Interlude Man

Amouage's Interlude by Perfumer Pierre Negrin is a dark powerhouse fragrance. It opens very smoky and slightly spice with the herbaceous touch from the oregano. There's a subtle sweetness that appears in the mid as the smoke subsides that I would attribute to the opoponax. If you like smoky fragrances then most likely you will enjoy Interlude.

Opening is way too smoky but gets better in the dry down

Absolute winter masterpiece

Ive had it for a year now, wasnt sure what to say. Interlude man is a true legend in the fragrance community and for good reasons. True Niche fragrance in that it changes how it smells throughout its wear. After over 40 wears ive found the sweet spot; 3 sprays and then its this soft, earthy smell. Its really bombastic when over sprayed, but i still like it when its bombastic, but spraying it less has brought out a different faucet, surprisingly. Interlude man is as good as the hype says it is. Last all day. Makes me want to have the whole Interlude line.

I must say, I have drastically fallen out of love with this fragrance. I originally rated it a "like" and found it compelling, but I could never quite embody it. It's a great approximation of burning incense and feels like a fully realized vision. The oregano is well-judged, and the whole structure works as a dark, architectural monolith. My issue with Interlude is that I simply find it annoying. My brain wants to partake, but my nose physically resists. It gives me the sensation of a sore throat, a nasty, opaque, syrupy weight that I’ve come to dislike. I don't typically have a strong sensitivity to the synthetic bases of modern perfumery, but this is a bit too much. Early on, I found this physical reaction to be part of the appeal, like listening to a harsh punk or noise album and finding intrigue in the discomfort. Maybe I've slowed down, or maybe my tastes have just shifted, but I can barely stand it now. The brief of disorder and chaos was well executed by Negrin; I just want no part of it.

This is a great example of why you should try the original before the clones. I smelled the clone first, Midnight Oud, and it was so bad that, even the thought of it, made me gag. It smelled like burning rubber+an abandoned church. After that I wrote off Interlude Man as a bad fragrance. About a year later, I actually smelled something on someone else, and it reminded me of Midnight Oud, so I thought, is he wearing Interlude Man? Because it was sooo opulent. So I got me a decant and OH. MY. GOD. This is AMAZING. The original has so much underlying tones that you wont find in clones. Its got deep sweetness to it that you can actually notice thanks to the high quality ingredients. The incense, oud, and the burnt woodiness is incredibly addictive. The moral here is that, don't judge the DNA after smelling the clone first. My "most hated" fragrance is now one my favorites.

Genuinely one of the best fragrances ever made, so well blended and refined, yet incredibly potent and intense. I tried it on skin, and immediately got a blast of oregano, spices, incense and smoke. It starts off extremely strong in the first ten minutes, almost reminding me slightly of toothpaste to me for some reason, potentially due to the oregano. It then settles into this much more refined incense, balsamic and smoky scent with a hint of oud in the background. It lasted roughly 36 hours on my skin, and I could smell it on my jumper 2 weeks later. I would not have the courage to wear this as a daily, though I would highly respect anyone who would do so.

Infinitely majestic. Still the best Amouage for me.

Perfume 6, tested on paper, sample size Oh my. This is a serious, rich fragrance. Smoky, woody, resinous, slightly sweet, spicy, with a subtle floral touch. One of the spices smells a lot like cardamom to me. Underneath all that wood, resin and smoke there's a whole little world of florals, citrus, soft powderiness, fresh spices and creaminess. It's not that any one note jumps out, though. Everything is really well blended. At first all you get is wood, resin (sometimes it even reminds me of dates) and smoke. Then you keep smelling it and think: wait a second... There is so much going on here. Definitely a late autumn or winter fragrance. It makes me think of cold weather, a fireplace, a big solid wooden desk in a study room, and a comfortable armchair. Very comforting, very cozy. Just a really beautiful scent. I'm not really the target audience because it's a bit too masculine for me, but I'd absolutely love my home to smell like this. Every time I go back to the tester strip I notice something different. At one point I even picked up dried plums. Once it settles, it's really creamy, soft and cozy. Big like, but for me a 2 ml sample or a small decant is more than enough for occasional appreciation.

humanity has peaked at perfume making on this.

A Black dragon sleeping in Pine Woods next to a fire at night. Dark Fantasy in liquid form Hits DIFFERENT when it's cold outside. My #1 for when its snowing

Gotta love interlude, very classy strong masculine scent. Better for cold days and nights. I like the leather note in it not being too overpowering just the right balance as well as the oud.

I've had this fragrance for years and part of the reason is that I can't spray more than once is that it lasts me for 18 hours, or even two days, if you spray it on your clothes. This is REALLY smokey and full or oregano, so it's not for the office. Maybe the nightclub, if you want to smell like an Arab playboy. There I times when that works for me, but it is rare. I would say this is more for the 25-45 year old male crowd. Older than that and it comes off as "trying too hard".

I really wanted to try the women's version of this but alas it was not meant to be. So I had the sales assistant spray this men's one on a test strip for me to smell. As a woman, at first sniff I quite liked it. I continued to smell it and with each sniff it just got better and better. I'm sure by about the 5 minute mark I came across as some kind of addict as I couldn't stop sniffing it. As a female, I found it so damn sexy! I had no idea of the notes in it at the time I smelt it and for the record, I despise oud, but I couldn't detect it, at least not on paper. Any man wearing this, I'm so here for it. It's so good that if I smelt it on a man, I might dribble a lil from my front bum 🤭 Interlude Man could easily take a female from good girl (not the perfume) to 🎵I'm a man (I'm a goddess), I'm a man (I'm a virgin), I'm a man (I'm a blue movie) ...🎵 Berlin style!

