The Exceptional Extraits

Epic 56 Amouage 2021

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8.4 / 10 89 Ratings

According to EssenceVitae Research Team A popular perfume by Amouage for women, released in 2021. Furthermore The scent is spicy-oriental. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is being marketed by Sabco Group / Oman Perfumery.

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Main accords

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cumin

Pink pepper

Cinnamon

Heart Notes

Geranium

Jasmine tea

Rosa centifolia

Base Notes

Oud

Patchouli

Perfumer

Cécile Zarokian

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Ratings

Scent

8.489 Ratings

Longevity

9.386 Ratings

Sillage

8.686 Ratings

Bottle

9.081 Ratings

Value for money

6.658 Ratings

Submitted by Razvanyke, last update on 23.05.2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "The Exceptional Extraits" collection.

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What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/22/2024

5
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 8
Scent

Cimi
155 Reviews

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Cimi

Powerhouse in the wrong bottle I Warning: wolf in sheep's clothing!

The Epic 56 is a real wolf in sheep's clothing; Amouage does a lot of things right, but here the choice of bottle is really more than unfavorable, as the fragrance is very masculine in my view, and yes, of course you could still market it as unisex for marketing reasons, but yes - you actually need courage to do that.

Now, why do I share this opinion?
- In my opinion, the fragrance and its main players are extremely masculine-oriented. I simply cannot imagine that I would want my wife to smell like that.

- First and foremost, you can smell peppery cumin in the opening; overdosed, but beautifully balanced together with an extremely light, delicate rose, but very spicy.

- A strong incense note is added very quickly, which is far more pronounced than in Zefiro in my opinion, already very "churchy". Together with a slightly ambery sandalwood base, the drydown results in a strongly incense-oriented, woody fragrance that really has a minimal, absolutely marginal balance of floral notes. The oud is practically imperceptible, but perhaps the incense is just too strong.

- The H/S is beastly, the fragrance lasts forever and also projects very well. Definitely in the top third.

The fragrance has received the good rating due to the high quality and the "fine" tuning of the fragrance composition; since I simply cannot smell incense in this processing (ecclesiastical), I would probably never pull the fragrance. For people who like incense, however, this fragrance is a hidden champion that hides behind a fake bottle and looks "cute" but performs beastly!

ATTENTION: Be sure to test the fragrance in advance; it is definitely not a crowd-pleaser and is extremely strong. Definitely not a blind buy recommendation!

05/16/2024

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Jacquiris
2 Reviews

Jacquiris

Old money finesse in a bottle

2004, French Polynesia

A beautiful woman, adorned in a gown of green velvet and with splendid black silk hair, leans out on the balcony and gazes at the sea. A warm breeze enters the room, carrying the scent of burnt woods from the beach. The bed is untidy, and her jewellery rests upon an exquisite mahogany cabinet.

I look at her, she looks at me, her dark eyes convey intensity, and her blood-red lips exude carnal desire. The fire on the beach has now extinguished, and wafts of white ash drift in... I kiss her on the neck and look at the sea behind her.

Elegance, refinement, opulence to the highest degree.

I cannot cease to inhale it.

A spectacular fragrance, undoubtedly Cecile's finest creation.

01/19/2024

7
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

Sirbennyone
202 Reviews

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Sirbennyone

Helpful Review 7

The only "feminine" thing about you is the bottle / Powerhouse / The spicy - woody smokiness! / Deserves more attention!

Hello everyone,

today I would like to talk about the Epic 56.

For weeks and months, I kept getting a message that I should definitely test the Epic 56 and since the reviews of the Reflection 45 (https://www.essencevitae.com/Parfums/Amouage/reflection-45/rezensionen/230487) and the current Jubilation 40 (https://www.essencevitae.com/Parfums/Amouage/jubilation-40/rezensionen/299927) were very well received, I ordered a bottling a few weeks ago and tested it several times (!) and I can tell you this much..., it surprised me several times!
Before I come to the fragrance itself, I would like to say something about the packaging, bottle and sprayer.
Briefly and concisely about the packaging - typically Amouage classy, chic, high quality.
About the bottle the same as before ;) , timeless, perfect and anything other than a 10/10 will be difficult.

