Amouage
Opus 8
Oriental Resinous
Longevity
Long
Sillage
Strong
Occasion
Romantic/Evening
Seasonality
Winter
Jasmine, orange blossom and ylang bloom over olibanum smoke, with guaiac, saffron and vetiver keeping the base dry and dark. Warm and resinous, it sets white florals against incense for a smoky woody oriental.
Taste Profile
The Anchor
The Slow Depth
A rich and warm centre of gravity. Change is part of the journey.
Everything around you may shift but this stays constant. The depth here takes time. It opens slowly and rewards patience. Some things get richer the longer you stay.
See your own Taste Map →How Opus 8 smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Opus 8 leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.
Opus 8 reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 72nd percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Opus 8 carries across a room and announces itself. That is 88th percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Opus 8 sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 89th percentile for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Opus 8 leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears. That is among the highest in the catalogue for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Opus 8 keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 29th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.
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