AMOUAGE Epic Woman Eau de Parfum

This was my gateway into the women's collection of Amouage. My goodness! I couldn't have picked a better one to start with. I was so curious after being blown away by Epic Man that I eventually couldn't help myself. I normally don't like a lot of cumin in my perfume. But in Epic Woman, it is so well-blended into the composition that I can't help but to love it.

It lasts forever by itself. So just imagine how epic the sillage and longevity is when combined with the body lotion. I've only worn this twice. But both times were marked by anyone around me getting closer and closer. The scent trail is more magnetic than the caps on the flacons. As much as I can appreciate this on a woman, it's absolutely at home on my skin and I feel like a sophisticated savage when I wear it.

I'd go as far as to state that both Epic Man and Epic Woman can be worn comfortably by both genders. So I feel sorry for the guy who isn't comfortable with wearing Epic Woman.

You're in Egypt on one of the hottest days of the year, near the desert, standing around in some tall grass that seems to only help you boil under the sun. You're part of your brother's wedding party and you're getting ready to pose for some wedding photos, taking a smoke break. You're reminded of how his bride is obsessed with roses when the florist arrives and starts unpacking them. She hands the rose boutonnieres to you so you can pin them to your suits and she hands the rose bouquets to the bridesmaids, who begin smelling them and breathing in their chilled freshness, hoping it will help them cool down in the heat. Once you're all situated, the photos begin, and you all do your poses for the photographer, trying to stay as still as possible. In that stillness, you notice that there's no breeze, just the heat of the desert, the steaming grass, your uncomfortable sweaty suits, the light cigarette smoke lingering in the air above them, the roses perspiring on them.. but you also notice the sweetness convecting off of the bridesmaids, and you smile. Epic Woman by Amouage.

First off, I am a man.

Let me tell you, whoever you are, or where ever you are right now, this is a phenomenal fragrance and it 100% represents me. My, credo is to follow your heart, so yeah, no wonder this bottle is green. After having smelled hundreds if not 1000s of different perfumes only the fragrances/smells that I have connected with something from the past (emotion, locations, etc.) have a strong uncontrollable reaction. This has that as well and as someone who created perfume, studied and worked in this metier, this means a lot for me. I am obsessed with Epic Woman, I don't care about the notes or what other people write, if it's marketed towards women etc., all I care about is having a reason to wear perfume, and this (since I have found and obtained it) means subsequently wearing Epic Woman EdP.

You're utterly most welcome, people who smell me on the street!

This is a hidden gem. You will be smelled as if you wore Sauvage EdT or some 80s vintage perfume, with the difference that nothing quite smells like this. Nevertheless, this should have the same popularity, polarization or magnitude as Baccarat Rouge and I don't have a single doubt about that (and absolutely zero bias, of course, 😉).

It completely flew under the radar because it is marketed towards women and has a male sibling.
Lucky for me, that's why this fragrance hasn't garnered more talk, but also because it is mostly men that run and popularize fragrances online and they don't even bother to smell the woman's version,if Amouage comes out with the masculine-looking male counterpart.
But women know. I was told by a sales assistant in Dubai that Epic Woman EdP is Amouages third best-selling fragrance and to be fair I don't know if this stat is only for the woman's fragrances or all their line-up. Either way, that means quite something.

Now that I am at the end of my review, let me share a lesson with the ones that still are looking for their perfect perfume:
Smell/sample (if you can't smell it in store) before you buy. It saves money.

Cheers

edit: notice how some people in the comments below also perceive this less as perfume but more as magic..

I'm currently sampling Epic Woman and WOW! It's a strong, wonderful refined, rosy/oudy spice bomb. I'm not surprised at all to fall in love with it. It is indeed Epic! To me it has a Portrait of a Lady vibe as they're both smoky patchouli rose fragrances. I love the laid back (friendly/non-skanky) oud and incense used in Epic Woman. Overall excellent quality and great oriental fragrance with great longevity. -

A breathtakingly beautiful scent. I reviewed this a month ago, but as always a little time is needed to fully acquaint myself with a new perfume.

When I heard the name 'Epic Woman', I suppose I imagined Amouage's idea of an epic female to be a pampered lady dripping with diamonds and fur, reclining in the back of her chauffeur-driven car! But no, in this case their concept of Epic refers to a woman of legend - a woman who's as much a a poet, warrior, artist and traveller as a beautiful princess.You'd just have to experience this perfume to know what I mean!

It has everything, as though on its travels it's picked up every beautiful impression then woven it into the most evocative, exotic and perfectly blended incense ever.

The drydown at first reminded me of the sweet ash left after burning high quality incense, and I had to wear this a few evenings to notice its other more subtle facets. I found myself looking for the source of a certain milky/creamy, sweet incense quality that was drifting around my nose and realised it was Epic. I think it's due to the exquisite floral blend and high quality vanilla.

I've tried most of the Amouage perfumes from a tester set and admired them all but was really only drawn to Epic from the start. There's no doubt all are great quality but for me some are too classic or too heavy.

Epic starts with a rich incense/rose/oud, slightly medicinal and with an intensity that initially reminds me of Portrait of a Lady. But into its heart it becomes far softer and more, well, lady-like than PoaL. I love PoaL's ferocity which, as many men know, makes it a good masculine for some. But Epic plants itself slightly more on the feminine side. (having said that, on a male friend it retained its medicinal facets into the drydown, whereas it became softer on my skin)

Epic is probably the most balanced perfume I've ever tried, and in my opinion worth every penny.I'd forgo a new pair of boots for this, actually I did!

Longevity: excellent, sillage - perfect (wafts as you pass but only detectable within a couple of feet)