Lyric Woman

So glad Lyric and I have met again. I sprayed this once on a strip and it haunted me for the few days that it lasted. I had never smelt a perfume that seemed so sumptuous and slightly 'strange' that it seemed more like a texture or presence. When I got hold of a carded sample, I recognised and liked it but it seemed flatter somehow, missing the initial magic. It dropped off my wishlist, although the initial memory didn't. Three years later and I spotted a very reasonable deal for the travel spray decants (August 2011 batch) and after some dithering, decided to go for it. Not wanting to be disappointed, I tucked them at the back of my perfume shelf for a couple of weeks until a few days ago. First spray on the skin, my heart sank a little as it was the (not unpleasant) but almost musty, slightly sourish woody floral note I recalled from the sample. I wouldn't call it spicy, certainly not sharp, but perhaps it is the ginger/cardamom/rose combination that has a strange rub. I agree there is a certain pot pourri aspect to these top notes, though that sounds more banal than it is. But twenty minutes later it blooms - rose but not in a dominating way, very creamy and balanced by other notes I cannot really pick out. The creaminess reminds me of something that happens with Santal Majascule and so I suspect this is the sandalwood. Mind you, it is a not a cedar-like, woodchips type sandalwood. The incense and spices are so well blended that it really just seems like a velvet cloud - nothing sharp or shouting for attention. The sillage for me is moderate but wafts keep coming, and it is especially lovely sprayed onto my scarf and a touch on my decollete where it warms up. This is the opposite of screechy, and I am not sure I would even call it a diva perfume because although it is sumptous and velvety, it is also cosy, never high-strung, striving for attention. If this is a rose, it is a rose in reverse: at first dessicated, brownish, mixed with musty spices then coming back to life where it teeters ripe, slightly overblown but creamed with wood and presumably incense to give it depth and ensure it is not sweet. It's not a girly rose but one that has lived, loved, holds secrets. There is an intimate, enveloping quality as well (and by that I don't mean it is a skin scent). This is in contrast to, say, Chanel fragrances where their refined elegance seems to partly come from a sense of standing at a cool distance. I will be looking out for a larger bottle of the original formula now (and what a lovely bottle it is that does justice to its contents).

Just like Epic, this Amouage perfume tells us the story of the Queen of Flowers. However, this is a completely different take on roses - the freshness and the spices of Epic somewhat overshadow the rose, while in Lyric the beautiful bloom definitely takes center stage. Spices are prominent in Lyric as well (the initial whiff of cardamon and cinnamon feels amazing!), but the whole blend is more rose-centered, it's soft and almost creamy thanks to the lovely musks and orris root enveloped in ylang ylang and sandalwood blend. Actually this is so well-blended that you really don't want to ruin the mystery of the fragrance by trying to pick the whole thing apart. It is a luscious rose scent, soft yet assertive. Makes me think of those flowers in the stained glass windows of gothic cathedrals. A blood red rose shining in the incense-filled darkness. I have to admit that it wasn't love at first sight...it was love at the second one! The first time I wore it I found it good but not exceptional, turns out I simply wasn't paying attention or wasn't in the mood since on the second time I totally fell in love with Lyric. This scent has a beautiful development and it is sure to impress you if you give it a chance. Try wearing it in different weather, Lyric is a real chameleon and it's so exciting to smell all of its faces! I wonder why are there so few votes for wearing it in summer, it smells really good in hot weather if you don't overspray. Seriously, I can't stand most perfumes with musk in the warmer time of the year, but Lyric simply reveals another side to you instead of becoming annoying or, erm, overly bodily. Lyric is somewhat demanding and I don't feel like wearing it casually, but hey, that's just my relationship with the lipstick rose vibe, these always make me think of extra classy ladies and normally I'm not one. However, I think it might be amazing to wear it with a casual outfit to surprise those who lean in closer to you and end up smelling Lyric in all of its beauty! It is long-lasting but the sillage isn't in your face, I'd call it moderate. I can see the reason behind its comparison to Rouge Nocturne - mind the lipstick rose vibe, I really do smell this kind of stuff here. RN has more powder though and it feels somewhat simplistic compared to Lyric. Don't get me wrong, I loved both ones but Lyric is the fragrance that I will buy again if I end up finishing the bottle one day (I don't really use more than two sprays of this).

