Top 3 fragrance for me. Nothing smells like this. FYI, Amouage now posted on their website the percentage of oils for all their fragrances and maturation/maceration time. Great video
This is one of my favorites of all time, and to me surprisingly versatile. Unique and strange, yes. But surprisingly fresh and likeable as well. I could wear this any day of autumn and winter, day or night, and even in the office with 2-3 sprays. For me it strikes a perfect balance of a sophisticated, sexy boldness that doesn't try too hard. I agree with your opinion on the cognac. Many reviewers talk about a dirty, sweaty pub smell but I don't get that on my skin. It's not boozy, it just has a cognac like sweetness and fruitiness that ties everything together. Perfect 10/10, tied with Dior Homme Parfum, Beach Hut, Interlude, and Royal Tobacco. (And possibly Journey Man which is still on my wish list)
Hey! seems like we have the same great taste, those are some of my favorites as well. I agree that this, especially in the air, is a lot more versatile than expected :)
Yess!! I have been waiting for this review. Thank you so much for making it. Yes this is a masterpiece. To me, its not animalic at all. But I understand why some people in the west may be repulsed by Overture man. I am originally from south east asia and this kind of scent is quite normal and acceptable in that part of the world. Its not considered animalic at all and people wear this kind of scent in the humid and hot environment lol. This is a 10/10 fragrance. Cant wait to wear it in the cold weather here in the UK. Plus my wife thinks Overture man is sexy!
I don’t get big animalic notes either, maybe the cumin? But I wouldn’t necessarily define that as animalic. If you go easy on the spray i think this could be worn also in hotter temps 🙂
No doubt Overture was created as a very special parting gift for the house of Amouage and its fans. Mr. Chong comes from a classic music background and he must have deliberately picked this name for the fragrance, symbolizing his departure, and a new act. In fact, he seems to stay true to his character, despite trends and standards, with the new Thameen releases. I'm impressed with the fact a British perfume house gave him free hand to go wild and create fragrances that don't necessarily align with the their previous releases. Thank you for this video, Daniel. Although I do not often wear it due to its versatility, I highly appreciate Overture and I consider it one of the more special Amouage had ever created, if not the most!
Christopher Chong looks like a really cool person from the interviews I’ve seen him in and he is not afraid of being real, talking about what inspires him. I would love to try his new Thameen creations but they are quite pricey. I’ll be definitely keeping on eye out 🙂
Incredible fragrance. Sometimes I love it, sometimes its animalistic notes repulse me. It's a bit of a love-hate relationship but that's what makes it so intriguing to me. The first time I sampled it I got goosebumps all over, not many fragrances can truly make you *feel* something like that. To me the grapefruit together with the 'sweaty' cumin and animal notes make this almost body odour-like. Sexy, but in a nasty way, if that makes sense. It is definitely more palatable in the air as opposed to smelling it up close though. Thanks for your insights!
Wonderful review. In my top 3-5 of all time too along with other favorites like Interlude 53, Oligarch (Isola Blu), Invasion Barbare, Safari Extreme, New York Intense (Nicolai), Tobacco Honey, Eucris EDP, Prada Luna Rossa Extreme, and Dhofar. I know what you mean about the opening of Overture but it's not offensive to me.
@@phantomplastics6582 it’s not offensive to me either, just strange! Thanks for the recommendations, I wanted to check out the Nicolai for a while now.
One of my favorite from the house. I'm at around 14 bottles from Amouage now. So far my top 3 varies, but for now it's Jubilation 40, Royal Tobacco and Rose Incense. Rose Incense I feel it's slept on, it's absolutely stunning. It's very similar to MFK Oud Satin Mood but not as sweet. I highly recommend for you to try it.
The way I describe overture man is … imagine you’re camping you wake up at dawn on a cold dewy morning you can feel the heat and smell the smokey woods of the smouldering campfire while all the other scents of the bush/forest linger and wizz by like a breeze coming and going.
@@brocko9386 love the images, thanks! I’ll try to think of that on my next wear 😊 As much as I love this to death, this scent, to me, is more about a person rather than a place, maybe because it comes across as more perfumy to me.
