Year: 2008
Notes: caraway, chilli pepper, saffron, green leaves, violet, iris, guaiac wood, Virginian cedar, opopanax, amber, moss
Comment: Amyitis is part of the Signature Collection
With the notes so tightly interwoven, Amyitis isn't particularly easy to pin down. There are some creamy, green and woody nuances that reveal themselves, throughout its lifespan, but the composition is too dense to dissect any further. Add some dusty wax to the proceedings (due to a heavy-handed serving of caraway and moss) and what's left is both an unbalanced and unfocused clutter of accords.
Inspired by the hanging gardens of Babylon (built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife, Queen Amyitis), it aspires to be an earthy and aromatic green in a similar manner to Chanel's Chanel No.19. While its degree of success is highly doubtful, the interplay of the violet, iris and saffron remains intriguing nonetheless.
Inspired by the hanging gardens of Babylon (built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife, Queen Amyitis), it aspires to be an earthy and aromatic green in a similar manner to Chanel's Chanel No.19. While its degree of success is highly doubtful, the interplay of the violet, iris and saffron remains intriguing nonetheless.
