I go back and forth on if i want the bottle because i may not wear it enough. Esoteric is the best word that comes to mind. The simple yet profound complexity of incense and rose. Ink and suede makes me think of some kind of ancient sect. The boldness of it all is very refreshing and different. Has a vanilla to keep it friendly enough for most people. The rose in it is extremely high quality - i appreciate rose more and more as i have been on the fragrance journey, it's the king of flowers for a reason.
Great review as usual Rams. One of my fav Amouages! So beautiful and just screams opulence and refinement and made of very high quality ingredients. Compliments galore
Once upon a time there was a Niche company called Amouage when Cristopher Chong was the creative director and that was the Amouage i grew up loving and enjoying their stunning fragrances but sadly now it's turning into a slightly more luxurious Lattafa under the fishman but oh well i guess everything good comes to an end right!! anyways for some reason i've been sleeping on some of the library collection for some time until it was too late so i was trying to find an older bottle of Opus XII but i haven't been getting lucky finding one at a reasonable price but since you mentioned they basically smell the same and that the new one performs good i guess i might just go with it as i trust your judgment in regards the performance..Thank you Ram! another great review.
☆Oooooh, the Rosebud, in Citizen Kane, makes sense for the old artwork! The fictional character was based on William Randolph Hearst who was in actuality a newspaper baron, so the fireplace in the end scene cool smoke, and the ink newspaper ink, and the citrusy brightness, shows the rose in snow as he is fading, so the rose fades too. Killer review Ram!!!♡♡♡ Cheers to you & the Ram Frag-Fam too♡♡♡☆
Hello, Ramsey. I quite like this Opus XII. In fact, the Taif rose is a species of damask rose, taking its name from the area where it grows, the town of Taif near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. So most likely Amouage uses local Damask rose, from Oman or perhaps even the Taif species from Saudi Arabia. The Omanis have very good trade relations with Saudi Arabia.
Depending on the day I'm not sure if i prefer this one or epic woman more in terms of amouage roses that are still in production. For me, Rose incense seems to alternate between primarily rose and primarily incense which was really interesting to me. The ink makes me think of oil pastels and puts me in that very artsy headspace like I'm some fine arts student drafting away in a studio or a library. Epic woman is a bit more bold and dark and some days i enjoy the spice and green herbal nature more. For me the rose incense drydown smoothed out with more vanilla peeking out and it surprised me 8-10 hours in.
With this one, I think, it was actually the other way around. This one, in its first rendition, only had its name "Rose Incense", while only the bottle design made it clear that it somehow belonged into the Opus line. The very first bottle was milky white glass, the second - still the old style shape, though - was red. Only when the fragrance finally was put into bottles of the current design did it get its number XII. To me, this is a very dusty, powdery rose, which, unfortunately, I don't like very much. There are other rose and incense combinations that I love a lot more.
@@RamseytheRam Since it had the same bottle design as the Opus line from the start, I would suppose that it was supposed to be a part of the line all the time. But judging from depictions of the early bottles, I'm not sure if it had the number from the beginning. All I know is that it had its name "Rose Incense" right away. Also, I seem to remember that the first white bottle was an exclusive to one of the London department stores, Harrods or Selfridges - I believe Selfridges.
Great review ram as always . I’ll probably snap this one up if I can get a decent deal . I like that fresh type rose 🌹. I haven’t got the best skin for fragrance but for some reason rose seems to like me
Nice presentation, Ramsey! Having smelled Rose Insense , i have to admit that your description is very accurate . Fun of rose fragrances , but i expected more from this . Lyric Man is the best rose fragrance i have ever smelled
I bought Amouage Royal tobacco from Nordstrom and its was leaking heavily when it arrived. I was surprised. I returned it a d bought tester bottle for $200. I love Royal tobacco.
Is this the same fragrance, that was previously bottled in a red opus library bottle? If yes, then i have sampled it & prefer it to Lyric man, Thanks Ram
Great video. For my nose, Rose Incense in dry have a lot similarity with Epic Woman and Mon nom est rogue Majda Bekkali, also one great niche fragrance.
FYI Christopher Chong and Bruno Jovanovic are creating fragrances for the house of "Thameen" nowadays. Do you think that Opus XII Rose Incense has similarities to Lyric Man?
I have both Lyric Man and Opus XII and i have to say that they are very different. Rose insense is a "churchy" dark rose scent in contrast to Lyric man which is a fresh musky rose scent. Opus XII is a winter and night scent . Lyric is a more year around scent. I much prefer Lyric Man to Opus , but they are very different
I love this one. I blind bought it based purely on the fact that I'm enamored with Tauer's Incense Rosé and I was curious as to whether they would be similar or not (plus the dude let me get his 2019 bottle for $150). The ink note is so well done, its like it comes and goes in waves. I also really like the citrusy side of the rose and how it plays with the frankincense and elemi. I'm not a lemon fan (it's by far my least favorite citrus in perfumery), but I do tend to like it when other materials give me the hints of it.