Awesome frag! But it is very specific. IMO it belongs to the category as Interlude and Myths Man. Very bold very strong and very professional . My top 3 are : Imitation Man, Lyric Man and Jubilation 25 man .
another long message haha, apologies if you dislike them, i just like the conversation! i tried this side by side one day after another with boundless recently, and i just had to go to ramses' overture video and comment on how i think they're both actually similar enough to me to be considered "cousins" - partly because i know he really dislikes boundless LOL. they are OBVIOUSLY not the same at all but i think Karine V.S. made 2 home-run scents based on a common theme of celebration but under two different intents of either having bold flamboyance or instead having elegant confidence. Both have fantastic openings with bold citruses, spices, varying levels of booziness, and resins -- with an element that drifts down into an equally satisfactory heart and drydown. Overture carries that cognac and cumin along a journey of citrus explosion into a signature amouage incense that lingers before settling on animalic but extremly smooth amber, while boundless carries a chewy elemi resin along with a blood orange and ginger bomb down a path of boozy and almost beeswaxy vanilla settling on a more medicinal dry tobacco and patchouli/papyrus. It makes sense for Karine V.S. of all people to do that while being tasked by Chong and then directly after Salmon respectively. It shows the two creative directors' difference in approach while still having a perfumer's comfort and signature at heart, which is a testament of a great perfumer and house i think. Just wanted to share some of my observations and thoughts with you; thanks for reading if you did! Cheers
@@ethanrrs thanks for the comment! I like reading long comments so feel free. I personally see very little resemblance between the two and Boundless’ citrus is quite faint to my nose. To put it simply, Boundless is a mass appealing sweet scent that would not feel out of place within the PDM lineup (ok it’s more complex than that) while Overture is one of the most jarring fragrances I’ve tried.
@@SeldomlyOften of course! There's a ton of differences between the two and skin chemistry is also different as well so certain things won't come out as much as others. For me I can definitely see how boundless has a more distinct mass appeal factor, and I think that it's a feature of being tasked to be a bit more subdued and elegant. Its hard not to be with that sort of briefing. But I still pick up a rather healthy dose of cumin, and the sheer amount elemi on my skin comes off as a little weird - and so there were still a couple people in my family that i brought it up to that were a little bit challenged by it. But not nearly as much as overture. I was moreso commenting on the 'framework' of both of them feeling a bit similar to me, but not at all redundant to one another. If I knew nothing about it I think I could tell that both were by the same perfumer. In a way I can see them complimenting eachother in a person's rotation, fitting the mood and environment of not only themselves but the event they're attending throughout a wearing period. Want to stand out that day? Overture has your back. Want to lay a little lower but still have a couple people intrigued when they pass by? Boundless. Haha I hope that makes a little more sense. But again not agreeing is also perfectly fine after all it is one of the brands conventionally more challenging next to more mass appealing so I do understand the polarization on that front
@@artaniszealot7519 I have not smelled that one but I might get a bottle in the near future. At least for me, the opening of Overture Man is nothing like I smelled in anything.
@@SeldomlyOften It's kind of subconscious cause i love it but i can't explain why. Maybe cause the bold, unapologetic side of my character is coming out more lately;))
There is no BO in this, I don't know how some people get that from Overture? So strange. Maybe it's skin chemistry with some people and not others!! I don't know.
I think it's the strange combination of grapefruit and cumin, the way it's dosed. I love the scent, to me there is no real BO but I do have to take into account people's thoughts. Also, this to me is only when sniffed really up close.
Overture woman is 2x’s better!!! And men can definitely wear it!!! The brandy note is much better(boozy)and Apple is juicy and spices are done right … it’s just better
If i blind smell this for the first time i would say its been made by gaultieri due to attraction / repulsion nature. very good fragrance with amazing power. My top 5 from amouage in no particular order are: overture, interlude, jubilation 25extrait, enclave, bracken man. Honorable mention reflection man( not loud enough for my taste) Worst 5 would be: Meander Beach hut man Epic man Lineage Portrayal Special mention purpose( worst fragrance i have ever tried)
@@Principemostprincipe thanks for the comment! Overture is absolutely incredible. I actually really like Beach Hut man, it wows me every time I wear it 😉
Hi, Daniel! I am your subscriber, after watching your video about Amouage Overture perfume and testing this perfume in the official store, I bought the same one, but I bought it not from the official distributor, but in the online store. After buying, I tested it, the aroma is really identical to the original, but what confused me was the lack of a hologram on the packaging, the inscription on the bottle (they are the same as in your review, but not the same as in the images on the distributor's website), but most importantly - the batch code, which is impossible to verify - H23853. I sent you some photos to your email, I hope you will look and help me. Thank you in advance. Happy New Year! Gennadiy.
