Tribute

(Variations with formulations and batches are highly pronounced. This is a bottle with the black top in the beige box.) "One leather to rule them all." That's how this perfume feels. If leather could be a force of nature, in Tribute it would be a smoldering, smoking volcano. Not at the point of erupting, but containing its earth melting energy underneath burbling and smoking super-heated lava. It's tempting to call to mind perfumes like Dior's Leather Oud, and indeed there are a lot of similarities, but whereas Leather Oud was a super-heated super-dry leather, like the hottest of desert winds blowing into your face, Tribute is far wetter and far thicker, much like lava that it's calling to mind. Opening notes of gentle roses and jasmines touched by saffron give way to heart and base notes of exquisite, smokey frankincense, leather, and patchouli. Through all of the thick, wet heat and the dense smoke, the beauty of Tribute is that it never manages to be suffocating or cloying. No matter how close I get my nose to my arms and hands, I always feel like I'm hovering far above the surface of this caldera's super-heated, smoking, molten lava. This perfume relishes in its power, authority, and stateliness, but it never devolves into anything crass or loud (this isn't for the half-wits that want a perfume that is described as "beast mode," even though this perfume is more of a beast than anything of similar accords you can find on retail shelves). I'm finding it very hard to describe why I love this perfume, and its personality. It gives me this feeling that I could never wear it to work, I could never wear it to a restaurant, I could never wear it casually - or even formally - to anything anywhere. Today, I'm wearing it in scrub lounging-around-the-house clothes, enjoying the sunny spring weather while I casually munch on light Mediterranean fare and leisurely accomplish some chores... and, for some reason, that feels like the perfect way to experience Tribute. The perfume gives you this feeling it very much needs privacy and quiet; it's not for sharing, it's not for others to experience, like your most private and personal moments. It feels special, like a once in a lifetime experience meant to have a permanent place in your mind and heart. Truly, truly wonderful.

Indubitably the finest cologne I have every purchased. An entirely different world. Sublime, ethereal, Taurean earthiness with an unquenchable longing to taste of the floral spell of Venus cast upon the rarest Taifi. Completely unlike anything else on the market and, (dare I say), far more exquisite than anything the West has yet to offer--be it Creed, Hermes, Annick Goutal...all former favorites which are but distant memories now, having encountered this miniscule encapsulation of a stately pleasure dome on par with Xanadu itself, a stately aroma of decreed pleasure. This exotic scent is one of a magical starlit desert night of distant antiquity, mixed charmingly with the suave modernity and lusty elegance of an enchanted and naughty adventure in Marrakesh lounges sweetened by opiumed hookahs or a vermillion sunset over Cairo bidding warm, tender adieus to a day of insurmountable reawakening; a wandering, hypnotic, trance-inducing perfection that silkenly conjures memories of regal hands eternally intertwined with a sculpted lover fatedly blessed with such classical perfection even fair Antinous would coyly blush at the mere wafting encounter of this scent of unquenchable longing irresistibility. A treasure for which I have searched a lifetime, this piece de resistance truly surpasses the finest of fragrances available on the modern market from any Parisian house of high repute. Astrologically the ideal essence of the bull- a simple esoteric elegance that, though breathtakingly stunning in its first rush of a divinely feminine rose, subtly rises to the strength and vigor of refined masculinity with its grounded tobaccos, incense of which the gods would feel unworthy to be offered as oblation, and sylvan earthiness that lingers in the memory of all who are consecrated by its unspeakable grandeur which retains the subtlety of good breeding; a virility of gentlemanliness that the Homage, though so lovely indeed, considerably lacks. May I say most simply, thank you for this priceless pearl which truly is the paragon of a man’s scent, a new standard for myself who now seems want to spurn the Parisian perfumerie to follows spellboundedly into new lands of mystical ecstasy. --carlisle, law student, jackson, ms

