Amber Musk

I have a few “clones” of Ombré Nomade ( Ombre De Louis Zarah Prive by Paris Corner is also very good) and None of them will emulate the nuances of the fragrance from opening to drydown. If you are looking for the same “DNA”, then “Amber Musk” is a phenomenal fragrance! Between the two clones “Amber Musk” has more regal vibe, while being quite deceiving in the opening with its fresh Raspberry fruitiness and becoming darker as it transitions. (Progression is much closer to Original Ombre Nomade, while constantly changing through life of fragrance) The Paris corner clone begins with a slight Raspberry fruity opening while transitioning more rapidly into Oud/Rose combo with smoky nuances. (More linear in nature, through life of fragrance). To be honest it is not redundant to own both clones, and you could layer them for a more accurate representation. As far as performance goes, they are both beast mode, and Amber Musk would even lean towards the Nuclear Category. **Update:** Ombre De Louis Zarah Prive by Paris Corner is closer to the overall smell of Ombré Nomade (Smoky, Strong Oud), while lacking the intensity, longevity and remaining quite linear in nature from the original. Amber Musk by Al Haramain certainly has the intensity, Strong Raspberry and Musk in the top notes, 3-4 hours before it reaches the Amber and Oud Mid notes, then transitions into the base notes for another 8-10 hours. Phenomenal performance; 4 hours strong projection, 5-6 hours strong sillage...12+ hours longevity on skin!, with progressive changes throughout the life of the fragrance, but slightly less smokiness and Oud dominance (Oud prominence becomes quite apparent after 4 hrs of application) from the original. Since, Amber Musk is more nuanced, regal, and quite the compliment getter, despite being an Oud fragrance. It is definitely more wearable if you go easy on the trigger. Layering Ombre De Louis and Amber Musk will bring you very close to Ombré Nomade. (Layer on separate parts of body for a more mysterious effect; Amber Musk behind ears or nape of neck Ombré De Louis wrist and side of neck)

First impressions with 2 days of wearing this: For all those who say "this is inspired of [this] or [that]", I will say NO - this is its own thing.. If you would say "Ombre Nomade is inspired by Mancera Black to Black", then sure - I get you.. But this is a rose-oud combo that is dark, leathery and with an airy, slightly sweet twist that makes it great even on summer nights. This starts off on me with a fruity, jammy and airy rose, but with a dark edge to it (I get what they are trying to put across with the note breakdown containing raspberry, oud and rose).. As it dries down, something that I can trace to fougeres comes out - a smell like geranium-oakmoss that gives the scent a minty and faint bitter smell. The sweet, dark and jammy rose maintains throughout the scent and as it dries down further more and more resins come into play.. There is a modern dark-woody feel to it like in Oud for Greatness, but it is not the main player (those I think are the amberwoods that they are trying to sell us on).. It is balanced very well and very pleasant.. If you like fragrances like Ombre Nomade, Black to Black, Santal Royal, but you want an airiness and an airy-minty-aromatic feel to them, this could be you gem.. I paid less than 30$ for this on a clearance , but anything under 50$ I think is a great deal for something like this. + the packaging looks great! I will get back with more details as I feel I did not get a good grip on how it performs, but it lasts on me till I wash it off with moderate to very good projection. Cheers!

So, this is the way this juice smells to my nose: Immediately after the first spray, I get a dark liquor like a whiskey...and several cups of it btw. But it plays nice once the drydown starts. The oud starts to mellow out, which is great because my nose can be contentious to oud. The amber pops out from the top to the base and I don't know if it also sweetens up or if it's the rose making an entrance. In the drydown, I start to detect that benzoin coming through to make this smoother. If you're a fan of oud and amber, this is one to consider because they're present from beginning to end. This has incredible punch and staying power. Just a couple of sprays, people across the room can easily smell you. I got more than 8 hours of longevity and it could have stayed longer than that.

This fragrance smells like royalty. It smells regal and makes me feel rich. It's a smooth and warm scent that smells better when it's not over sprayed. I've gotten a lot of compliments when wearing this. The oud in this perfume is well done. It's very strong so you don't need to spray too much. This is different to any other perfume I have smelled. I love this one by Al Haramain. This is a high quality perfume. This might be my favorite Al Haramain perfume and I love a lot of their perfumes.

Enough people have described this scent. I just know I love it. It's sweet and airy, yet has that oud and musk that just carry in on and out and give it a darker base. It's so unique - I've smelled nothing else like it. It's one that constantly look to catch another whiff if when I wear it. This is one of the fragrances I wear that I can spray under my clothing and it does the job. One or two sprays max.