Kate Moss, Pierce Brosnan, Renata Litvinova, members of royal families, and the powerful of this world have long preferred the luxurious oriental fragrances of the Amouage perfume brand. Original complex aromas of this brand have become an embodiment of power and luxury, a symbol of status and wealth. Ever since the crown prince of one of the wealthiest countries in the world, Oman, Sayyid Hamad bin Hamoud al bu Said, decided to revive the ancient Arabian art and created the Amouage trading house in 1983, inviting the famous French perfumer Guy Robert, the world has started talking about the Amouage perfume. Heavy, spicy aromas have become the hallmark of the Arab country, the national pride of the sultanate. Their composition includes silver frankincense, myrrh, rockrose – more than 120 ingredients, each as valuable as gold and manually collected by local tribes.

The perfume composition is created in the heart of the French perfumery capital Grasse and is bottled in precious handmade bottles. Uncounterfeit works of Amouage perfumery are sold in the best boutiques worldwide. Still, there is nothing more pleasant than going in person to the Amouage Perfumery in the picturesque surroundings of the capital of Oman, Muscat. Here you can see how iconic oriental fragrances are born and get acquainted with the brand’s history.

The perfumery tour usually starts with a gallery where you can see the first Amouage Gold fragrances, presented like liquid gold in precious bottles. For women, they are shaped like the main Muslim shrine, a mosque, for men – like a khanjar, a traditional Arab dagger. Pictures of the used ingredients accompany each fragrance. Here you can also see the volatile essences themselves in tiny, unassuming bottles of thick dark glass.

From the luxurious perfume gallery, the guides take guests to the very depths of the perfumery, where there are giant maceration vats, extracting fragrant substances. There, employees pour perfume into bottles and add a pleasant trifle to each package, a thank you card for choosing products by the Amouage trading house.

Silver frankincense is one of the main ingredients of Amouage perfume. According to local legend, frankincense trees have always been worth their weight in gold: mythic winged snakes once guarded them. Today, a frankincense tree adorns the entrance area to the Amouage Perfumery exhibition halls.

The Amouage Perfumery is a small complex consisting of a production section, a distributor’s office, and exhibition showrooms. Each visitor is received as the dearest guest, with traditional oriental hospitality.