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Reasons

Concentration not recorded

Woody · Amber · Warm spicy.

3.63 / 5Rating · 595 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originOman ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.

Brand origin: Amouage / House introduction · Checked 2026-09-21
The official house introduction identifies Amouage as perfumery from the Sultanate of Oman, founded in 1983.

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Year2024
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerBertrand Duchaufour

Collection: The Essences

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Reasons by Amouage has a listed woody, amber, warm spicy profile, with notes of Cardamom, Pink Pepper, Hazelnut, Cinnamon, Pine.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

Essence de parfum · US listing

Alcohol denat, Parfum, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Juniperus virginiana oil, Pogostemon cablin oil, Isoeugenyl acetate, Santalum album oil, Amyl cinnamal, Santalol, Anise alcohol, Beta-caryophyllene, Isoeugenol, Limonene, Pinene, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Cinnamal, Linalyl acetate, Vanillin, Linalool, Farnesol, Terpineol, Geraniol, Terpinolene, Geranyl acetate, Benzyl benzoate, Eugenol, Citral, Hexamethylindanopyran, Alpha-terpinene

Source: Amouage official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.33 / 5

265 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
39
2
12
3
71
4
108
5
35

Projection

2.05 / 4

272 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
82
2
112
3
61
4
17

Value perception

1.74 / 5

265 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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154
2
60
3
33
4
3
5
15

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

561Own it
118Previously owned
764Want it
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57
2
62
3
127
4
148
5
201

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Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Benzoin and Cinnamon. Explore Reasons’s woody direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Cinnamon and Labdanum. Explore Reasons’s woody direction alongside Un Jardin Sur Le Nil’s citrus profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Reasons smell like?

Reasons by Amouage has a listed woody, amber, warm spicy profile, with notes of Cardamom, Pink Pepper, Hazelnut, Cinnamon, Pine.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Bertrand Duchaufour.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.33 out of 5, from 265 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Reasons?

Its listed notes include cardamom, pink pepper, hazelnut, cinnamon, pine, cypriol, davana, white amber, cashmeran, patchouli, palo santo, myrrh, sandalwood, benzoin, cedarwood, oakmoss, musk, labdanum, vetiver. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Reasons

Amouage

Amouage Reasons bottle
Leading accords
woody
amber
warm spicy
aromatic
balsamic
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Cardamom · Pink Pepper · Hazelnut · Cinnamon · Pine · Cypriol

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