Great way to start the day with some Ram chat! ☺️ I really find the ink note one of the more interesting ones of late. Akro ink was great and the new TF has an ink note as well. I’ll need to search this one out and compare it. Thanks Ram, hope you’re doing ok ❤ 🐏
Last opus from Chong. Not as crazy as the other opus from the library collection but a very well done rose centric fragrance nonetheless. Wonder if you have any stuff from Elixir Attar?
I don't think I do 🤔 But I have so many samples it's impossible for me to keep up, and I can only focus on so many things at once lol I hear good things about them though 💪🐏
I didn’t get on with Opus xii my first go around. I kept comparing it to the Tauer like some others here. I’ll have to pull out my decant tomorrow and try it again and see how it seems now.
Going to try Rose Incense again today. Wasn't impressed the first 3 times I have tried it. Thought it was a bit harsh. Funny you mention Toy Boy, as I didn't like it and sold it off.
Cheers Rams , happy weekend mate, yeah Rose and me hmmm, I gotta be careful when picking a Rose 🌹 I generally end up getting pricked lol , 😂. But dammit I still gotta have a good old crack at particular scent profile, much appreciated brother 👏🏻💪👊🤛
What opinion do you have about Cécile Zarokian work? I’ve only try Epic Woman/Epic Woman 56, Royal Tobacco and Silver Oud (which I have and adore). I looove the three of them. Do you like her work, profile and perfumistic features (wich I’ve no real idea nor have the capacity for appreciate)?. I bet you like her but I’m curious about your yes or pass
Yo! Ramsey, I have been watching you now for at least one year. And as I know that you always reply to your cherished guests if and when you are able, I feel a sense of obligation to inform you of one of the most beautiful Attars that I've ever come to put my nose on after having smelled hundreds of fragrances. You know that reaction you have when you smell something and just shake your head and are lost for words. That is my reaction everytime I smell this scent. It has of Butterfly lily, honey in the top. leather, light citruses and a hint of caramel in the mid and Warm Ambergris, plus oud Cambodi in the bottom. For somebody who is an amberry-scent lover, this is the pinnacle of amber fragrances. Unfortunately it was discontinued this year because of the lack of (raw) materials. It's name is, Ambre Du Monarque. The name says it all. I have by the grace of Allah in total 17ml of this gorgeous juice for just some 300 bucks in total. I want to send you a sample which you can try and review and because of your trained nose perhaps tell me if there is anything else like this on the market. How do I go about doing this?
Check the description of each video...my email address is listed in the description of the video...send me an email and we will work out the details...thank you so much
Will you be trying the new amouage fragrances? The brand is going into a completely different direction these days. Wouldn't suprise me of most of the old stuff is discontinued soon
Too jammy for me! If they would have amped up the incense more it could have been the one. Still searching for that perfect Rose fragrance. Very nice of the person. Those bottles are killer! I own Royal tobacco and Reckless Leather from that line . RL opening is challenging and so good. Then turns into a bitter leather to my nose. Royal tobaccos opening is so good to then dries down to a Smokey ash smell. Sad I chase those opening sprays. Constantly reapplying. Luckily they’re all on discounters. Still not cheap though!
Maybe jammy was the wrong word. Looking for a more masculine rose. Maybe where it’s more in the background. I’m pretty new to niche. Like 2 years in! I do wish they amped up something in IR though. Sampled it twice! Def didn’t change through the wearing from what I remember. Wish it was darker is what I guess I’m trying to say. Whatever!
A lot of people I know who normally don’t like rose fragrances actually don’t mind this one. Thanks for reminding me about it I haven’t worn it in a while. I think I’ll spray it on tonight actually. Do the original opus bottles only come 50ml? Of the 4 that I own that’s all I seem to have. There was only 2 from this line that I didn’t hang on to.
Taif rose is a Damask rose, a particular Damask rose native to Saudi Arabia. So . . . you are correct. Damask roses are species roses. They are non-hybridized roses and so have not had their full scent bred out of them in the quest for improved flower or plant forms, color, etc.
Want rose? Buy lyric man! Rose incense. Smells like grandma! Rose incense, woods symphony and reckless leather should all be discontinued! They all are terrible.
