flowers.
Middle Notes: Narcissus, Tuberose, Ylang ylang, Orange blossoms, Labdanum and ambery notes.
Base Notes: Amber, Musk, Amyris, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Benzoin, leather and powdery notes.
When Angela first found me wandering out there in the perfume wilderness, she gave me samples of five fragrances -- S-Perfume 100% Love, Annick Goutal Songes, L'Artisan Dzing!, Worth Courtesan, and Alamut. That's all it took. Five samples. I was totally hooked. Of those five scents, the ones I liked most immediately were Songes and Dzing! 100% Love was so light I couldn't really make out the distinct notes, Courtesan was too powdery, and Alamut was just too much for me. Too big. Too Loud. Too much.
Now I love long lasting incense scents with huge sillage. Even if I don't wear them more than a couple of days out of any given month, I find them so complex and powerful and comforting. An Alamut is one of my favorites. Yes, it's mostly amber, sandalwood, and powdery notes on me. Yes, the osmanthus and jasmin burn off almost immediately, with only the rose faintly lingering with labdanum and musk. Is it huge? Yes. Does it last forever? I can still smell it on my clothes two weeks later when I take them to the dry cleaners. Do I love it? Absolutely.
So if you think you don't like big incense scents, keep an open mind. I love all of the scents Angela gave me now, and I have a 30ml decant of Alamut, a bottle of 100% Love, *two* bottles of Songes, and a bottle of Dzing! (Still haven't managed to get a bottle of Courtesan because it's hard to get here in the States.) And without continuing to give these scents a chance, rather than rejecting them because Alamut was too much for me when I first started getting into perfume, I would never have found the all the beauty that incense and amber scents can possess.
Alamut is available in Eau de Toilette, Eau de Parfum, Perfume, Perfume in oil, Body Oil, Body Cream, Body Lotion, Bath & Shower Gel.
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If you put me to the test, if you let me try...
Take a chance on me."
- "Take A Chance on Me," Abba
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