Amouage Portrayal Man (2019) "A person who dares to defy the norms"  

I happen to like Portrayal more than vintage Fahrenheit. It's like the niche version of that, so I got rid of my vintage Fahrenheit.

I think your channel is criminally underrated... the amount of work/passion you put into these videos is second to none ... keep up the good work...all the love and respect from kuwait 🇰🇼

My first amouage. Blew me away. Felt alive on my skin.

3 comments in an hour. My new favorite frag reviewer. Please keep it up!!

Love Portrayal man. I admit I wasn't a fan like you when I first tried it but now its one of the best Amouages for me. Great review Ramsey!

This was a grower on me for sure. Love it now. Everything C. Chong did was art. I’m so close to having all his male fragrances in my collection. Next step is his library collection and then finish off with the female-marketed ones, even the ones I’ll probably never wear. If for nothing else than to stick it to the fish guy 😅

What a fantastic and in-depth review. I went through a similar process. At first, I really didn't like Portrayal. But after 2 years (and four decants!), I have finally realised its brilliance. It is like a new dimension to the smell just opened up! I had the same thing happen with Overture Man

Decided to spray a couple of sprays on from my decant of Portrayal Man for this review. Great review and enjoyable to listen to as always.

The beef between yourself and Renaud Salmon is just too funny. In honour of the video and C. Chong's legacy, my SOTD is Portrayal Man!

It's curious how things can change and work out. A number of years ago, I bought a couple of Amouage fragrances but could not develop an appreciation for them and, in fact, returned them to the retailer. About four years ago, I ordered a fragrance and received a sample of "Portrayal" with my purchase. I was completely bewitched by the fragrance. One thing led to another and I now own 25 Amouage fragrances. My bottle of "Portrayal" was also made in the UK. As an aside, about 4 months ago, I managed to acquire a sealed bottle of "Bracken" (man) and I cannot understand why Amouage would discontinue such a remarkable fragrance. Amouage has apparently also discontinued "Sunshine" (man) and "Ciel" (man) as well. Fortunately, I have bottles of both. But Why?

I'm a vintage fragrance man of 62 years...and I got a sampler of Reflection Man 2 years ago and it was like putting a bowl of sugar on Fruitloops..hahaha...I couldn't wait to wash it off!! I like some of the millennial frags,..like Creed Silver Mountain Water,..(It's a dupe of YSL Jazz 1988),..but I guess I'm officially and old frag head,..proudly !!! I want to try Portrayal....I hope it's less sweet .....nice channel, Ramsey !!!

Another amazing review🐏

So excited, just picked up a a two ML decant of portrayal man! I love green tweeted and I also love Fahrenheit and these are two of my wife’s favorite colognes I’ve ever worn! Hopefully this one isn’t too old for her, but I have a feeling I might love it

I am definitely going to put a decant of this on my list! Great review, very good and honest. Reflected and well argumented. And yes, how can Amouage not see how the legacy of Christopher Chong is being destroyed? If not in class, quality, imagination, excitement and sheer mystique being lost to the brand, then surely in sales figures? They have gone from magic to grey, to cement. I mean, even the classic Amouage bottles should have been experimented further on, maybe even bringing back elements of their earliest style. What we see now is just bland. I have had the same thoughts myself, and thought how easy it would have been, to find a powerful direction as a continuation of mr. Chong´s legendary legacy. I could not agree more with your last comment on Amouage, and I sincerly hope that they bring back mr. Chong a.s.a.p. Or bring in somebody with an originial creative force on their own, an artist, a magician, a dreamer.

Cheers Rams ,a little beauty no doubt, I liked it from the getgo,The violet leaf vibe I expect,and yes indeed I agree with a Grey Flannel violet leaf interplay with Fahrenheit,don’t get the booze?? But I struggle to get Also get it in Overture? Which I wore yesterday lovely scent for sure. Have you heard of SuperZ a fragrance house from Turkey,gaining traction in the fragrance community? Niche,organic ,high quality ingredients top Perfumer /owner 50 years experience gives a great interview and house overview on RU-vid. I ordered 2 they are listed extraits 20 % oil in accordance to EU laws 100 bucks per 50 ml offering, take a peak my friend could be a house to know . Great vid have a super weekend man 🙏✌️👍

I still gotta get my nose on this one. Just got full bottles of Memoir, Jubilation XXV, and Epic Man. My three favorite Amouages. Love the channel and looking forward to the reviews of your fav fragrances! Especially looking forward to that jubilation XXV one. I know it's a big one for ya lol.

Hi Ramsey. Last year, I got a bottle of "Portrayal Man" for a very good price. When I first tried it, I was pretty disappointed: I thought "I already have Mercedes-Benz For Men Intense" (which is an inexpensive alternative to Dior "Fahrenheit"). However, during the second time I wore "Portrayal Man", I concluded that I do like it. After my first few wearings of it, I think of it as a soapy, musky, gasoline-like leather fragrance. In addition to Dior "Fahrenheit", it also has a similarity to "Narciso Rodriguez For Men EDT". Ramsey, I agree with you that "Portrayal Man" might have patchouli in it.

Beautiful iridescent coating on those bottles.. No Amouage in my cabinet yet. Sotd is the lovely Liz Taylor's Passion for men..Thanks always for the education Ramsey !

This is one of my dream collection fragrances and it's on the way to my house. It's lovely!

☆Wow, man...Really great review Ram! I will definately be giving Portrayal a snifferoo. ♡♡♡☆

portrayal was the last of the 12 or so bottles i have of amouage, and ended up being easily top 3 most perfect for me personally if not the best match for me. its in a slugging match with epic, beach hut, overture and bracken. the more i wear it, the more i love it and the more i think it barely smells like Fahrenheit at all, though it could be considered the offspring of grey flannel easily (i also love Fahrenheit though seperately). this is such an awesome fragrance... def dont get the 1920s thing lol but w.e. they can write whatever blurb they want, its near perfect.

Darn it Ram! My nose has a long way to go with this one.

yeah I have no idea what's going on, if it just doesn't come off on my skin or my bottles were reformatted. I have the newer packaging, and my bottle was made in 2022. I just get 0 cade oil at all, no birch tar or gasoline smell, so I have no idea what's going on. Maybe it needs time to mature but that makes no sense to me the bottle is a year and a half old...

Great review!!! I need to give a try to Portrayal Man once again! 🙂

been really enjoying this one recently.

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Love it too 🖤 more than Fahrenheit , great review 🖤 Ram did you tried W version by any chance ?!?

Hey Ram just discovering your Channel Id love if you could tell us about the brands we should avoid as beginners: sort of a ranking going from great brand to cash grab

Of my 17 Amouage fragrances, this is one that I do not have.

Hi Ramsey. I liked it since the beginning. Now I like it more (not only in spring). It is realy similar to roja great brtain?

Ramsey = AMOUAGE Week Eugene = Fredric Malle week

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So following the same logic, if purely out of rage you force yourself to wear "Love Delight" for a year you gonna be raving about it in 2025?

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