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My Signature
627 reviews
Strong cinnamon over a resinous, ambery base with saffron. Of course, there's no actual oud, but it's a lovely perfume, and quite different to the other MFK "ouds". After an hour this is leather. But not Tom Ford leather, this is realistic, worn Moroccan or Italian leather, like a bag bought from a souk that lasts for decades.
This has the same element of seeming "soaked" in sandalwood as the new essences line. I was very skeptical about this aging in barrels business but I have to admit that it does give a certain something to the scent. I'm not sure it's some wondrous new revelation, but it does give a nice creamy, rich base, which is sumptuous in a way you don't normally get. It's like sandalwood sings a baritone all the way through. This one smells sort of nutty, and more culinary than the original, and overall it's a bit more polite, though not much. An interesting digression from the OG, but not something I'd spend 500 euros on, not in a million years.
I've sampled three scents from Bertie's new brand and this is the least awful. So you can imagine, none of them have impressed me, but this one at least smells ok, whereas the others have been screechy, scratchy and cheap-smelling. This does smell cheap, and given BD's reputation for being the expert at rendering incense in various perfume guises, I'd expect something more original. It's a solid meh 🤷
Much more on the Montale side of the spectrum than the Amouage side if you know what I mean. Scratchy and lacking depth. Also, as this type of profile has been done to death, what's the point unless you have something new to offer. This certainly offers nothing new, just a cheap-smelling rehash of countless other perfumes.
Calone and stemone. To me it's nothing like Journey Woman. This smells cheap, and the aroma-chemicals immediately stand out recognisably. A very underwhelming experience.
On my skin this smells exactly the same as Gold Man, which is my favourite Amouage perfume.
Very similar to Sleight of Fern and somewhat similar to Beau de Jour. Too sickly for me, not one of the best Amouages. Bracken Woman is far more interesting and bold.
On card, it's like Figment Woman crossed with Synthetic Jungle. Very sharp and green, high-pitched and psychedelic, kind of like what nature probably smells like if you're a dog, or some sort of crazed triffid horror film greenery. I've yet to wear it, I'll probably love it when do. On skin, it's less crazy (but still crazy). It has that Amouage thing of seeming familiar really quickly while being unique. The florals have more sweetness and depth to balance the shriek of the opening, and the leather takes slightly more of a back seat than on card. It's like a love letter to classic green leather florals while also being very modern. I love it.
Smells exactly like any generic gourmandy amber or fake oud scent from cheap middle-eastern houses. It has no originality or edge, it just smells like cheap aroma-chemicals and caramel. Sort of like Xerjoff but with worse materials. It's a hate for me. Oh yes, it's just occurred to me that it smells like an even blander Milk by Commodity. If the Story of Your Life is "oh, a new release by a once-interesting niche house...could it be worth trying? No, it's boring and awful" then the name is appropriate.
Creamy yoghurt gourmand, much more fruity than floral. This could easily be horrific if oversprayed but it's a beautiful scent.