Top 3 fragrance for me. Nothing smells like this. FYI, Amouage now posted on their website the percentage of oils for all their fragrances and maturation/maceration time. Great video
@@MattMatti3 thanks for the comment and thanks for the info on the website!
This is one of my favorites of all time, and to me surprisingly versatile. Unique and strange, yes. But surprisingly fresh and likeable as well. I could wear this any day of autumn and winter, day or night, and even in the office with 2-3 sprays. For me it strikes a perfect balance of a sophisticated, sexy boldness that doesn't try too hard.
I agree with your opinion on the cognac. Many reviewers talk about a dirty, sweaty pub smell but I don't get that on my skin. It's not boozy, it just has a cognac like sweetness and fruitiness that ties everything together.
Perfect 10/10, tied with Dior Homme Parfum, Beach Hut, Interlude, and Royal Tobacco. (And possibly Journey Man which is still on my wish list)
Hey! seems like we have the same great taste, those are some of my favorites as well. I agree that this, especially in the air, is a lot more versatile than expected :)
Yess!! I have been waiting for this review. Thank you so much for making it. Yes this is a masterpiece. To me, its not animalic at all. But I understand why some people in the west may be repulsed by Overture man. I am originally from south east asia and this kind of scent is quite normal and acceptable in that part of the world. Its not considered animalic at all and people wear this kind of scent in the humid and hot environment lol. This is a 10/10 fragrance. Cant wait to wear it in the cold weather here in the UK. Plus my wife thinks Overture man is sexy!
I don’t get big animalic notes either, maybe the cumin? But I wouldn’t necessarily define that as animalic. If you go easy on the spray i think this could be worn also in hotter temps 🙂
No doubt Overture was created as a very special parting gift for the house of Amouage and its fans. Mr. Chong comes from a classic music background and he must have deliberately picked this name for the fragrance, symbolizing his departure, and a new act. In fact, he seems to stay true to his character, despite trends and standards, with the new Thameen releases. I'm impressed with the fact a British perfume house gave him free hand to go wild and create fragrances that don't necessarily align with the their previous releases.
Thank you for this video, Daniel. Although I do not often wear it due to its versatility, I highly appreciate Overture and I consider it one of the more special Amouage had ever created, if not the most!
Christopher Chong looks like a really cool person from the interviews I’ve seen him in and he is not afraid of being real, talking about what inspires him. I would love to try his new Thameen creations but they are quite pricey. I’ll be definitely keeping on eye out 🙂
Incredible fragrance. Sometimes I love it, sometimes its animalistic notes repulse me. It's a bit of a love-hate relationship but that's what makes it so intriguing to me. The first time I sampled it I got goosebumps all over, not many fragrances can truly make you *feel* something like that. To me the grapefruit together with the 'sweaty' cumin and animal notes make this almost body odour-like. Sexy, but in a nasty way, if that makes sense. It is definitely more palatable in the air as opposed to smelling it up close though. Thanks for your insights!
Your reaction is pretty much the reason this gem is so loved. Thanks for the comment!
Overture Beach Hut Interlude og and Royal Tobacco are my Mt Rushmore of Amouage man
@@bryanryan4504 Hi five!
Those are my favs too 😎
I blind bought it and the opening put a smile on my face. Overture is a masterpiece.
@@jdmb03 it’s one of those for me too. Love it 😍
Wonderful review. In my top 3-5 of all time too along with other favorites like Interlude 53, Oligarch (Isola Blu), Invasion Barbare, Safari Extreme, New York Intense (Nicolai), Tobacco Honey, Eucris EDP, Prada Luna Rossa Extreme, and Dhofar. I know what you mean about the opening of Overture but it's not offensive to me.
@@phantomplastics6582 it’s not offensive to me either, just strange! Thanks for the recommendations, I wanted to check out the Nicolai for a while now.
@@SeldomlyOften I've seen hundreds of reviews - yours are unique and that's not easy.
