Amouage King Blue Opus XV courtesy of the brand
Amouage Opus XV King Blue is the exclusive new perfume and the 6th fragrance from the restructured Library Collection and follows the 2023 Fragrance Foundation USA Awarding Winning Royal Tobacco. Read on to learn how they share a common inspiration when Creative Director Renaud Salmon’s visited Cuba, in this exclusive quote for ÇaFleureBon (as of the date of this post).
Creative Director Renaud Salmon of Amouage courtesy of Renaud Salmon
During my research about Cuba for the previous Opus of the Library Collection, Royal Tobacco, I stumbled upon Salon De Mayo, a gathering of some of the most influential artists on the planet that happened in Havana in 1967.
Inspiration mood board courtesy of the brand
One of the pieces exhibited was “The Art Of Living” from the surrealist artist Rene Magritte. I remember that my first encounter with this painting was when I discovered it as a kid on a stamp in my collection; but I did not realize back then that it was part of a commemorative series edited by the Cuban post following Salon De Mayo. At that time, I recall that the stamp clearly stood out from the page and felt very different from the hundreds of paper neighbors – probably because of its surrealistic nature. This is how the idea of Amouage King Blue Opus XV was born. I wanted to create a perfume that explores the mechanisms behind the surrealistic thinking and how it opens a new reality through unexpected juxtapositions. I did not want the work to be limited to a study of the – mostly visual – aesthetics of the movement but wanted to propose a genuine olfactive surrealistic impression, using visual clues, semiotics, lexicology of perfumery and the fragrance itself to create the expectation of something that won’t come. – Renaud Salmon
Top Notes: Mandarin, Blackcurrant, Pink Pepper; Heart Notes: Frankincense, Amber; Base Notes: Sandalwood, Oakwood, Patchouli, Oud Silver, Leather
Amouage King Blue Opus XV is an Eau de Parfum with 35 percent pure perfume oils Aging: 5 weeks /Maturation 5 weeks
Perfumers are Alexis Grugeon who recently composed Amouage Search (reviewed by Steven and Karl) and Hamid Merati-Kashani both of Firmenich © courtesy of Amouage
Video Editor Steven Gavrielatos reviews Amouage King Blue Opus XV
Disclosure: Steven was a gifted a bottle and Michelyn a discovery kit
In Steven’s video he accidently said a bottle was for the giveaway. This is NOT correct it is a 10 ml travel spray !!!
Thanks to a team member we have a 10 ml travel spray of Amouage King Blue Opus XV for a registered CaFleureBon reader in the USA, Canada, EU, UK (if you are not sure if you are registered click here) and a Redolessence subscriber. To be eligible please leave a comment ON THIS SITE with what you enjoyed about BOTH Renaud Salmon’s introduction and Steven’s review
Draw closes 8/6/2023 and the winner will be announced within 10 days thereafter
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Renaud Salmon of Amouage was Michelyn’s Creative Director of the Year 2021
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