Jubilation 40 Man

looks like I dont like when frankincense comes in contact with minty, euqaliptic, piney herbs. it just reminds me of some sort of childhood toothpaste and I cant get over past it. unfortunate because I had huge hopes on this.

Phénoménal! The opening is confusing for my nose but the way it develops to wood, cedars, oud with the perfect level of sweetness. I don't know why you are selecting this as winter fragrance, for me it is 100% summer day/night fragrance. I love the wood in it and this can sit next to TF ebene fume in my drawer.

People buy a scent from Oman and are surprised that it requires heat to properly wear... This was made for the desert heat, not the cold rainy streets of London. Wear it in the summer.

@ialwayswin You are amazing 👏 With my great wishes 👍

Jubilation 40 is simply happiness in a bottle. It’s so beautifully blended that, despite having countless notes, you stop trying to pick them apart and just enjoy the feeling. This is perfume as art, crafted into a bottle. Every time I wear it, I’m reminded why it’s one of my all-time favorites. Rich, elegant, refined, and the kind of fragrance that keeps pulling you back for another smell throughout the day. A true masterpiece.

Honestly it requires a bit of heat to boost its sillage. However, it lasts for longer

Doesn’t last but one of my favs that I tried

This is Jubiltion XXV on steroids. Denser, more regal, fruitier, a bit more animalic and primal feeling. I do not find it challenging at all, wonderful stuff. Makes me feel like a king being fed grapes and wine by dozens of women on a throne. Truly the best scent i have ever smelt and now the best i own. This has just dethroned reflection 45. Projects and lasts all day for me, just 2 sprays on skin and 1 on clothes. This is otherworldly. Bertrand Duchaufour is a master. 1000/10!!!!

It's a very very pretty and a definitely unique smell, but it doesn't last long, at least not on me, sadly

The most luxurious and elegant scent I have! Beautifully done

The strangest assumption in the entire critique between Jubilation 25 and 40 is that complexity and concentration occupy opposite ends of a spectrum, as though one fragrance had to murder the other for either to deserve existing. It feels suspiciously like the same misktake people make when they romanticize being twenty five and lament turning forty, as if youth possessed some exlusive franchise on possibility while maturity's only contribution is reduction, compression, and entropy. But anyone who's actually lived long enough knows that's backwards. Twenty five is beautiful because everything is still arriving. Every encounter threatens to become an identity. You mistake intensity for permanence and that mistake is not a defect. It's fuel. You're porous enough to believe a song, a city, or a perfume might permanently rearrange your molecular structure. Forty is beautiful because you've finally accumulated enough experience to notice what twenty five couldn't. That not every unanswered question requires an answer. Some deserve echoes. Some deserve silence. Some deserve repetition until repitition itself becomes meaning. Richness isn't always more branches. Sometimes it's deeper roots. Jubilation 25 is an astonishing novel. Jubilation 40 isn't a condensed edition. It's the same story reread after life has happened to you. Of course certain contrasts soften. That's what memory does. It compresses not because it has forgotten, but because it has learned which details carry the emotional weight of the rest. The happiest collectors I know don't choose between them. They layer them. Which, if we're being honest, is also the closest thing I've found to a philosophy of living. Start with 25's curiosity, its restless architecture, its refusal to stop asking questions. Then layer 40 over the top, not to erase those questions, but to give them gravity. One provides movement, the other, momentum. One is the possibility. The other is the consequence. Together they become something neither could achieve alone. Maybe that's the real luxury of Jubilation Man. Not preserving youth in amber or celebrating maturity because youth has expired, but allowing both versions of yourself to exist simultaneously, the eager novice and the weathered witness, discovering that happiness was never choosing between 25 and 40. It was learning how to wear them at the same time.