I go back and forth on if i want the bottle because i may not wear it enough. Esoteric is the best word that comes to mind. The simple yet profound complexity of incense and rose. Ink and suede makes me think of some kind of ancient sect. The boldness of it all is very refreshing and different. Has a vanilla to keep it friendly enough for most people. The rose in it is extremely high quality - i appreciate rose more and more as i have been on the fragrance journey, it's the king of flowers for a reason.
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Great review as usual Rams. One of my fav Amouages! So beautiful and just screams opulence and refinement and made of very high quality ingredients. Compliments galore
Appreciate you watching & sharing your thoughts 🙂
Your reviews are like stories...
Very rich and enjoyable 😉 👌
Thank you so much my friend 🙏
Once upon a time there was a Niche company called Amouage when Cristopher Chong was the creative director and that was the Amouage i grew up loving and enjoying their stunning fragrances but sadly now it's turning into a slightly more luxurious Lattafa under the fishman but oh well i guess everything good comes to an end right!! anyways for some reason i've been sleeping on some of the library collection for some time until it was too late so i was trying to find an older bottle of Opus XII but i haven't been getting lucky finding one at a reasonable price but since you mentioned they basically smell the same and that the new one performs good i guess i might just go with it as i trust your judgment in regards the performance..Thank you Ram! another great review.
Appreciate the support happy hunting 💪🐏
☆Oooooh, the Rosebud, in Citizen Kane, makes sense for the old artwork! The fictional character was based on William Randolph Hearst who was in actuality a newspaper baron, so the fireplace in the end scene cool smoke, and the ink newspaper ink, and the citrusy brightness, shows the rose in snow as he is fading, so the rose fades too. Killer review Ram!!!♡♡♡ Cheers to you & the Ram Frag-Fam too♡♡♡☆
I have actually been to Hearst castle... I would totally live there If I was a billionaire 😂😂😂
Great video
Thanks so much for watching & commenting 🙏
Hello, Ramsey. I quite like this Opus XII. In fact, the Taif rose is a species of damask rose, taking its name from the area where it grows, the town of Taif near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. So most likely Amouage uses local Damask rose, from Oman or perhaps even the Taif species from Saudi Arabia. The Omanis have very good trade relations with Saudi Arabia.
That's great info... thanks so much for watching & commenting 🌹
Yeeeyhhh !!! Ram is back on Amouage !!!
Watching now 🙌🏼🖤
Thank you for this Allie 🌹🫂
YOU ARE WELCOME 🫶🏼🙌🏼🙏🏼 great review, so different 👏🏼👏🏼
Depending on the day I'm not sure if i prefer this one or epic woman more in terms of amouage roses that are still in production. For me, Rose incense seems to alternate between primarily rose and primarily incense which was really interesting to me. The ink makes me think of oil pastels and puts me in that very artsy headspace like I'm some fine arts student drafting away in a studio or a library. Epic woman is a bit more bold and dark and some days i enjoy the spice and green herbal nature more.
For me the rose incense drydown smoothed out with more vanilla peeking out and it surprised me 8-10 hours in.
Definitely get the artistic side 🎨
With this one, I think, it was actually the other way around. This one, in its first rendition, only had its name "Rose Incense", while only the bottle design made it clear that it somehow belonged into the Opus line. The very first bottle was milky white glass, the second - still the old style shape, though - was red. Only when the fragrance finally was put into bottles of the current design did it get its number XII. To me, this is a very dusty, powdery rose, which, unfortunately, I don't like very much. There are other rose and incense combinations that I love a lot more.
Thanks for sharing... so It was supposed to be a seperate release you are saying? But they later added it to the Opus line?
@@RamseytheRam Since it had the same bottle design as the Opus line from the start, I would suppose that it was supposed to be a part of the line all the time. But judging from depictions of the early bottles, I'm not sure if it had the number from the beginning. All I know is that it had its name "Rose Incense" right away. Also, I seem to remember that the first white bottle was an exclusive to one of the London department stores, Harrods or Selfridges - I believe Selfridges.
Great review ram as always . I’ll probably snap this one up if I can get a decent deal . I like that fresh type rose 🌹. I haven’t got the best skin for fragrance but for some reason rose seems to like me
Rose has grown on me over the years 🌹
Thanks for watching & commenting
Nice presentation, Ramsey! Having smelled Rose Insense , i have to admit that your description is very accurate . Fun of rose fragrances , but i expected more from this . Lyric Man is the best rose fragrance i have ever smelled
I love lyrics man ... will review it soon🌹💪🐏
Absolutely briallian! Thanks Ramsey! This is one of my favourite Roses of all time, tied with Rose de Jamal 😁
That's awesome thanks for watching & sharing 🌹
Hi Ramsey. Could you please compare the Rose Incense in the flat bottle with this one?
