Dubai Amber

Dubai Amber is a special, special scent. I'm a big fan of Bond, I have four Bond fragrances now and I think this one might be my favorite. Now that I think about it, this might be the best amber scent ever created. It's rich, strong, smooth...unisex, leaning masculine. The oud gives it an edge and uniqueness that separates it from other amber fragrances. It's got a middle eastern vibe no doubt but it's not a typical middle eastern fragrance in that the amber is the star of the show. Projection is phenomenal, sillage amazing. It's just a special scent that you're not smelling on anyone else. It smells like money, it's got a ton of character and it's got an extremely addictive quality that you don't find often in an otherwise very saturated fragrance market. Dubai Amber is just that scent. Dubai Amber is him. Dubai Amber is it. God is good.

If Bond came out with a Dubai Amber EXTRADOSE, with the oud being even more emphasized, i would buy that, too. This fragrance is so upscale and perfect for what it sets out to be that i grow more enamored with it every time i wear it. A true shirt lifter, this is. SIDE NOTE: i edited the list of fragrances that i own— just made a more curated and representative-of-what-i-wear list versus everything i actually own— and realized Bond is my favorite house. I’m legit shocked to be saying that, but i have more fragrances from them on my “forever” list than any other house. I’m also shocked by what didn’t make the list...yet, at least.

I would say that Rasasi Al Wisam Evening smells similar. But not exact by any means. I do love this one more however and find it easier to wear. I have been wearing this one everyday. It's just the way I like it, one reviewer said waffles and another said sex, I agree with both, but it's not as raunchy as some of the others I own. You can keep your freshies and your aquatic pink unicorn frappachino perfumes, I prefer Turkish coffee and high octane motor fuel, so I will cherish this one, It's the only one I own from Bond, I have yet to smell any others in the Dubai collection. Favorite in my collection!!!

My favorite amber. Not too sweet, not too loud... Perfect. Smells exactly how you would think amber would smell, not as a perfume but, as an odor. At least how I would conceive it. MUST try on skin. Smelling it other wise may come across too animalic or even too sweet (to some). On skin you'll find the sweetness is solely there to counter the animalic notes. Also it's persistent. So altho it's never in your face (loud) it does linger into your nostrils as you go about your day. Do NOT over spray. Doing so will only ruin the experience. Upscale. Masculine. Unique. 10/10 for me.

Opens up sweet, quickly drys down into a tart, gooey, resinous oud. Oud & Amber very prominent. Oud teeters between barnyardy & sweet, probably something like a 60/40 split. Very potent, spray cautiously. Any oriental fragrance lover should enjoy this without a doubt; not for those looking to get into Orientals for the 1st time, too strong for that.