J40 is one of those unique compositions that creates entire worlds of thought. What is perfumery? Is it a common way to smell like you just stepped out of the shower to please people? Or is it an olfactory projection of how our mood stabilizes around the people next to us? Well, you choose, but if you chose something deeper than "smelling" fresh, J40 literally teaches you what "scent" means. In the old times, people used to discover new things in this realm, like oud, amber, and all those stronger accords that create a narrative, rather than one direct smell. Jubilation 40 combines all this knowledge into an act, an act that is way deeper than the act of applying a scent. This goes beyond that idea; it uses all the Omani knowledge and makes it interesting, daring, dark, and resinous. It's somehow eternal. I think each of these chords was historically used by literal kings to achieve this mood, rather than one single smell. It's a kaleidoscope of absolutely magical scents, like a painting that starts with a hint of orange sparkle, next to a core of dark, violent, and tart blackberries and blackcurrant, elevated, jammy, un-aspected, and natural. This is darkened with sandalwood and a combination of spices. It's clear there's patchouli and musk, but both are solid blocks inside the sandalwood. This is a 4D construction; we are beyond the 3D level. This entire heavy mid part is persistent; it's a direct oil, a paste. It's something that needs heat, and with the heat, it re-energizes at each step. An absolute marvel of fragrance creation, connecting a mood to a skin flavor, rather than scent. As I said before, it elevates the entire concept of "smell" and directly gives you a thought, just like music, painting, and anything creative that gives you a feeling and elevates our sense of life into wonder. Have we ever experienced this feeling? What have we done with all our time until now? Why haven't we been able to see beyond the idea of "smelling good"? Probably because we never had this experience done correctly. Probably the perfume industry is based on 1% of this idea, elevated into an oblivion of monetization of an idea. An idea that comes from very, very far back in time. Amouage and Bertrand created something that we still can't grasp, defining a line that was written long ago and elevating it into the modern world. In my opinion, this scent took years to develop, as they didn't take the 40 years as a commercial way to celebrate; rather, they created the scent for the king and then decided to sell it to the world. This is my second take, thats how much i love this work. I dispise expensive things, most of the times could be wasted money, but this is a rare time, i say is worth the price of the ticket.

This is a big update as I have continued to discover this masterpiece. I have found out that this fragrance (almost certainly due to the materials used & high oil concentration) performs better on skin than on clothing. The skin gives this fragrance the thing it needs, even in colder weather: some heat. Dense. Rich. Smoky. Complex. Mysterious. Sweetness perfectly balanced with dry resins & frankincense, light & dark aspects of the fragrance perfectly balanced. Spicy with perfectly balanced green notes. This is a masterpiece. It took me time to fully understand it, but I said on my very first encounter with this fragrance that that would be the case. The bottle & packaging for this fragrance is simply the cherry on top. This is Amouage at it's finest. 10 out of fucking 10.

I got a small 2ml sample off this direct from Amouage. Tired it in January. Was not a fan. No projection and smelt kind of sickly. Tried again today mid May, 25 degrees and it’s absolutely gorgeous, plenty of projection. This is a summer scent for me. The heat genuinely helps it.

I’m looking for a bottle in EU for swap!!!

Words can’t properly describe this scent. Jubilation 40 has aspects of everything you could ever want in a perfume. It is dark green and camphoric, with bay leaf and a cooling green aspect. There is also a smooothhhh oud here. It comes off a touch animalic, just a tiny touch, but it’s never challenging or stinky. The blackberry and the combination of the other notes adds a pine tar+tart and sweet blackberry jam to the camphoric and woodiness. It dries down sweet, slightly vanillic and cakey from the resins. The drydown of jubilation 40 and interlude OG (and 53) all have a similar chewy, textured, and beautiful resinous vanilla note. There are only a few drawbacks to Jub 40, and the main one is its projection. Due to its 40% oil concentration, it’s complex, 4 dimensional, and long lasting. It typically lasts about 9-10 hours on me in the late drydown as a skin scent. But, with higher oil concentration, the projection is compromised. Honestly, people a couple feet away from me can’t even smell it. Overall: jubilation 40 is one of the most complete and breathtaking perfumes ever crafted. It’s the perfect signature scent because it’s super unique, but also not too funky, and it’s very long lasting but perfectly approachable due to its moderate projection. BUT, unless you are loaded, it’s too pricey to really use as a signature scent because it’s so expensive and I personally think that 6-10 sprays is the perfect amount for this One of the best from amouage, although they’re all perfect

Very early first impression: mostly patchouli smell backed by other heavy base notes like incense.