I see a lot of people writing how you need to give this one a couple of wears before deciding if you like it or not. They are completely right. First two or three times I wore it I found it disgusting and was asking myself why would anybody want to smell like this. It started to get better and better, and now I can’t get enough of it. Idk how but it smells different every time I wear it. I don’t find the projection to be as strong as people make it out to be (definitely strong tho), but it does last a while. Overall it’s a real experience and I believe anyone that’s into fragrances should give amouage a try. Def my favorite house

Who said femininity has to lose for masculinity to win? Interlude Man proves otherwise. While I find the female version significantly better - this is still a great fragrance with a bold personality and a distinctive character. 8/10

Honestly, its reputation had me a little scared. Besides that, I have tried a lot of Amouage, and several of them I haven't liked at all, especially the more incense and spice heavy ones like Purpose and Royal Tobacco, so when I tried it on skin I expected not to like it. Well, I guess I was wrong lol. You can immediately notice the oregano in the opening, which admittedly I wasn't crazy about. But it settles down in a matter of minutes, and instead of the crazy oudy smoke bomb that I expected, I got an amazing, soft, almost sweet smoky masculine scent that doesn't blast you in the face but follows nicely. It isn't as obnoxiously strong as I feared, it feels right. Man this is great, I think I'm starting to understand the love for old Amouage. This is like unlocking a new smell.

A high point in the art of perfumery. This is the fragrance that showed me how creative niche fragrances could be and more or less inoculated me against most anything you can find at Macy’s. Interlude Man was my first experience of a scent with true transitions. I have never experienced a scent that changes so dramatically from opening to dry down. The oregano note in the opening was definitely jarring the first time I smelled this, and yet it didn’t throw me off. Unique, but it fits. Once the brief bergamot/herbal opening dies down, the resin smoke comes in. I had never experienced anything like this and it blew my mind that a fragrance could smell like this. This smoky, semi-sweet ambery vibe vividly evokes a bubbling chunk of opoponax on charcoal. It is heavenly. The smoke lingers, but the sweetness of the amber comes to the top. What started as a nearly aromatic scent has now become a dense, sweet, resinous amber. When I sniff this stage the smell has so much depth that it seems like a bottomless abyss of resinous beauty with the smoke still lingering. Late in the drydown (and I’m talking 8+ hours in) some of the creamy sandalwood and leather shows up. Interlude man lasts until you wash it off. And you’ll still probably smell it after that. Interlude Man is a stone cold masterpiece. Not everyone will enjoy it, but it speaks volumes to me. Kudos to Pierre Negrin and Christopher Chong.

6/10 The opening ruins it for me, it has a slight ammonia smell, as in urine. However, after 30 minutes it opens up and becomes a sweet, smoky, resinous delight. I just can't see past the opening.

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Picture this: They are that one person you've met for only a short time, the one with a certain air of mystery around them. Quiet, a bit sickly, a bit intimidating to be around. They light incense in their room on a whim, and have probably spent an unhealthy amount of time talking to spirits. And beneath the loose shirts and leather, they're probably half the size of a guy their age. They look a bit unnatural, like they're not of this world. You know they don't judge people easily, but you can practically feel their eyes following you around. They definitely hide a lot, but you know better than to look into it. Their voice is deep, and quiet, and they get a bit oddly animated if they're interested in something you've said. This is them in a fragrance- incenses, herbs, oppoponax, smoky leather and woods. A very slight accord of smoke residue, like how their hands smell when they visit you in the evening. And, just like the air of dizziness they carry, this fragrance leaves you with a hint of pressure in your head, just enough for you to wonder what that is. (TL;DR: ritualistic herbal smoke and resins but also this dark, rugged leather. esoteric gothic twink. them=me.) (UPDATE/gets edited: sprayed it once while in the back of a lecture. immediately got reminded of that one guy on tiktok that screams "POWERRRR". this is a hit of herbs and liturgical incense right to the face.)

I heard folks talking mad trash about this, saying it smells awful—but nah, they trippin’. If you’re into Outland, you’re gonna rock with Interlude Man heavy. I was lowkey nervous to blind-buy it because of all that noise, but man… turned out to be one of the best blind buys ever. This joint hits different—I’m straight up hooked.

Amouage Interlude Man by Amouage is GOD of Smoky perfumes! a Masterpiece which will not fits for everyone, this is Dry Dark Smokey with resinous Amber, Powerfully, Charismatic & very masculine, not for warm weather or office, this strictly for cold weather and nighttime, longevity and sillage is beast mode, for many year it's been called (Blue beast) because of powerful performance, not a blind buy safe and i tried almost all Interlude clones and inspired by BUT non! absolutely none of these comes closer to original, perfume for someone powerful confident will wear or superhero I imagine Batman will smell like this, Choukran Amouage .

oud cadenza clone

smells like burnt hot dog

Dark, mysterious, spicy & woody. This is smoky, but I don't really get any "ashyness" to it. This is a very interesting scent to me, but I think I am going to have to properly wear it a couple times in order to fully judge this one.

Few years in matured into more wearable. Most fine watery bitter somber spice background. Sheer masterpiece, with the quiality to it makes it true eventful. Understand feminine edition is supposed to be even more of a game changer, can't wait to try it out.

If satan was blue and sexy, this is what he would smell like

This is Amouage! 10/10.

The only fragrance with oregano notes that is actually balanced and nice.