Amber Heath

#983 in my "Tour de Fragrance" I got this as a decant. There appear to be two sources: the Burberry site at $295 and sketchy Philippine and Malaysian eBay sellers at $85. Who believes the last two are authentic? Not me. But as much as I like this amber, and especially love the balsam and patchouli notes, and it is one of the few Burberry scents I really, really like, there are so many less expensive alternatives, some even under $20. If I'm gonna drop over $200 for an amber scent I'll go for the gold standard and get the MFK Grand Soir, and if I want to stay under $100 I'd go with Hermes L'Ambre or Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan. A fantastic scent I encountered early on in my explorations is Commodity's "Gold +" which is really fantastic! You can get a Fragrance World similar to Grand Soir for $18. Miris has one for $25. I suspect this is why I can't find any retail sources for this scent. Everyone sees the price and says, "For a Burberry scent? Is this a joke?" Apparently no one believes they can sell this at that price. It's certainly wearable in any environment. Great performance, there's no denying that. But it's a no for me.

This scent is endless sophistication. Opulent, rich, warm and very approachable, those are the words that come to mind when you smell this. It does have a minor resemblance to MFK Grand Soir. What differentiates the 2 is the accentuated notes of patchouli and woods in Amber Heath. Thus making the latter much more masculine. Few reviews mentioned boozy touches to which I fully agree. It’s genuinely an astounding scent (IMO). There’s one problem though: price and availability. note: In a review, Mr Kurkdjian mentioned that he had very few limits and constraints when he worked for Burberry bespoke fragrance line.

Created by Francis Kurkdjian, has the same notes as Grand Soir (except for a few additions). I see this as a more refined version of Grand Soir. Both fragrances are similar enough to be clones however Burberry Heath has a slightly stronger (dare I say masculine) feel to it. I think this gives the fragrance an edge over Grand Soir. Projection is amazing and it lasts all day especially if you spray on clothing. I wish they could make this fragrance easier to acquire as it's one of MFK's masterpieces. I will get a bottle when I'm near a store.

Deep, delicious amber. I love using this as a base for other frags, or for fresh-out the shower relaxation/seduction all on it's own late at night. Strong, long-lasting, beautiful. I like a lot of Burberry scents; this is the only one I love. It blows their other stuff out of the water. Honestly, 10/10 favorite amber-based frag I've ever come across. Sleeper homerun. A little dab goes a long way and you'll still smell it on yourself the next morning. I'm only familiar with the 20% concentration, so I know that one smells fantastic.

Very realistic ambergris note in this, the balsamic dense, benzoin, labdanum, tonka blend makes this so refined and rich smelling, hints of warm sweetness too, beautiful resinous amber similar to Grand Soir in a sense, but this feels like there's more going on here, with that added fresh touch of patchouli and slightly aquatic ambergris. Overall, very sophisticated. Out of the house of Burberry, for me this is the best that's come out.