| 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 | 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. | Valentino Uomo Noir Absolu by Valentino is a Amber Woody fragrance for men. Valentino Uomo Noir Absolu was launched in 2017. Top notes are Cinnamon and Pepper; middle notes are Incense and Olibanum; base note is Sandalwood. | 1 Million Lucky by Paco Rabanne is a Woody fragrance for men. 1 Million Lucky was launched in 2018. The nose behind this fragrance is Natalie Gracia-Cetto. Top notes are Plum, Ozonic notes, Grapefruit and Bergamot; middle notes are Hazelnut, Honey, Cedar, Cashmere Wood, Jasmine and Orange Blossom; base notes are Amberwood, Patchouli, Oakmoss and Vetiver. | Black XS (2018) by Paco Rabanne is a Amber Woody fragrance for men. Black XS (2018) was launched in 2018. Black XS (2018) was created by Olivier Cresp and Rosendo Mateu. Top notes are Citruses, Lemon, Tagetes and Sage; middle notes are Praline, Cinnamon, Tolu Balsam and Black Cardamom; base notes are Patchouli, Black Amber, ebony tree and Palisander Rosewood. | Pure XS Night by Paco Rabanne is a Amber Spicy fragrance for men. Pure XS Night was launched in 2019. Pure XS Night was created by Caroline Dumur, Anne Flipo and Bruno Jovanovic. Top notes are Ginseng and Ginger; middle notes are Cacao, Vanilla and Cinnamon; base notes are Caramel and Myrrh. |
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