Amouage 2025 EDP

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Existence

by Quentin Bisch

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Amouage Existence is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2025, created by Quentin Bisch. Existence opens with Rose, Lily of the Valley, and Aldehydes, settles into a heart of Woody Notes, Labdanum, and Frankincense, and dries down to a base of Musk, Benzoin, and Ambergris. It lasts about 6 to 10 hours on skin, fills a room and is best in spring. Amouage's Existence carries a Statement verdict, a musk-led wear.

Sparkling aldehydes, lily of the valley and rose over labdanum and frankincense, drying to clean musk and ambergris. A fizzing, soapy-fresh floral with big projection, for spring and summer.
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Existence Eau de Parfum bottle

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend
Topas listed
Aldehydes15%
Lily of the Valley14%
Rose13%
Heartas listed
Frankincense12%
Woody Notes10%
Labdanum8%
Baseas listed
Musk11%
Benzoin9%
Ambergris9%

Top, heart and base are the pyramid as published, not a timing claim. Each note's timing follows its listed tier, where it usually sits across many published pyramids (from ScentPrism) and its vapour pressure. A note comes through as the notes usually listed before it fade, judged from how other pyramids order the same pair. The thickness of a ribbon shows the note's share of what is left on the skin, which tracks how strongly it smells, because odour thresholds rise with vapour pressure. The shares come from how prominent wearers vote each note. It is a simple model, not a measurement.

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How It Wears

On the skin

Presence
Fills a room
Skin close to overpowering
Longevity
Long
Very short to very long
Changes during wear
Changes clearly
Steady to transforms

Its character

DistinctivenessIts own twist
MoodCalming
CharacterIn between
SentimentIn between

Ease of wear

Mostly easy

What people think

Divisiveness
Mixed opinions

When To Wear

Seasons

Spring Summer Autumn Winter

Occasions

  • Casual Best
  • Date Also works
  • Formal Also works
  • Office Also works
  • Sport Not ideal

Ingredients and allergens

Alcohol Denat, Parfum, Aqua, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Pinene, Geraniol, Limonene, Rose Flower Oil/Extract, Beta-Caryophyllene, Rose Ketones, Alpha-Terpinene, Terpineol, Citronellol, Carvone, Eugenol, Terpinolene, Farnesol, Geranyl Acetate, Benzyl Benzoate.

From a shop in the United Kingdom. Boxes sold in other countries can differ.

Another shop's list names the same allergens.

Named in this list, in standard patch-test panels

Other allergens named in this list

Lists change between batches and markets, so check the box of the bottle you have. "Parfum" covers substances the label does not name, and we highlight only the allergens we could match. If you have a diagnosed allergy, look for the name your clinic gave you on your own packaging.

About

Existence opens with a sparkling blast of aldehydes that smells like fizzing champagne, lifted by bright lily of the valley and fresh rose. It is a clean and a little severe start. Sweetness arrives as it settles. Labdanum and frankincense bring a balsamic warmth that grounds the airy florals, and it turns almost creamy. The base is clean musk with the salty depth of ambergris, leaving a lasting soapy freshness that feels rich rather than thin. It lasts for a very long time and carries well, so a couple of sprays are plenty. Spring and summer suit it, and it works best on formal evenings and nights out, with a light hand for casual days. It is likely too much for the office. A big, clean, unusual scent for people who like their freshness loud.

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