Sorry I don't have the flat bottle...but I hear they smell almost identical 🤷🏻♂️
This is one of my favorites
Awesome!
Thanks so much for watching & commenting 🍻
You're right as always..
Thanks so much for the support 💪🐏
Man you review so many perfumes - you videos helped me before a little surgery, relaxation and distraction….
Hope everything went well... thanks for watching & commenting 🙂
I bought Amouage Royal tobacco from Nordstrom and its was leaking heavily when it arrived. I was surprised. I returned it a d bought tester bottle for $200. I love Royal tobacco.
Yes I have a phat 10ml decant... very happy with that fragrance and would love a full bottle one day 💪🐏
Is this the same fragrance, that was previously bottled in a red opus library bottle? If yes, then i have sampled it & prefer it to Lyric man, Thanks Ram
Yes I believe it is...thanks for watching & commenting 💪🐏
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I layer this over the Rose Aqor attar to really boost that rose. I really enjoy this one👏
Never smelled the Rose Aqor Attar but I think I have a sample somewhere... I can only focus on one or two fragrances at a time unfortunately lol
Great video. For my nose, Rose Incense in dry have a lot similarity with Epic Woman and Mon nom est rogue Majda Bekkali, also one great niche fragrance.
Yes! I mentioned EPIC woman towards the end of the video...I think you are spot on
I've only sampled Opus IV and it's fucking great! Jaques Flori had some talent, I really like the three he did for Jovoy too.
I agree he is such an underrated perfumer
FYI Christopher Chong and Bruno Jovanovic are creating fragrances for the house of "Thameen" nowadays. Do you think that Opus XII Rose Incense has similarities to Lyric Man?
I have both Lyric Man and Opus XII and i have to say that they are very different. Rose insense is a "churchy" dark rose scent in contrast to Lyric man which is a fresh musky rose scent. Opus XII is a winter and night scent . Lyric is a more year around scent. I much prefer Lyric Man to Opus , but they are very different
I know I can't wait to try those Thameen frags one day 😊
I love this one. I blind bought it based purely on the fact that I'm enamored with Tauer's Incense Rosé and I was curious as to whether they would be similar or not (plus the dude let me get his 2019 bottle for $150). The ink note is so well done, its like it comes and goes in waves. I also really like the citrusy side of the rose and how it plays with the frankincense and elemi. I'm not a lemon fan (it's by far my least favorite citrus in perfumery), but I do tend to like it when other materials give me the hints of it.
Yeah spot on man... I think I like Tauers Rose Incense more than this...but this is still really good
Great way to start the day with some Ram chat! ☺️ I really find the ink note one of the more interesting ones of late. Akro ink was great and the new TF has an ink note as well. I’ll need to search this one out and compare it. Thanks Ram, hope you’re doing ok ❤ 🐏
Yes I need to try those Akro & the new Tom Ford one day 💪🐏
Nice review. Tried it a couple years ago, I thought it was OK but not full bottle worthy.
Thanks for watching & commenting Lee 💪🐏
Last opus from Chong. Not as crazy as the other opus from the library collection but a very well done rose centric fragrance nonetheless.
Wonder if you have any stuff from Elixir Attar?
I don't think I do 🤔
But I have so many samples it's impossible for me to keep up, and I can only focus on so many things at once lol
I hear good things about them though 💪🐏
I didn’t get on with Opus xii my first go around. I kept comparing it to the Tauer like some others here. I’ll have to pull out my decant tomorrow and try it again and see how it seems now.
I like Opus XII but TBH if it was this or Tauers Incense Rosé I would take the Tauer
Probably my favourite from Opus line ❤
Really? That's awesome 👌
@RamseytheRam yah, this or Opus IX
Going to try Rose Incense again today. Wasn't impressed the first 3 times I have tried it. Thought it was a bit harsh. Funny you mention Toy Boy, as I didn't like it and sold it off.
Yes I do think for a designer it's good but I know what you mean 🐻
I'm not a fan of rose fragrances, but this one and lyric are really stunning. PS: still waiting for the Figment Man review, it's been way too long
Lots of reviews... so little time
Thanks for watching 👀
1. Silver oud 2. Royal tobacco 3. King blue. Top 3 opus fragrances!
Thanks for watching & commenting 💪🐏
Cheers Rams , happy weekend mate, yeah Rose and me hmmm, I gotta be careful when picking a Rose 🌹 I generally end up getting pricked lol , 😂. But dammit I still gotta have a good old crack at particular scent profile, much appreciated brother 👏🏻💪👊🤛
Rose prick 😂😂😂
Would like for you to do a review Omen Royal Incense one day.