Amber, balsam, and some random stuff in the background ruined it for me, and it's probably the frankincense/olibanum. First and last attempt on this church dweller material.

This fragrance is great if your a newbie. for $550 you get a jumbled mess of ingredients that creates no Harmony, there is nothing luxurious about this fragrance. Not sure what Amouage was thinking when they made this one. I love amouage, do not get me wrong, Silver Oud, Royal Tobacco, Epic Man, Overture, Interlude, are no question the most creative delightful fragrances ever made and the huge amount of fans proves how good the house of Amouage is. I have a real authentic bottle, because I was in a Nordstrom recently and my bottle smells better than the bottle inside the store. But still every time I try to like this one, the wow factor is not there. If you want WOW get Mr Blazing Sam, get Creed Oud Zarian, Get Tuxedo, or Royal Tobacco, or Oud Cadenza, or Silver Oud, Diaghilev Roja Parfums, or Blue Sapphire Super Charged, Papillon Salome, Frederic Mall The Moon, The Night, or Hope, Byredo Tobacco Mandarin, Gold Gentle Fluidity, Burlington 1819, ST Clair Casablanca, Dior Essence for Raspberry lovers, Guerlain Private Line, too many greats to mention but these one's are the most special that I have come across.

This is pretty similar to Jubilation 25 in my opinion. It is an overall darker and richer version of it. Denser and longer lasting. I still prefer 25.

CaliFresh, may I suggest the perfumes Burnt Hair or Vulva, they should be more your "taste". Enjoy!

Smell 5/10 Longevity 7/10 Projection 7/10 Complexity 10/10 Mass Appeal 3/10 Beast Mode 4/10 Overall rating 5/10 Smells great to newbies with under developed/trained noses. Smells boring and basic to seasoned pros.

Smells like dried fruits with oud and a bit of honey. Smells very syrupy and thick and dry. However the other notes save it a bit for me. This is a special occasion scent as it smells very rich but not mass appealing. I hate that almost all fragrances by amouage have frankincense. Not bad but for that price god damn this isnt worth it. Luckily i found mine for a kinda cheap price so i wouldnt say this is a failed blindbuy. Not very bad but not good, just bang average

Definitely NOT Boss Bottled Absolu !

Really don't understand why people like this one. Nothing special about it, opening sucks, drydown is ok. If you want the best Amouage get Silver Oud or Royal Tobacco/interlude 53, Honorable mention to: Journey Man, Overture Man, Rose Incense, Memoir Woman, Epic Man, Overture Woman, and Beloved Woman

Had to cancel my order after 3 months because TheParfums.com didn’t ship. Fuckass company. Looking for JUB 40 still, CONUS only, pm if available

Its ok… im sure you can get the same with other labdanum forward scents. Its a mature scent, no sweetness. 7/10

I'm glad my husband doesn't wear this. It's like sweet pine jam with modern Bisch's pollen. The huge pyramid is unjustified and seems like nothing more than a marketing ploy to justify the outrageous price. The result is a very monotonous, viscous scent. There's no playfulness, no transitions. No story. Nothing unique. Although, the bottle is very beautiful. A big, huge disappointment. Amouage has finally abandoned niche and moved on to producing boring designer luxury fragrances. A pure and shameless cash grabber.

First day review: It smells good, though its base notes remind me a bit of a compress.

Jubilation 40 is a straight up MASTERPIECE! It's become my new signature scent. It starts off with a beautiful blackberry note with rosemary. You can smell the oud but it's earthy not funky. There is a honeyed sweetness that balances out the dry spices. The resins compliment all the other notes with patchouli and oak moss. I easily get over 12 hours on my skin. The projection is great and works better in the heat. My Amouage Reflection 45 I find has less projection. This fragrance smells like pure luxury and is multi faceted with its layers of notes. The only down side is this fragrance is an expensive one. I wish it was cheaper but it does contain some of the most expensive ingredients in the world.