About the sprayer, I have already said it in certain reviews of Amouage before, on the one hand I am certainly not a FAN of the spray head, in the sense of the structure of it, the possible dosage and the mMn very centric orientation / hardness of the content that arrives quasi ;). Funny wording I know, but when I see Chanel and Dior, for example..., I wonder why such a great house as Amouage can't manage this.

About the fragrance:

I know the Epic Man and also the version for women, the Epic Woman Eau de Parfum and yes, both have their certain charm, but they are not "daily" fragrances.

The first thing that surprised me was the CHOICE of bottle. Because it is categorized as a feminine fragrance and has also been given a feminine Amouage bottle - and the resolution = in my opinion this is a big mistake on the part of Amouage (marketing) purely in terms of sales. If this is 100% a feminine fragrance, then I'll quit the hobby immediately!

At the end of the day, all fragrances, whether drugstore, designer or niche fragrances are all unisex and yes those have a noticeable bias and so does he, but feminine it most certainly is not.

The fragrance is spicy, woody, oriental mainly, but there are a few really present notes, such as the cumin, the incense, the sandalwood, something resinous in the drydown and in my perception the cinnamon is also there (only in the background = fortunately).

The fragrance is ultra-fine, ingenious and high-quality and as you would expect from Amouage, especially with the extraits (with numbers).

The performance:

If we're talking purely about longevity, then we're easily talking about 20 hours and much more, including multiple showers and the like, with the blatant concentration it was to be expected! It's the same with the sillage, which is reduced and not so screaming, but more in the 2m range, but then extremely dense and heavy = like a wall that accompanies you and this for a very long time!
Let me put it this way, you can see from my collection that I own a few fragrances of the house and... to be honest, I wouldn't be too surprised if one of the (remaining) bottles moved into my home at some point, because it has already won me over!
But why a leftover bottle?

The fragrance is extremely potent and acts like a WALL around you and it is one of those fragrances that you really feel you will never empty, you need the right mood and/or the right occasion! In my opinion, 20ml to 30ml is enough for YEARS ;) so a leftover bottle and I'll be honest, your wallet will thank you for it.

It is a UNISEX fragrance, it goes for men as well as women, although I see a bias towards the male camp (personal opinion).

Very few (unfortunately) see its true potential!

If I really wasn't convinced, I wouldn't recommend it to you!

And now have a nice day/evening, or whatever you read this review, LG the Benny
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(Now the same as almost always - because it's true!)

Now on the subject of luxury:

As you can see in my profile, among other things, I have really smelled many fragrances and there are fragrances where you smell a certain (partly) strong synthetic and you notice quite quickly that some fragrance houses go for quantity rather than quality and there are some where you just realize "oh come on, let's put more + better in" and you can smell this at the end of the day.

Very briefly on the subject of OVP, bottle, sprayer:

I'll make it short, I give it a 10 out of 10 in each category and I know very well that tastes are very different. So if you honestly rate this with a 7 or less... - PUH. Beautiful and very valuable lid, beautiful timeless flacon design etc. .... so I find it very difficult to rate it differently and I'm not saying this because I like a brand or not!
Now a quick word on the subject of my opinion:

I am not sponsored, influenced by anyone, receive money or anything else. I approach the subject of essencevitae as I am, honestly, everything else is not mine. My real personal opinion is worth a lot to me and maybe I hope ;) that you notice that. If I don't like something, e.g. OVP, bottle, sprayer or H/S, then I communicate this!

Statements

3 short views on the fragrance

ScottMcArron 5 months ago

9
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Fabulous! Just like the original. A rehashing of a greater person’s work at an exorbitantly high price like the rest of the line.

ScentedNeko 2 years ago

10
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Very refined and gorgeous. Rose, a little touch of cumin, and resins. Fantastic!

DalilaB 2 years ago

10
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Another beautiful creation by Cecile Zarokian with gorgeous cosy resinous notes. My favourite incense fragrance!

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