@@phantomplastics6582 ❤️
One of my favorite from the house. I'm at around 14 bottles from Amouage now. So far my top 3 varies, but for now it's Jubilation 40, Royal Tobacco and Rose Incense. Rose Incense I feel it's slept on, it's absolutely stunning. It's very similar to MFK Oud Satin Mood but not as sweet. I highly recommend for you to try it.
I absolute love Rose Incese, I went through 2 samples and looking for a bottle! It’s truly spectacular 👍
The way I describe overture man is … imagine you’re camping you wake up at dawn on a cold dewy morning you can feel the heat and smell the smokey woods of the smouldering campfire while all the other scents of the bush/forest linger and wizz by like a breeze coming and going.
@@brocko9386 love the images, thanks!
I’ll try to think of that on my next wear 😊
As much as I love this to death, this scent, to me, is more about a person rather than a place, maybe because it comes across as more perfumy to me.
I am a huge fan of this fragrance 🔥
@@tributeam5708 it’s absolutely amazing in every way 😎
What is your opinion about Jubilation XXV Man? More versatile? Easier to wear?
Yes, both Jubilation XXV and 40 and easier to wear as they are generally more mass appealing (relatively), not signature scent easy but close.
Awesome frag! But it is very specific. IMO it belongs to the category as Interlude and Myths Man. Very bold very strong and very professional . My top 3 are : Imitation Man, Lyric Man and Jubilation 25 man .
I actually think it’s way more challenging and specific than Interlude or Myths! Never tried Imitation!
I bought this after got sample. Lalique ombre noir is kinda same fragrance but less stinky. Its like little brother that takes shower everyday.
Never tried that! I really need to explore Lalique a little more!
another long message haha, apologies if you dislike them, i just like the conversation!
i tried this side by side one day after another with boundless recently, and i just had to go to ramses' overture video and comment on how i think they're both actually similar enough to me to be considered "cousins" - partly because i know he really dislikes boundless LOL. they are OBVIOUSLY not the same at all but i think Karine V.S. made 2 home-run scents based on a common theme of celebration but under two different intents of either having bold flamboyance or instead having elegant confidence.
Both have fantastic openings with bold citruses, spices, varying levels of booziness, and resins -- with an element that drifts down into an equally satisfactory heart and drydown. Overture carries that cognac and cumin along a journey of citrus explosion into a signature amouage incense that lingers before settling on animalic but extremly smooth amber, while boundless carries a chewy elemi resin along with a blood orange and ginger bomb down a path of boozy and almost beeswaxy vanilla settling on a more medicinal dry tobacco and patchouli/papyrus.
It makes sense for Karine V.S. of all people to do that while being tasked by Chong and then directly after Salmon respectively. It shows the two creative directors' difference in approach while still having a perfumer's comfort and signature at heart, which is a testament of a great perfumer and house i think.
Just wanted to share some of my observations and thoughts with you; thanks for reading if you did! Cheers
@@ethanrrs thanks for the comment! I like reading long comments so feel free. I personally see very little resemblance between the two and Boundless’ citrus is quite faint to my nose. To put it simply, Boundless is a mass appealing sweet scent that would not feel out of place within the PDM lineup (ok it’s more complex than that) while Overture is one of the most jarring fragrances I’ve tried.
And this is just my opinion of course 🙂
@@SeldomlyOften of course! There's a ton of differences between the two and skin chemistry is also different as well so certain things won't come out as much as others.
For me I can definitely see how boundless has a more distinct mass appeal factor, and I think that it's a feature of being tasked to be a bit more subdued and elegant. Its hard not to be with that sort of briefing. But I still pick up a rather healthy dose of cumin, and the sheer amount elemi on my skin comes off as a little weird - and so there were still a couple people in my family that i brought it up to that were a little bit challenged by it. But not nearly as much as overture.
I was moreso commenting on the 'framework' of both of them feeling a bit similar to me, but not at all redundant to one another. If I knew nothing about it I think I could tell that both were by the same perfumer. In a way I can see them complimenting eachother in a person's rotation, fitting the mood and environment of not only themselves but the event they're attending throughout a wearing period. Want to stand out that day? Overture has your back. Want to lay a little lower but still have a couple people intrigued when they pass by? Boundless.