I would like to know what opera aria or "lyric" Christopher Chong used for the inspiration to Lyric Woman and Lyric Man. I had a very distinct impression of Lyric Man being the duskier and more dour version of Gold Man - if Gold Man was an adulated person parading through the streets amidst the screams and thrown flower petals from admirers, then Lyric Man was that adulated person in the quietness of their home feeling the weight and stress of such adulation. Lyric Woman tracks very much the same way. There is a bright, energetic, and gleeful high point in the very early stages that descends to dimly lit corners and emotional gravitas by the end. I've heard arias like this, that start off full of force and light and joy, and by the end of the song, by the time the story is through, the singer is despondent. Why the hell would anyone want to wear a perfume that does this to you? Great question. Perhaps you don't. I adore Lyric Man. It is one of my favorite Amouage perfumes ever created precisely because it takes me on a journey. I do not think the journey is as expansive, or the elevation change from high to low is as great in Lyric Woman but the common theme is inarguable to my nose, and I adore Lyric Woman as well. Woody aromatic spices, piquant ginger and bergamot, and powdery aldehydes adulate a blooming fruity red rose accord lying just underneath. There is a bit of citrusy green, white florals in the form of jasmine, and a good helping of exotic and tropical banana like ylang-ylang making sure the powdery orris and aldehydes don’t get too parched and too formal. But the rose never fully blooms; an unnerving angelica note adds a chemical and medicinal woody facet straight to the heart of the rose that makes it smell like it’s slowly dying before it ever fully lived. Gray and animalic musks with a damp mossy note begin to dim the lights lower and lower. The rose strains on, determined but futile and losing breath. A beautiful sandalwood begins to sweep upwards with tendrils of frankincense smoke and earthy woody notes. Stillness in the near darkness, a slight hum and vibration to the air as the aria ends and the stage exits begin. Whether or not you want to smell like a heartbreaking aria is up you, but it’s stunning, transfixing, and beautiful nonetheless.

I think very highly of Amouage perfumes, and Lyric is one of the very best. An opulent spicy-rose oriental with a chypre drydown, Lyric seems to tie in well with Amouage's Omani heritage. I enjoy a well-placed rose note, and the use of rose here is hard to beat: dark and rich; spicy instead of sweet; and unisex in typical Middle Eastern style. Rich and luxurious throughout, Lyric is a beauty. Lyric opens with an unmistakable cardamom note, joined presently by a sweet-spicy accord of cinnamon and ginger. It is peppery and warm, with geranium adding a fresh herbalness. This spicy opening serves as a backdrop for the warm, rich, dark rose note that emerges shortly afterwards, blooming on my skin. The rose is the centrepiece of Lyric, and is deeply beautiful throughout. A soft white floral accord emerges, bolstering the rose and adding some subtle sweetness, but the florals are balanced out by a herbal, earthy accord. Orris root adds some iris-like powderiness, but the florals are relegated to the background once the smoky incense note emerges. The incense is excellent - as I was raised Catholic, I love and appreciate a good, churchy incense note in perfumery. As it dries down, it becomes an ambery, woody rose scent, bolstered by spices and that beautiful Amouage frankincense. The sandalwood note is remarkable - reminding me of vintage Samsara. As it dries down further, it becomes mossy and veers towards chypre territory, thanks to the oakmoss and a nice hint of patchouli. Some soft vanilla adds a hint of creamy sweetness here, and it fades to a sweet/spicy musky-amber skin scent. Sillage and longevity are excellent, as is the case with Amouage scents in general. Feminine-leaning, but could be unisex. Regal, elegant sophistication, yet sensual and warm as a hug, Lyric strikes a perfect balance. It is like a marriage between the vintage Guerlain classics Samsara and Nahéma in ways. Classic yet modern, blending Middle Eastern tradition and French sensibility, Amouage has done it again. One of my favourite rose scents, but so much more than just a rose scent. 5/5.