Tribute is beautiful, so unique, nothing compares to it. I keep getting samples of it, I wish I could get the bottle. I am a woman I love to wear this. Powerful, seductive and dark, the embrace of smoke, Taifi rose, saffron, tobacco, leather, cedar, frankincense puts me in a trance-like state. It is a bold attar not for the faint-hearted. I cannot begin to describe this beauty. Its smoky and quite challenging right from the start, when I first dab the oil on my skin I smell the the beautiful smoky frankincense. Then the oil warms up and I get a tobacco note. After a time on my skin, the beautiful soft subtle Taif rose builds up, Taif rose has the most gorgeous pink color it breaks through the dark tobacco and smoky incense accord. The rose meshes with the tobacco beautifully. I get a touch of spicy saffron-pepper. The leather peeks out, it has a subtle animalic quality, I detect something that smells like gasoline, is it oud or all of the notes blending together? It serves to enhance the leather and tobacco accord. I notice the wood-vetiver-patchouli accord underneath the tobacco. The frankincense from the beginning is still noticeable until the end of the fragrance. The tobacco, incense, leather and rose are all gorgeous together. On my skin I enjoy all of the notes- delicate Taif rose, leather, frankincense, tobacco coming up to my nose, it is so smooth the way the fragrance slowly develops and progresses I am on the edge of my seat when I wear it. I cannot describe everything, I love the way tobacco smells in this attar, I love how everything smells in this composition. A beautiful, opulent, high quality fragrance, and very complex attar. I put on a tiny drop of this on my wrist and after a time, the sillage builds slowly I catch wafts of this but sillage is closer to my body. The scent is still in my shirt. Longevity is great about 8 hours on my very dry skin.

...And what a tribute! This one is a completely hands down.Absolutely enchanting, promisor and bold. There is no doubt its concerns to a minority range of people, whether it is not a popular "tasty" for beginners and price tag is way over average.Anyway, it doesn't mean you can't bring to your wardrobe(at least a sample),and this happen because as soon as you got the small bottle opened,air will be filled by burnt incense surrounding over 6 feet from.So it is very easy to figure out what you will take part in. I mean, if you feel bothered by the acid burnt smell better you give up,however I recommend you to push further,as we got the very begin of a deep journey into olfactory world. Theres is 3 different phases, like incense in a real sense and by this time everything is kinda complicated to figure out.Then we have an exquisite brand new couch leather phase, rubbered leather in a good way,plus a smoked jasmine( indolic) come along as an elegant escorting.By the last my favorite one, leather started to fade away into earthy vetiver followed by a tremendous resined/amber rose took away.Like no other concoction ever made, it is a briefly of brief,resuming in what you at least could expect from Tribute.It is not a professional review, the longevity of those 3 phases are 12+.I think we have Amouage dna right here,don't know about lately launches, nonetheless if you love this house don't you ever skip Tribute.

(Sampled from the red boxed bottle) The Tribute attar is often touted as the apex of Amouage, and it felt almost sacred to put this scent on my skin for the first time after many years of sourcing a bottle. The oil opens with a surprisingly bright rose and clean, lemony frankincense. There is definitely a tar like quality that is rumbling deep in the background with just a tease of sweetness from the tobacco and amber, but the opening is very far from smoky or heavy. As it dries down a bit, frankincense quickly yields, followed by the brightness of the rose turning very soapy and powdery. After an hour, the soapy rose faints away and weighty tobacco and tar makes their way forward with the support of resinous amber notes. After about 3.5 hours, what remains is a slightly smoky, sweet tobacco with a very faint touch of jasmine flower and earthy patchouli in the background. On my skin, the scent lasts about 5 hours. I heard that even bottles of Tribute from the same red or black boxes can provide different experiences. The batch variations are understandable due to the volatility of the natural ingredients and varied facilities where Amouage distills their perfume oils. All I know is that this transportative scent is a superb blend that should be experienced by everyone regardless of batches.