Ambre Nue

I am so mad at myself for never trying anything from this house until the fragrances are becoming unavailable. I started looking into this house during their first 30% off sale. I blind bought a few items and then realized that the fragrances from this house are simple, but not so simple, and elegant. I thought I'd get bigger bottles of the ones that I really liked, but then the email that the store/website was closing was sent out. I quickly went to the website and not only purchased larger bottles, but a couple of others that I had not tried. This one, Ambre Nue, was one of them. I had watched a few influencer reviews on this cologne and didn't initially purchase it because it was described as "just another Amber fragrance". Well, for me, it is anything "but". This is a brighter take on Amber. Other Amber fragrances I have tend to be a bit heavy. Ambre Nue is light and refreshing. By light, don't think it's weak. It lasts 12+ hours on my skin and clothes. This is truly a unisex fragrance. On it's own, it's great. Layered with Vanille Insensee - it's pure heaven.

This is an interesting little gem. It starts off rather boozy, almost like cognac or something similar, but quickly makes an unusual turn. On my skin it has a very distinct salty and buttery note - it smells exactely like freshly churned butter - or browned butter, still hot in the pan. It's hard for me to decide on wether I totally love this note or think it is a bit weird. It has a strange paradoxical quality. I sort of adore it and feel a bit taken aback by it at the same time. That really intrigues me. This butter note has tremendous staying power by the way. I can smell it all the way to the base of the scent, which is very smooth, warm and ambery. Ambre Nue starts off with heavy sillage, but dries down to a very pleasant skin scent. It has a slightly above average longevity. I think this might be a love that will keep on surprising me for years to come. It feels like it is here to stay. In my collection that is.

Ambre Nue is a spicy floral one for sure! In the opening I get a very real fresh Mandarin and floral Marigold... it's a very authentic orange fruity note, and it hit's you straight away. I would describe this as a very warm scent. It certainly has a warmth to it and a spiciness which is really pleasant and uplifting (hot, fiery Cinnamon). The Amber note itself is the Labdanum, but it's the Benzoin, Tonka Bean and Patchoulli that make this a dark and heavy scent. It has a cologne like citrus opening (Bergamot and Mandarin), but once the heavy resins and spices show up it becomes a very dark, Ambery skin scent. The most satisfying creation I've tried from Atelier Cologne. Worth a try for sure!

A really nice fragrance and one of my first adventures into Atelier cologne. Quick comment on the bottle, it's big and quite bland but with a nice touch of that leathery feeling stopper. Pleasant warm oriental notes, resinous benzoin and with slightly floral top notes mixed with mandarin orange. Ambre nue is very nice but doesn't blow me away it's a solid effort. A bit of a typical slightly more feminine leaning amber with a slight feel of Elixir des Merevilles, this is better though. All in all very good...plenty of nice amber scents out there.

I really like the brightness and effervescent nature of the bergamot in the opening. The marigold/tagetes compliment the the resinous amber scent with an earthy, herbal, foliage vibe that is very pleasant. When the brightness of the citress and tagetes fades the dry down is a lovely amber, labdanum scent that lingers for 8 hrs+ with a soft vanillic vibe. I enjoy layering this with Santal Carmin by Atelier Cologne - it gives it a slightly sweeter and softly powdery vibe that is absolutely lovely. But on its own this is an outstanding Amber scent