Hands down, the most beautiful and sexy rose perfume I have ever smelled, in my entire life. I own a sample of this scent and every time I remind myself about it and decide to retest it I think to myself, "Huh, I guess it's not as special as I remember". And then it dries down. Once it does that I'm intoxicated, powerless, nose glued to the wrist for the next several hours. I'd say when it opens there's the prominent true rose, combined with a smokiness that I would've guessed gives off more of a clove/cinnamon oil vibe than incense, which often times smells sour on my skin chemistry. As it wears on, it becomes more creamy and sweet without becoming gourmand. This has just the right amount of spicy, sweet, powdery and floral elements to it that you'd never be able to put this firmly in one "category" of scent family, because it has just the right, tasteful amount of everything. There's a woody note, I would've guessed oak or cedar over sandalwood, and the rose never disappears but it certainly makes room center stage for all the other notes to beautifully blend and become one gorgeous aroma. I would describe it as if you were in a room full of red roses, at least 4-6 dozen in full bloom, the lingering smell of a spicy exotic incense you burned the night before in the room, and someone brings over a batch of freshly baked cinnamon rolls, dripping with cream cheese glazed frosting. This is the fragrance I recommend when people want middle-Eastern inspired perfumes. Ditch the exhausted virtue-signalling obligatory rose-oud trend that every fragrance house now offers and rediscover the multi-faceted, unapologetically sensual, mystery filled house of Amouage, and start right here with what is, in my opinion, the best "rose" fragrance on the niche market, and possibly their best (although they have many equally deserving) masterpiece to date. This is a must-try for everyone, and for me it's now a must-buy.

Oo, this starts very beautiful and elegant and refined. I get a wonderful slightly musky rose, like I've rubbed a bouquet of dark roses on me. I'm in my mid 20s and feel this is almost maybe a bit too refined and older for me, but not in a bad way, but older in the way that I imagine an extremely elegant lady with some more years of experience to have. It's a very 'full' rose scent, not linear or thin and not something that's dated or 'old lady' like. You get the cardamom too coming out after a few minutes. It smells a bit dusty, but not overly so, and I notice I get that sensation when incense is in a fragrance. It's also has warm spice enveloping it. Sillage is moderate. I feel like this is a perfect fragrance for a strong woman who is cultured, well-traveled, and interested in or off to do a well-to-do activity, like going to the opera or hosting a fancy dinner party. I imagine dark red velvet in a dimly lit room with expensive wooden furniture around. This is the most refined, classy, and beautiful rose I've smelt. I can feel my heart beating slightly faster over excitement about this. When I'm older, I will definitely consider this fragrance to have. For now, I feel like it's not fitting to me currently, but it's absolutely wonderful. After 2 hours, it smells more like sandalwood, tonka, ginger, maybe a hint of incense. It's less strong, too, smelling it mostly on my skin. This isn't heavy, and is still refined. 5 hours later and it no longer has any projection, it is a slight vanilla rose scent when I put my nose to my skin. I was doing a lot of housework and every once in a while I got a whiff of dirty patchouli, which I don't like, but it wasn't too offesive and didn't last long.

AMOUAGE LYRIC WOMAN Old vs. new The in depth review of the new one written earlier! Meanwhile trying to find an old big bottle of Lyric Woman I luckily found a mini bottle of it. I was thinking that there is a huge difference between them but surprisingly the new one is not a catastrophe. They are just like two different concentrations. So yes, the new one is diluted but as I am an oversprayer I have to admit that I love that one as well. An old one is oilier and there is a lot of pure Rose oil in it which I was expecting since this scent has been described as having a rich Rosy heart. The formula is more concentrated but I think that Lyric Limited Edition Perfume Extract is very close to the old one. Old one is rounder and more polished than the new one like always with extracts and the new one is spicier which is not a bad thing. When the scent evolves they come closer to each others. Like always with extracts an old ones stays closer to the skin while the new formula is projecting more. After 12 hours sleep there is barely nothing left of more concentrated one, just soft hints of base notes while the new one is still smelling the same yet not so strong. My conclusion: instead of paying crazy prices for an old bottle I’m happy with my new one. It didn’t move into the swap list. If I find an extract version some day I will buy it but not because I need it. I hope this comparison helps you to choose between them but whatever is your choice the scent is gorgeous for sure! Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

This, dear friends is the perfume that dreams are made of. It smells rich, like rubbing a fur coat lapel against your skin. Like an erotic dream involving warm climates & balmy air. Everything comes in a dazzling, dizzying flash, like your journey through an exotic palace. So intensely beautiful it leads to a state of delicious disorder in the mind. Incense here, rose petals there, sweet resins & oils from the queens chamber, the exotic woods in the room, golden gilt, rare jewels wink and you know they are not for you. But you fantasize anyway. Because they could be. Finally owning Lyric, is finally attaining the forbidden jewels, being treated to the luxuries of the palace, instead of a tour. Now, she is mine. Or, I am hers? I have been since the very first intoxicating sniff. Don't touch the potion.. Unless you're ready for the fall. Go ask Alice... An edit to my review, after owning Lyric for a while, and being treated to some of the Extrait, I will give a few last thoughts. As in the edp, the sandalwood gives the rose a creamy, & slightly powdery lift, without the "powder" smell. Cardamom, ginger, & cinnamon make up the spicy heart of the fragrance, and somehow it starts out sweet, but gets closer to that balmy, sandal drydown, which is much more intense in the extrait. The extrait goes on more oily, with a heavier emphasis on the frankincense, and sandalwood. I think the cardamom is a bit heavier in the extrait as well. Its mostly a very accurate representation of the original edp, but with a bit more emphasis on sandalwood & base notes. Very heady, lush, spicy, sweet, and the longevity is better. Stunning, upon stunning beauty!

