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L'Artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu vs Amouage Boundless
Boundless for the community favourite, Timbuktu for the value.
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Notes
Top
MangoPink PepperCardamom
Heart
IncensePapyrusKaro Karounde
Base
VetiverMyrhhPatchouliBenzoin
Accords
Woody
100%
Amber
94%
Warm spicy
84%
Aromatic
70%
Balsamic
63%
Earthy
60%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallspringsummer
About
Timbuktu by L'Artisan Parfumeur is a Woody Chypre fragrance for women and men. Timbuktu was launched in 2004. The nose behind this fragrance is Bertrand Duchaufour. Top notes are Mango, Pink Pepper and Cardamom; middle notes are Incense, Papyrus and Karo Karounde; base notes are Vetiver, Myrhh, Patchouli and Benzoin. The master perfumer Bertrand Duchaufour, inspired by his travels to this old African city and the ancestral magical fragrance ritual "Wusulan," has created the second fragrance of the L’Artisan Parfumeur travel collection, Timbuktu. The power of Wusulan lies in the innate art of Mali women in perfume creation, traditionally passed on from mother to daughter, as a magical fragrant spell for seduction and securing true love.This perfume has captured the African temperament and presents a new, fragrant experience. The green sharpness of ripe mango and the spicy warmth of pink pepper make an impressive prelude to the mysterious heart of aromatic frankincense and papyrus smoke. The pure and light smoke wraps the exotic African flower Karo Karounde and mixes with the earthy and green vetiver. The base is composed of balsam, spices, patchouli, myrrh, and vetiver.This wild, magical, and mysterious African fragrance with woodsy notes, thick resins and spices, lasts on skin for a long time. It is created to awake memories and the desire for long-distance travels, as well as to remind one of the beauty and the miracle of life as seen through the eyes of the women of Timbuktu.The article on Timbuktu fragrance at Fragrantica
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Notes
Top
CardamomBlood OrangeGingerelemi
Heart
Bourbon VanillaBenzoin
Base
TobaccoMyrrhIncenseCacaoGuaiac WoodPatchouliVetiverPapyrusOakmoss
Accords
Warm spicy
100%
Amber
95%
Balsamic
71%
Aromatic
68%
Woody
67%
Sweet
66%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
winterfallspring
About
Boundless by Amouage is a Woody Spicy fragrance for women and men. Boundless was launched in 2021. The nose behind this fragrance is Karine Vinchon Spehner. Top notes are Cardamom, Blood Orange, Ginger and elemi; middle notes are Bourbon Vanilla and Benzoin; base notes are Tobacco, Myrrh, Incense, Cacao, Guaiac Wood, Patchouli, Vetiver, Papyrus and Oakmoss. "Boundless is a burst of joy, a fleeting euphoria, translating the vertical tension that empowers those who want to enclose in their hands the immensity of the world. This ardent and vivacious energy echoes that of sunlight bouncing off the dewy leaves of the jungle, flickering in rays through a flower-studded canopy and grazing rainbow-barked trees before vanishing amongst gnarled and misty-kissed boughs." - Amouage
Notes in Common
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CardamomIncensePapyrusVetiverPatchouliBenzoin
Only in Timbuktu
MangoPink PepperKaro KaroundeMyrhh
Only in Boundless
Blood OrangeGingerelemiBourbon VanillaTobaccoMyrrhCacaoGuaiac WoodOakmoss
Rating
4.06vs4.19
Ratings
4,266vs2,035
Concentration
ParfumvsEDP
Launch Year
2004vs2021
Which should I buy?
Boundless for the community favourite, Timbuktu for the value.
- Boundless is rated higher by the community: 4.19 from 2,035 ratings, against 4.06 from 4,266.
- Longevity votes lean "moderate" for Timbuktu and "long lasting" for Boundless.
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Timbuktu is voted best for fall and spring; Boundless for winter and fall.
- Amouage is a luxury house (typically $250+), while L'Artisan Parfumeur is premium (typically $100–250).
Buy Boundless if you want the higher-rated option and the budget allows; buy Timbuktu if value for money matters most.