Amor Amor Tentation

A couple years ago I tried this fragrance at a duty-free store at the airport just before boarding a plane for a 12 hour flight. When I arrived at my destination, the scent was still lingering on my arm! I regretted not buying it since. Firstly, it is clearly a sister of the original Amor Amor, they do resemble each other, but this version is spicier and darker (I remember feeling like I smell cinnamon in it, with dark fruits like blueberry, and also creamy gardenias). It's sexier, darker and more mature...but still passionate, feminine and joyful on the inside like the original. Just imagine the original Amor Amor with dark fruits and cinnamon added, maybe just a hint of smokiness, and the tropical floral notes dialed up a tad. I found the drydown most pleasant, when the tart dark fruits have mostly faded and a warm, balmy cinnamon-vanilla emerges mixed with original Amor Amor's distinctive drydown. I strongly disagree that it smells anything like DKNY Delicious Nights, that one is much darker and mysterious in comparison, a 'bad to the bone' wild chick...this one is more passionate, exuberant, youthful and more playfully seductive than an outright 'femme fatale', it's simply good old sweetheart Amor Amor with a dark and spicy twist. Perfect for 20-somethings going out and about, having fun...might not be complex enough for the 30+ crowd. Not sophisticated or refined in the least, but it's fun, warm, sensuous and loveable.

Summary: Unusual scent, sort of a woody fruity spicy aroma. I like it! On me it is smoky and bitter and not sweet at all. Update: On winter this is amazingly comforting. It really hits the spot when I want to wear something woody, comforting and still feminine during the day. It's not too strong for office if you're careful with your sprays, the wood is very comforting and warm, and the bitter berry note I can smell it is almost boozy and dry and discreetly sensual (the sort that gives you confidence at work and does not make you feel inappropriately sexy). This one really works well for me in very cold days. ---- This fragrance is quite different from the usual when applied on me, as it does not evolve like the usual top -> middle -> base notes. Instead, it sort of oscillates between different aspects from the beginning, and stays like that. Sometimes I smell something deep and fruity like some kind of bitter berries (I don't know exactly which), even though they are not listed in the notes. Sometimes the cedar comes on top with something smoky on it. Sometimes the spices, not sweet at all, peppery and dark. There's also something bitter and sort of mysterious, as I would expect in a dry drink. In my imagination, this is a living-room with leather sofas, a fireplace and a mysterious, sensual woman. A Fall scent.

Good thing I waited, I wore this more and it changed a lot! It starts off with the usual qualities I have mentioned in my previous review, but it changes overtime into everything I wanted it to be and more! After a while it develops this gummy, chewy quality, and I instead of vanilla I smell a lot of balmy amber. The spicy and citrus starts to smoothe out and mingle into each other so much so that you don't know which of the two you are smelling. The jasmine here however, is very perculiar. I noticed jasmine can either smell grape-y(Alien, Radiance etc) /or/ smell classy, radiant and expensive(the shiny quality in dior pure poison and britney spears curious). But here, it smells like a little of /both/, and the touch of tiare flower with the jasmine gives it a bit of a shampoo feel the previous reviewer mentioned. Overall it smells like a chewy, gummy, balmy and smooth spiced grape bubblegum. I would appreciate it much more if it was heavier and had better longevity though, I feel its more of a fall fragrance for day time wear. I have received compliments already and was even asked if I'm wearing Black Xs(the disgusting male one) but they smell nothing alike. And, my bottle leaks if it is tilted on the side D: but, its all minor things and well worth it for the price. 10/10!

I'v fallen in love with this fragrance couple of years ago. Although I can't smell any of the given notes, I think this is very well done scent and much much better than the original Amor Amor(which I really detest), the one in the red bottle. At the beginning I detect forest fruits: blackberries and maybe blueberries with a hint of some green notes. There is also present some note of camphor or maybe wet soil which I love very much. There are days when I can smell that note of wet soil for a long hours. And that are the days when I like to wear this fragrance the most. But some times the vanilla comes out and then I'm not so pleased anymore. However the scent is mysterious and cozy. I get a lot of compliments when I wear it, mostly from men but also from couple of women. It is quite long lasting and powerful. Although I stop to detect it after few hours I still get some nice comments some hours later. Some people say this frag is similar to Euphoria by CK. All I can say is that they come from the same family but aren't even brothers. I really recommend.

I purchased this because of recommendations made to me by a few people, (thank you everyone, especially 6402:) ) and so far, I'm very impressed. I'll be posting a detailed review soon because I don't usually get all the elements hidden in the fragrance the first day I wear it but so far, I get a citrus, spiced tiare flower coated in wet ivy with underlying tones of grape(ala jasmine) with no sweetness, woodiness or vanilla in sight. But then again, I only used half a spray by my elbow so I can't smell it properly and comment on the sillage just yet:) PS: mine is an EDP not EDT, are there any differences? Thanks in advance!