I’m totally in love with this scent. I don’t know how to put this into the words but this is absolutely gorgeous. I never believed that I can adore so much as spicy scent as this is: Cinnamon and Cardamom with Ginger are detectable not only in the opening but remain beautifully even in the dry down. That blend is intoxicating, very oriental like is the note of the rose. It’s not traditional fresh rose or sweet “jammy” rose, it’s dark and spicy and challenging to detect. If you don’t like roses, you can still like this. All notes here are somewhat unusual. Sandalwood is dominant note (on my skin) from the compex perfectly blended base and it’s as well spicy - everything in this scent is covered with spices. 🤎 My bottle is quite new batch and straight away after I got the bottle in my hands I was spraying this 10 times in the air and it took two months to start to perform well. I’m more than curious to try the original batch some day but on the other hand this is amazing and I don’t want to ruin my love for this. I think the main differences are the way how Oakmoss and Musk perform in the base. The scent doesn’t feel out dated but it’s delightfully different than all the scents released during last years. This is a big ♥️ Top: Bergamot, Spicy Cardamom, Cinnamon, Ginger Heart: Rose, Angelica, Jasmine, Ylang-ylang, Geranium, Orris Base: Oakmoss, Musk, Wood, Patchouli, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Frankincense Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

Ok listen up folks. This is one of those perfumes that smells very different DABBED vs SPRAYED. I have Lyric in my collection for about 4 years now. But I've never written a review about it. Until now. Partly because I'm undergoing a bit of an Amouage renaissance, revisiting old favourites. Mainly though, it is to share my experience of wearing it. When dabbed, it comes across simply as a big bold floral. To be honest, not very impressive at all. Just very heady, full-bodied, and larger-than-lifeish. When sprayed, holy moly, it's a whole different story. I get waves and waves of sandalwood. This is the first time I ever identified with the name of the house - derived from Arabic 'amwaj' - meaning waves. I used to think, ok, it's a nice name, cute metaphor, Frenchified to Amouage, but nothing to be taken seriously. Until Lyric positively inundated me with its amwaj of authentic, creamy, sandalwood. (I apologise if I butchered Arabic back there) Interestingly for me, the rose becomes a side show because all I can experience is this lush Mysore. If I tried really hard, I can detect the rose. But why would I? So for those of you who had gotten those 1ml dab on vials from places like Luckyscent and dismissed this fragrance, beware. Try Ausliebezumduft for their more sensible 2ml spray samples. Or beg a "friendly" SA to give an official factory sample. Or just get a full bottle. The high ratings here speak for itself.

FANTASTIC! I've got my Ubar and my Lyric two days ago. When I first tried them at home on a piece of paper and on a piece of satin they did not work properly. Both had a kind of dusty old house kind of smell. I felt to wast a lot of money. BUT ON SKIN! A different world. Today we have a dump, rainy day here. I'm wearing Lyric. When I sprayed on for the first few minutes I haven't feel anything. It was just like having nothing on. Maybe a small sandalwood and ginger but that's it. Like a shower. After like 5-10 minutes the scent developed into a real miracle. Is is timeless and ageless. This perfume can serve you for decades. Very creamy, balsamic deep rose with a lot of musk and the most comforting cinnamon ever. The jasmine is there to make it less heavy and wearable over the daytime as well but no sweetness at all. This scent is not from the trendy over sweet fruit-tsouly line. The cardamom and the ginger makes it to be tricky. This is not a rose from your aunt's garden. It is earty, animalic scent which in the same time floral with some oriental hints. Sometimes I can even feel mint but that is must be just the cardamom on my dry skin. Very elegant and sophisticated perfume for the ladies who are able to make the earth move. Yes, this perfume smells money as it was previously written. But I would go further: this perfume smells "old money". This perfume made me to understand what is so great with AMOUAGE.

