| Content | Honour Man, the regal, dramatic masculine fragrance with a spicy, woody character, is heir to Amouage’s ongoing (soap) operatic narrative that began with Jubilation, and continued on with Lyric, Epic, and Memoir. With an intensely peppery, dark opening, Honour Man creates olfactory storm clouds of disquiet, confusion, and drama befitting its back story, which was written by the perfume house’s creative director Christopher Chong and inspired by Puccini’s tragic opera Madame Butterfly.
In Chong’s melodramatic creative brief, Honour is the son of Madame Butterfly, Puccini’s tragic heroine who commits suicide when the American soldier who abandoned her years before returns to take their son. Honour has come back, so the narrative goes, to confront his mother’s tragedy and to come to terms with his identity. After the blast of pepper, Honour Man allows a fresh, rosy-floral note from geranium to peek through the dark clouds, followed by a succession of warm, woody, and spicy notes, including an intense patchouli that reminds us that Honour is still a fiery young man.
Chong suggests that these comforting, beautifully blended base notes represent the reconciliation of our hero’s troubled quest with his “filial elegy to honour his mother.” Its dry down does indeed feel like the denouement to a stormy, existential drama. Honour Man is housed in a white crystal bottle with a gold-plated cap affixed with a white opal Svarovski crystal. Honour Man Notes Pink pepper, black pepper, geranium, elemi, nutmeg, patchouli, frankincense, cedarwood, vetiver, tonka bean, musk | Pure XS by Paco Rabanne is a Aromatic Spicy fragrance for men. Pure XS was launched in 2017. Pure XS was created by Anne Flipo, Caroline Dumur and Bruno Jovanovic. Top notes are Ginger, Thyme, Grapefruit, Bergamot and Green Accord; middle notes are Vanilla, Liquor, Cinnamon, Leather and Apple; base notes are Myrrh, Sugar, Cedar, Woody Notes, Cashmeran and Patchouli. | Invictus Platinum by Paco Rabanne is a Woody Aromatic fragrance for men. This is a new fragrance. Invictus Platinum was launched in 2022. Top notes are Grapefruit and Absinthe; middle notes are Mint and Lavender; base notes are Cypress and Patchouli. | 1 Million by Paco Rabanne is a Woody Spicy fragrance for men. 1 Million was launched in 2008. 1 Million was created by Christophe Raynaud, Olivier Pescheux, Michel Girard and Christian Dussoulier. Top notes are Blood Mandarin, Grapefruit and Mint; middle notes are Cinnamon, Spicy Notes and Rose; base notes are Amber, Leather, Woody Notes and Indian Patchouli. | Phantom by Paco Rabanne is a Woody Aromatic fragrance for men. This is a new fragrance. Phantom was launched in 2021. Phantom was created by Anne Flipo, Dominique Ropion, Loc Dong and Juliette Karagueuzoglou. Top notes are Lavender, Lemon Zest and Amalfi Lemon; middle notes are Lavender, Smoke, Earthy Notes, Apple and Patchouli; base notes are Vanilla, Lavender and Vetiver. | Invictus Legend by Paco Rabanne is a Woody Aromatic fragrance for men. Invictus Legend was launched in 2019. Invictus Legend was created by Domitille Michalon Bertier and Nicolas Beaulieu. Top notes are Sea Notes, Sea Salt and Grapefruit; middle notes are Bay Leaf, Geranium and Spices; base notes are Red Amber and Guaiac Wood. |
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