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Amouage The Library Collection Opus III vs Escada Escada Margaretha Ley
Escada Margaretha Ley is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
Top
MimosaNutmegCloveDyer’s GreenweedThyme
Heart
VioletYlang-YlangJasmineAfrican Orange Flower
Base
BenzoinVanilleSandalwoodGuaiac WoodMuskAmbrette (Musk Mallow)PapyrusVirginia Cedar
Accords
Powdery
100%
Woody
85%
Yellow floral
84%
Violet
72%
Floral
68%
Warm spicy
60%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageStrong
Best Seasons
springfallwinter
About
The Library Collection Opus III by Amouage is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women and men. The Library Collection Opus III was launched in 2010. The nose behind this fragrance is Karine Vinchon Spehner. Top notes are Mimosa, Nutmeg, Clove, Dyer’s Greenweed and Thyme; middle notes are Violet, Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine and African Orange Flower; base notes are Benzoin, Vanille, Sandalwood, Guaiac Wood, Musk, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Papyrus and Virginia Cedar. Amouage presents a new luxury collection The Library Collection, which includes three scents - Opus I, Opus II and Opus III. All three fragrances are created as timeless olfactory adventures that pay no attentions to current trends. The collection is not classified by gender - these designs are intended to highlight the quality of the essences and glorify the act of creativity, skill and art.Christopher Chong, the creative director of Amouage, is credited for creating this collection. The new fragrances represent the memories as their very names are associated with the library in which many hidden treasures that lead us to ongoing research and study are hidden. The Library Collection is essentially a poetic homage to the art of living.Opus III is the third fragrance of the luxurious Amouage Library Collection, created by the perfumer Karine Vinchon Spehner. Floral notes of mimosa and broom introduce us into the world of this composition, together with cloves, nutmeg and thyme. Violet, jasmine, ylang-ylang and orange blossom essences are t the heart. The base is created with rich oriental notes of ambrette, papyrus, musk, notes of cedar wood, sandalwood and Guaiac, with the warm embrace of balsamic benzoin and soft vanilla.
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Notes
Top
HyacinthCoconutPeachBergamot
Heart
Ylang-YlangJasmineCloveAfrican Orange FlowerIris
Base
SandalwoodVanilleMusk
Accords
White floral
100%
Floral
84%
Sweet
84%
Woody
78%
Warm spicy
76%
Yellow floral
75%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageStrong
Best Seasons
fallspringwinter
About
Escada Margaretha Ley by Escada is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. Escada Margaretha Ley was launched in 1990. The nose behind this fragrance is Michel Almairac. Top notes are Hyacinth, Coconut, Peach and Bergamot; middle notes are Ylang-Ylang, Jasmine, Clove, African Orange Flower and Iris; base notes are Sandalwood, Vanille and Musk. Escada Margaretha Ley was introduced in 1990 in its unique and very feminine heart shaped bottle. Inspiration for this perfume came personally from the designer; she created it by her own personality and dedicated it to herself. It belongs to the floriental group. It is very feminine sensational notes which seduces us with its intense, jasmine, orris, ylang-ylang flowers; with balsamic and gently spiced notes, seductive hyacinth , powdery-warm notes of coconut, tasty peach, orange blossoms, warm and soft vanilla and sandal. This luxurious perfume celebrates dream destinations through hyacinth flowers from the south of France and vanilla from Madagascar. It is for sure that these notes leave traces of man lust for woman wearing it. And the woman feels lust for, one more in the line, luxurious bottle of this edition of Escada perfume.
Notes in Common
32% sharedShared (7)
CloveYlang-YlangJasmineAfrican Orange FlowerVanilleSandalwoodMusk
Only in The Library Collection Opus III
MimosaNutmegDyer’s GreenweedThymeVioletBenzoinGuaiac WoodAmbrette (Musk Mallow)PapyrusVirginia Cedar
Only in Escada Margaretha Ley
HyacinthCoconutPeachBergamotIris
Rating
4.05vs4.20
Ratings
1,028vs737
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
2010vs1990
Which should I buy?
Escada Margaretha Ley is the community's favourite of the two.
- Escada Margaretha Ley is rated higher by the community: 4.20 from 737 ratings, against 4.05 from 1,028.
- Longevity votes for both lean "long lasting".
- Sillage is comparable: "strong" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for spring and fall.
- Amouage is a luxury house (typically $250+), while Escada is mid-range (typically $40–100).
Buy Escada Margaretha Ley if you want the higher-rated option; pick The Library Collection Opus III if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.