Opus VII
Amouage (2013)

nicely done green notes on smoky dark leather.
frankincense oud and resines create a dark deep suphisticated smell that by pile of spices like cardamom nutmeg and pepper takes a complete oriental dark spicy vibe while green notes like fenugreek and galbanum are in contrast with it and when these two opposite accords reach to eachother this contrast makes a extraordinary aroma that i have never experienced till now and this makes this perfume distinctive and lovely.now the whole above composition settle on ambery accords which smooth them and boost its orientality.
I really love it and one of the best offers from the house

I get the similarity to Bois d'Orage/French Lover but, contrary to the latter, the drydown of Opus VII is not dominated by Iso E Super. Works for me.

In sample bottle, smells a bit screamwoody. On skin: oh, horrid horrid horrid!! Galbanum green woody onset gets a pickle edge then goes within five minutes to hot cumin, like Indian food. It’s hot cumin and wood. Ten more minutes and it’s cumin, hot plastic and screamwood. Scream stays low and suede/leather comes in and smells really nice, but it’s still heavily cumined and obscured by that. Overall really really really not for me. If you like cumin, pickle wood, or the chemical aroma of rubbing alcohol, this is a must try.

Smells like a 'man' in my opinion. Since I am a man this works out great for me. It almost smells like a piece of meat cooking over a fire in the woods.

I love it.

As far as I know, Frederic Malle's French Lover (aka Bois d'Orage) was the first fragrance to discover that galbanum + incense + woods = dark smoke, a neat trick that derives much of its enjoyment from edging right up to the line between pleasureable and uncomfortable. I would not be surprised if the brief for Opus VII was "French Lover, but better." And better it is - it's truly striking, whereas FL to my nose doesn't quite feel fully worked out.

In Opus VII, the vetiver base of FL is replaced by a complex mixture of pretty much every single spice or woody base that exists. The emergent scent is dark, charred wood smoke, bitter and pungent but somehow deeply satisfying. The Opus range is my favorite collection of perfumes and this is an excellent exemplar of the line.

I enjoyed the initial spicy mix of Opus VII, leading to a mellower amber–patchouli touched with smoldering oud, atop smooth sandalwood.

The sexy black bottle alone is a draw to me! Opus VII, IMO, can be worn by either gender comfortably. Interesting and wearable niche collector fragrance.