If they send me some I will be glad to ...I just don't have that fragrance sorry mate
What opinion do you have about Cécile Zarokian work? I’ve only try Epic Woman/Epic Woman 56, Royal Tobacco and Silver Oud (which I have and adore). I looove the three of them. Do you like her work, profile and perfumistic features (wich I’ve no real idea nor have the capacity for appreciate)?. I bet you like her but I’m curious about your yes or pass
I have done a Cecile Zarokian Perfumers Portfolio episode!
@ I didn’t know it. Thank u!
Yo! Ramsey, I have been watching you now for at least one year. And as I know that you always reply to your cherished guests if and when you are able, I feel a sense of obligation to inform you of one of the most beautiful Attars that I've ever come to put my nose on after having smelled hundreds of fragrances. You know that reaction you have when you smell something and just shake your head and are lost for words. That is my reaction everytime I smell this scent. It has of Butterfly lily, honey in the top. leather, light citruses and a hint of caramel in the mid and Warm Ambergris, plus oud Cambodi in the bottom. For somebody who is an amberry-scent lover, this is the pinnacle of amber fragrances. Unfortunately it was discontinued this year because of the lack of (raw) materials.
It's name is, Ambre Du Monarque. The name says it all. I have by the grace of Allah in total 17ml of this gorgeous juice for just some 300 bucks in total. I want to send you a sample which you can try and review and because of your trained nose perhaps tell me if there is anything else like this on the market. How do I go about doing this?
Check the description of each video...my email address is listed in the description of the video...send me an email and we will work out the details...thank you so much
You are very much appreciated Ram! Keep doing what you do. Great things to come...
Ramsey, if you could only choose one...rose incense or epic woman 56, which would you choose?
Epic 56 probably
First time i smelled this one, it reminded me of greek church. Especially when people die, we use λιβάνι- insence
Interesting... thanks for watching & commenting ⛪️
Ramsey has a video talking about amouage, I click onto the video😂
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Will you be trying the new amouage fragrances? The brand is going into a completely different direction these days. Wouldn't suprise me of most of the old stuff is discontinued soon
If someone sends them to me I will ...otherwise I am not chasing them at all lol
Good work
Thanks for watching & commenting
Too jammy for me! If they would have amped up the incense more it could have been the one. Still searching for that perfect Rose fragrance. Very nice of the person. Those bottles are killer! I own Royal tobacco and Reckless Leather from that line . RL opening is challenging and so good. Then turns into a bitter leather to my nose. Royal tobaccos opening is so good to then dries down to a Smokey ash smell. Sad I chase those opening sprays. Constantly reapplying. Luckily they’re all on discounters. Still not cheap though!
@@Blunderbuss1982 I personally didn't find this jammy at all...but thats just one Ram's opinion 🤷🏻♂️🐏
If this is jammy, please test Rose & Dragon from Carner Barcelona! :)) It gets hell out of jammmyyyyyy!
Maybe jammy was the wrong word. Looking for a more masculine rose. Maybe where it’s more in the background. I’m pretty new to niche. Like 2 years in! I do wish they amped up something in IR though. Sampled it twice! Def didn’t change through the wearing from what I remember. Wish it was darker is what I guess I’m trying to say. Whatever!
A lot of people I know who normally don’t like rose fragrances actually don’t mind this one. Thanks for reminding me about it I haven’t worn it in a while. I think I’ll spray it on tonight actually.
Do the original opus bottles only come 50ml? Of the 4 that I own that’s all I seem to have. There was only 2 from this line that I didn’t hang on to.
They came in 50 and 100ml
This one just gets kind of boring after a couple hours and I want to wash it off. Nice opening and great quality.
Thanks for watching & commenting 🙏
I wanted to puke smelling this dont know why, gona try one more time😮
Whaaaaa??
Taif rose is a Damask rose, a particular Damask rose native to Saudi Arabia. So . . . you are correct. Damask roses are species roses. They are non-hybridized roses and so have not had their full scent bred out of them in the quest for improved flower or plant forms, color, etc.
That's great info ... thanks so much for commenting 😍
You guys keep spoiling him so he knows he can get away with it.
One more dumb comment from you and you won't be commenting on my channel anymore sire
Want rose? Buy lyric man! Rose incense. Smells like grandma! Rose incense, woods symphony and reckless leather should all be discontinued! They all are terrible.
Thanks for watching & sharing your thoughts
You people need to stop giving this Dude Free Stop. Don’t see how he is Playing you guys. He actually is very clever the way he fools you people!
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