Cobalt Amber

I've been meaning to add an Amber to my collection for ages, and finally chose this stunning beauty from Abel to be the first one to join my collection. I've only come to love amber in the past few years (funny too, given it's my namesake) - I like to think my nose has matured enough to truly appreciate the deep, ancient resinousness a great Amber can offer. Cobalt Amber is super cozy and comforting, like wearing a warm, chunky sweater; it perfectly encapsulates the smell of Autumn and it is just so, so pretty and well blended. It has a nice sweetness level from the tonka and wafts gently but beautifully for a good few hours. I was able to buy this at a discount, as ABEL has just re-done their bottles and upscaled their formulas -- many of which I'm dying to try at the increased concentration. Out of all the original lineup, Cobalt Amber seemed the most decent performer to justify buying at the original concentration. Still, once I can get my nose on the new version, I sure will, as she's one of my favorite Amber's!

If you let this dry down completely, like the day after – what remains is a very nice and warm amber. It is a bit dry in the opening. I'm a bit undecided if it's perhaps a bit too dry. It's genderless, but the dryness and the soft spicy pepper-cardamom may perhaps make this seem leaning masculine. When wearing it again, I got this aromatic green in the opening. It doesn't last for long, but it is very nice. And now the 'dryness' doesn't bother me as much. Instead, I almost get this slight gourmand-impression of the pepper? And the cacao as well, of course contributes to this gourmand-feeling. I like it way better now. I have rarely changed my mind so much back and forth about a perfume. It comes as a reminder that depending on what season, time and day, the mood you are in, your impression will vary greatly. I used to not like pepper very much, but now it has apparently become an acquired taste. A dry, warm, soft spicy and gentle amber leaning ever so slightly gourmand. For winter-time only.

This perfume is spicy chocolate amber fragrance that is very sophisticated yet comfortable at the same time. You can wear this at a dinner party, a night on the town or at home curled up in your favorite sweater and leggings sipping on hot chocolate. I have 3 fragrances from this house, Cobalt Amber, Pink Iris and Cyan Nori. They are all very different from each other. My husband really loves for himself their Green Cedar. My niece wears their White Vert. This house is amazing. The quality of the fragrances along w/ the fact that they are all natural is a real game changer in my opinion. As more of us want to ditch unsafe chemicals yet still have sophistication in our perfumes Abel really gets it right.

I thought I had posted a review on this, but I'll try again. This is clean, smooth, with a touch of warming sweetness... also this might not make sense but I felt there was a deep blue note. I feel it projects well, but not obnoxiously. On my skin it lasts quite a while. It will fade if I go dancing, so heat may burn it off. It lasts about 4 hours if I'm active and much longer if not. For me this was an instant wow! I received compliments from ladies that were sitting near to me or dancing with me. Other scents of this type seem to go wrong on my skin after an hour or two, so for me the consistency of this is a big plus. Interestingly there are dislikes, but no negative reviews...

I love this. Cobalt Amber is one of those perfumes that don’t do much for any nose when tried on a paper strip, it really needs to sit on the skin for a little while for it to be properly appreciated. On a strip and at first spray, this brings to my mind the way certain kids’ toys smell when taken out of their box. As it warms on the skin it becomes a spicy, beautiful amber, with a hint of gourmand from the cocoa and tonka notes that is just right; the pink pepper and cardamom add zing and interest. Sadly, it doesn’t have a great sillage (this one is almost a skin scent), but it does have good longevity.