Arcus
Amouage (2005)

This one comes across as somewhat more put-together than its brother Cirrus, thought the pair weren't in production for very long. They were an attempted departure for the house into a more fresh and aquatic territory, but not generally well received. Fresh, green, ozonic, calone ... generally pleasant, but this one was ultimately fairly forgettable.

Good scent from Amouage ..it starts so aquatic and fresh and has lovely woody dry down ,so unique and top quality
Thank you Amouage
7.5/10

The opening is a delightful lime-bergamot mixed with a green leafy undertone. Not a bright blast, it exudes a touch darker and greener shades of freshness. In the drydown the greener notes move more into the foreground, mainly basil and lavender, with a geranium note adding a mildly sweetish floral component. In the beginning of the drydown a fruity lychee appears, but it soon evaporates on my skin.

The base is simpler on my skin, mainly a darker wood note, that fades out slowly. I get good projection with moderate sillage; the total longevity is nearly five hours. It is very well blended and the high quality and high percentage of natural ingredients is evident. A very nice scent for cooler summer days and very good for the office. 3.75/5

I mostly get neroli with hints of green pepper, vetiver, and spices.

More like a nimbus cloud without the cumulo. Totally boring and dull 'green' fragrance that smells very synthetic. Even selling at half price as was the case couldn't tempt me.

It's a good geranium and mandarin orange flesh scent. Medium sweet and only a hint of salty sea air on the mid-notes. It is a very "wet", "creamy" fragrance, I don't know how else to describe it. I don't get the depth some people are seeing in it here, but I may after I live with it for a while. It is high quality as you'd expect from Amouage. And yes, the bottle is VERY cool, so there's that. Standing on its own, the fragrance is excellent if not (as foetidus pointed out) a big booming fragrance. It's VERY nice and deserves a clear thumbs up. Now... *for the price* is a whole other matter. Maybe not as much. However, I review fragrances on their own merits alone.I've said it before, you don't buy these things expecting to get any kind of bargain for a few oz of fragrant liquid for hundreds of dollars. It's a luxury item and you pay what you have to to get it. If there's any way you're going to miss the money, or the fragrance is too dear, then get a tester and choose not to buy... you never had to pay for it in order to do that. Its cost never hit your books. For that reason, I don't factor price in my reviews, nor do I think anyone else needs to.And on its own - Arcus is really nice, natural, mildly sweet, floral & citrus aquatic. One I'm happy to have in my collection!