Haha I hope that makes a little more sense. But again not agreeing is also perfectly fine after all it is one of the brands conventionally more challenging next to more mass appealing so I do understand the polarization on that front
anyone gets beaufort vi et armis at the opening?
@@artaniszealot7519 I have not smelled that one but I might get a bottle in the near future. At least for me, the opening of Overture Man is nothing like I smelled in anything.
Ramsey the goat 🐏
@@pasf4118 agree, his dedication and knowledge are legendary 👊
Can I send you some fragrances? If so how do I connect with you. Love your reviews btw
Hey! You can shoot me an email at info.seldomlyoften@gmail.com or dm me on instagram 🙂
Overture must be a masterpiece (magnum opus) 🤔👑
I think it actually is. You need some steel balls to come up with, and market something like this.
Please do soon the beach hunt man!
Comunque ottimo lavoro 👏🏻
È in lista ❤️
Beach Hut was discontinued so hopefully you already got a bottle.
@@Narcissist_Police you can still find it by the shops
@@Narcissist_Police seriously? I have a bottle of it yes, it’s one of my favorites from the house.
@@Narcissist_Police It’s not been discontinued
I remember my reaction the first time I smelled it. It went something like this: 👃🤯😱😝😂😵💫😎💪 A scent to be reckoned with.
Live the emoji succession, it’s spot on 🤣
I like the sweet smell is there any Amouage sweet smell ? Spicy I tried interlude and didn’t like it smell like strong mint weird combo
@@ignacioproudly7930 the sweetest, most appealing Amouage I can think of is Boundless, try that one out 👍
@@SeldomlyOften thxs a lot
@@ignacioproudly7930 Anytime :)
Bro i want my first amouge fragance, which one you can recommend me? I like strong and sexy appealing, thanks
@@jorgeluisfernandez2560 it really depends on your taste, what do you currently like? Check out my latest video with an Amouage ranking!
❤good video❤
its perfect!
@@rajathamid yes, it’s a 10/10 for me also 🙂
If somebody asks me what is a fragrance that represents you,for sure it will be Amouage Overture.
@@DaliDali-um9cs that represents me? Why do you say Overture? Weird specific choice! I love Overture 😊
@@SeldomlyOften It's kind of subconscious cause i love it but i can't explain why.
Maybe cause the bold, unapologetic side of my character is coming out more lately;))
@@DaliDali-um9cs cool! Love the description!
There is no BO in this, I don't know how some people get that from Overture? So strange. Maybe it's skin chemistry with some people and not others!! I don't know.
I think it's the strange combination of grapefruit and cumin, the way it's dosed. I love the scent, to me there is no real BO but I do have to take into account people's thoughts.
Also, this to me is only when sniffed really up close.
Overture woman is 2x’s better!!! And men can definitely wear it!!! The brandy note is much better(boozy)and Apple is juicy and spices are done right … it’s just better
@@Jac407-ld5tf it’s definitely on my list! I might even swing for a full bottle instead of a decant. Thanks for the reminder!
bitterness of grapefruit
If i blind smell this for the first time i would say its been made by gaultieri due to attraction / repulsion nature. very good fragrance with amazing power.
My top 5 from amouage in no particular order are: overture, interlude, jubilation 25extrait, enclave, bracken man. Honorable mention reflection man( not loud enough for my taste)
Worst 5 would be:
Meander
Beach hut man
Epic man
Lineage
Portrayal
Special mention purpose( worst fragrance i have ever tried)
@@Principemostprincipe thanks for the comment! Overture is absolutely incredible.
I actually really like Beach Hut man, it wows me every time I wear it 😉
Hi, Daniel!
I am your subscriber, after watching your video about Amouage Overture perfume and testing this perfume in the official store, I bought the same one, but I bought it not from the official distributor, but in the online store. After buying, I tested it, the aroma is really identical to the original, but what confused me was the lack of a hologram on the packaging, the inscription on the bottle (they are the same as in your review, but not the same as in the images on the distributor's website), but most importantly - the batch code, which is impossible to verify - H23853. I sent you some photos to your email, I hope you will look and help me. Thank you in advance.
Happy New Year!
Gennadiy.
got the photos, everything looks perfect :)
@@SeldomlyOften grazie!