Bright! Ecstatic almost. Friendly and well lived sunshine. Truly a beautiful fragrance, with so many layers that keep me coming back again and again. It has that same quality as I found in Angelique Noire, this is a spirited brightness, full of life and enduring. Lyric starts off a little overwhelming— all the notes taking off simultaneously like the beginning of a horse race— but then a brightness arrives and assembles them into the correct order. Spicier on skin than on paper. Truly can’t stop sniffing, what an absolute joy. This fragrance is the color yellow, a bright, rich yellow, and no I will not be explaining what I mean by that. I can’t get over this one, every time I return a new facet emerges that’s just as alluring on its own as in the blend. This has the confidence of Jil Sander 04 and Ormonde Woman, but it’s more joyous in this iteration. What a special fragrance. The rose does foreground for a time in the middle, but it’s so well supported and accented it functions almost like a wheel’s hub around which the other notes are spokes. The sillage is so much brighter than it seems when you’re just burying your nose in your wrist. The dry down is positively addictive, all of the promises of the middle notes nestled into a bed of warm vanilla. Completely unique and endlessly alluring.

I first tried this a few years ago and was frustrated with it. At the time I was looking for a strong rose soliflore and this wasn't it. It haunted me for years, because there was something about the first 30 minutes that was so so beautiful but fleeting for me. More recently I've discovered the true beauty of Lyric; that while rose is a major component, there are all these other notes swirling around that really make the fragrance what it is. I can distinguish every single note individually and also the combined impression of the smell. And I can appreciate the base notes in a way that I couldn't before. It's like before, I was seeing Lyric in black/white/gray, and now it's in full color! Lyric is the only Amouage that I've bothered to find the older version of, and I do feel like it's slightly more nuanced and a little stronger than the magnetic cap version, although I wouldn't call it a very strong fragrance. It's a soft rosy spicy musky cloud about you, and very gentle <3 And yes, I can see a resemblance to Samsara, because of the warmth, impression of "red", and sandalwood. Lyric has the rose and spices as well, so they are not the same but give a similar feeling. I would say Samsara is still a bit warmer, while Lyric is warm but fresh spicy at the same time.

A strong and complex fragrance with rose at the heart—a rose that is dark and musky, yet creamy too. I love how the warmly spicy and creamy notes envelope the sharpness of the rose and round it out so beautifully. To me this is a dark burgundy, full-blown rose, its petals just beginning to fall onto the rich mahogany of the mantle. In the immediate opening, I find the bergamot and ginger too piercing—their zingy sharpness a bit sour and dirty in combination with the musk and incense base notes. Fortunately that sourness fades within minutes, leaving behind a fragrance that is brash yet smooth; the rose sharp but lush, the spice and sweetness in perfect balance. The comparisons to Portrait Of A Lady are fair; they are similar. But Lyric is sweeter and livelier; less dry. Lyric is a picture in a gilded frame, of a dignified, softly-smiling woman standing by a rosebush. POAL is the same picture eighty years later, when you find it in an antique trunk. I smelled Lyric Man first, and liked it very much, but I like this more. It’s slightly harsher, but also fuller and more complex. I believe in wearing any fragrance you like at any age, but I do think this is a fragrance worn best by a woman of thirty-five plus.

I first tested Lyric Woman back in 2008 when it launched. I was with a young male friend at the time who said - 'that smells a bit aunty-ish'. In a sense this is true as the opening reminds me a little of perfumes such as 24 Faubourg or Caleche maybe. It's an abstract white floral density - heavier than contempoary style maybe. That doesn't even remotely put me off, and anyway that density quickly fades to what I'd describe as a very gourmand style (classy though, not a fruitichoulli!) Specifically I'm thinking Kulfi icecream and bananas. In other words there's a delicious creamy cardamom and I think I'm getting a lot of ylang perhaps as that often smells banana-like (reminds me a little bit of Samsara). I get the ginger very subtly - like powdered ginger. Rose plays throughout with a smoothness that draws it all together. Not like a fresh rose, but the essence. At this stage it's like a sumptious eastern dessert - it's seriously lovely! It then slowly, slowly fades to a sandal-woody, warm vanilla - graceful, soft and womanly, so easy to wear. Perfect for slightly cooler months or evenings year-round. Big love.

