Search

Everyone that doesn’t like this saw the price tag and then checked their thin, starving wallets and then got upset and said to themselves that they could get the same thing for half the price, so therefore, they never wanted it in the first place. A tragic yet perhaps highly relevant fox and the grapes situation. Thats what I like to think anyway, and I don’t plan on changing my opinion any time soon. The problem is you can’t really get something like this for half the price, maybe only a commendable effort, but that’s not quite good enough, almost, but not quite. So here’s what I think. I think the top notes are extremely pleasant, juicy, sweet and sour. I think the way they muddle with the incenses and woods over the next few hours is delicate and nuanced and refined. I think what this turns into after you come home to your ugly broad of a girlfriend is just as tasty and hot as when you first put it on in the morning. I think it’s fun and cute and sexy in the masculine manner of things, in the way that we normally aren’t allowed to be, and therefore I think it’s a little taboo. And you know what they say? I think, therefore I am.

I’ve been going down the amouage rabbit hole for months, and it’s by far my favorite brand. I own 12 bottles, used to own a seperate one, and have owned a couple decants that I haven’t turned into bottles yet. Search is one (of a bunchhh) that really intrigues me. Now I do want to say that I have not had the pleasure of smelling this, but the citrus and Cade oil combo seems to be even more drastic than enclaves mint and frankincese/spices combo. I was watching a YouTube video on the “mystery of Amouage” and one of the people who was directing the personal tour, said that search overcame the entire factory when a batch of it is being made. Just that by itself intrigues me, knowing, (and owning) some of the strongest amouage perfumes ever. If search is as strong as he says, it would beat silver oud, the interlude trios, overture man, king blue, royal tobacco, and countless other beast performers. For being a citrus scent…. That’s wild. I should sample it, but the joy that blind buying amouage gives me is a little extreme. I guess we’ll see what happens 😂

This is Amouage’s attempt to make a simple Colonia style citrus. These fragrances are typically straightforward/simple and therefore need very high quality oils to stand out…in other words there is no where to hide. And I’m getting a strong resemblance to Renaissance….Xerjoff’s attempt at a classic colonia style. They both open with that huge lemon/lime blast and then settle into a herbal/ambery thing. Search smells of higher quality oils and its use of incense makes it much smokier. The difference lies in the base notes…Amouage using there go-to incense while xerjoff uses a very synthetic cedar. But they are very much kissing cousins. I’m a big admirer of this style so this was an easy like for me. Not sure if I’m going to buy a bottle as I have a deluge of these types of fragrances. We will see…Amouage’s always have a secret or two to share.

Gorgeous, the smell reminds me of my teenage days, when we went to a forest in the summer day and prepared grilled fish over charcoal/ bonfire, this fragrance smells exacly like those moments to me, a lively citrusy green earthy forest mixed with that type of bonfire ashy incensy kind of smoke (not the fish part though, 0 fish in search lol). It has to have some sort of green and earthy elements to it next to the ashy and burned VERY SMOKY notes, ofc the citrus is front and center at the start. The dry down is mainly burned woods and Clean musks for texture; though if you expect a "long" lasting citrus, I have to tell you that most of the citrus would evaporate In the first 30-45 minutes and you are left with mainly incense and burned musky woods.

This is brilliant. I've heard people saying: "What a let down from Amouage, this is not like them"; "We've smelled this before, totally nothing new"; "Smells like a designer, doesn't justify the price in no way". This was basically all I've heard about Search. Man, they are wrong. This is amazing and like nothing I've tried. Super smoky limon/lime accord. This incense accord that penetrates the composition is totally Amouage. It's confidently strong and doesn't feel heavy at the same time. Just a great summer fragrance, one of the best. It's definately not for everyone. Imagine the smokiest batch of Aventus possible, but with Armaf CDNIM lemon and add pepper - this would not be far away from Search.