Lyric was my first purchase from Amouage. Upon the first few minutes of contact with its exquisite cloud of oriental incense, my thoughts went something like: Must own now. Must buy now. There is a heavy hand of cardamom in the top notes, which dries down into a tantalizing melange of spices including a mellow and woody cinnamon, like the freshly grated bark. Lyric has a musky base with creamy, unsweetened vanilla beans. The florals are not prominent. They are there, but there is far more incense, woods, and spice than rose or jasmine. I would wear this in Morocco. Lyric is a perfume fit for a queen. The blood-red bottle is eye candy and gives a sense of power. The scent profile is enormous. Its hits the olfactory nerve and seems to completely engulf the nasal passages and frontal lobe of the brain. The structure of the perfume is complex and nuanced, leaving an aura that is hard to describe other than spellbinding, ultra feminine, unique, and a little mysterious. To describe Lyric as art or a masterpiece would be a serious understatement. Lyric is best described as divine perfection.

I feel so helpless...I have read the reviews over and over again to see if anyone has experienced the same as me. I think there are a few of us. I was so close to blind buying this; the notes, the scent profile, the bottle, it's just so me. But I decided to hold myself and buy a decant first. I'm glad I did. At first, I suspected that my decant might be fake. I was prepared for a powerhouse, but it's such a mellow skin scent. I tested a few more times, and I can detect the notes listed here. Then I watched some reviews on Youtube mentioning the same issue. So I don't think that I have a fake, it's just how Lyric performs on my skin. Such a shame...I wish I could get much more of this melancholic, poetic and romantic rose. But this is not the performance I expect from such an expensive frag. I'll stick to my Coco Chanel for a spicy rose experience. Edit: Holy smokes!!!!! Gives this beauty some time to macerate. I'd never believed it, but it reached perfection. It still is a very soft scent, but oh gosh, a majestic, beautiful, melancholic rose. I'm considering a full bottle.

You've just had sex in a rose garden. For a moment, both you and your lover are speechless, caught in a moment staring into each other's eyes. After some time, she rolls over, but you grab her and pull her close and she laughs as you spoon her. She runs her fingers along your arm, and through the soft fur of the wolf pelts covering the earth beneath you. You press your nose into the back of her neck and you smell her sweat, detecting the vanilla coffee that her servants prepared for her that morning, the cinnamon and the sweet spices from her escorted walk through the markets that afternoon, the bit of smoke from the men's cigars at the polo game that followed. She moves to get up and dress, and you understand that it's your time to leave. Before you go, she leaves you with a kiss, and you notice that your clothes, too, have absorbed all of the scents from that moment in her rose garden. Her guards follow you back to your horse, and you wonder if, or when, you'll get invited back to see your queen again. Lyric Woman by Amouage.

Lyrical it is. I have stayed away from Amouage for years but this has won me over. In fragrance reviews I usually comment on notes, not abstract perceptions, but Lyric for me is so evocative I must do both. I was surprised by how "classical" this scent is in a Western sense, powdery, floral, oakmossy, yet retaining the Middle Eastern nature it should have, spicey, ambery, with a true rose. It is so well blended, yet I can recognize the spices, the rose, the angelica, and some of the base notes. The spices are ever present, yet here they do not bother me - they are mandatory. The angelica, orris, and Co. give a bitterness to the composition that adds to its dramatic flair. It is powdery, which surprises me, yet I do not dislike it. The base is superbly done, complex, complete, unyielding. The whole is fully romantic, but not in the syrupy sense where you wear it to attract your partner on a date, rather romantic in your approach to life. One day I will own this, and will finally have a scent to put as "Signature" on my profile.

I enjoy so many modern fragrances, from designer to niche. But the deeper I delve into the world of fragrances, the more I find myself appreciating and even craving timeless beauties like this one. The first time I tried this, I didn’t get it. Its beauty was lost on me. But now, I struggle to find the words to describe just how majestic Lyric Woman is. It goes beyond the notes, which yes, it’s a sweet and spicy rose. But Lyric is so much more than that. The way it wears, enveloping you in a soft but noticeable bubble. Like she wants to be noticed, but she’s not loud about it. Feminine and delicate, but also confident and assertive. It’s really magnificent and special. This is everything I wished FM’s “Portrait of A Lady” was, but wasn’t for me. There’s a vintage vibe, but for me, it’s very timeless and classic. It’s really just amazing, at least me. I have nothing but praise for it. If you try it and don’t like it, revisit your sample occasionally. I’m sure glad I did. This is gorgeous