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!

I got it when I was a teenager.. Maybe that time it was a bit heavy for me, but I loved it so much, like I do nowadays. I came across this precious because one of my best friend had the original AMOR AMOR.. And I tested this and fell imediately in love! It's a deep floral-spicy kinda scent. Prior I only used it at night but now I can use it at daytime too in colder days. It makes me feel comfortly and warm. My boyfriend loves this perfume, everytime I use it he comments it and says he has a flashback of the time he met me!

Now I'm really convinced this smells like black Xs(male). On wednesday I asked my friend if he was wearing amor amor tentation and guess what he said? "Nope. Black Xs"! I was so shocked. And its not just me, because two people also added black Xs as "yes", without me adding it, I just mentioned it in my review. Wonder why its gone? Is people in denial or what? It smells exactly like black Xs, just more balmy. Go test it properly before voting and see, trust me.

This wonderful perfume, oh - I can't find words to describe its smell. But I know that I love it and that it fulfills me, though it is not very long lasting, I can't sense it after half an hour but off course you don't sense your own smell as much as others do but this perfume is so lovely that I would love for it to be heavier and longer lasting. I only use it before bedtime so I can get the maximum smelling-time out of it and also my bf can enjoy it to.

Love Amor Amor Tentaation a noirish, sexy perfume, very different from all the scents out there. It reminds me only distantly of Be Delicious Night, also an exquisite fragrance. AAT is a sexy night perfume full of sensual touches, the ivy is awesome it also has a sweet dark vanilla to die for and a spiciness that, on my skin, is noticeable but not distracting. Longevity of 8/9 hours with moderate to heavy sillage. Fantastic and different.

I love this scent, because it is feminine, sexy, sweet and sharp, and vibrant. It is surprising, but I can sense there forest fruits, oriental flowers, ivy and some warm spices. This fragrance is good for a young, mysterious woman. The scent would be perfect for a special evening and night, if it was more sustainable and more intensive. Unfortunately, the smell is barely noticable and quickly disappears.

This is an amazing scent: quite unique, noirish, mysterious, long lasting (over 8 hours on me) although with moderate sillage. The only perfume that comes near its vibe is the discontinued DKNY Delicious Night (also quite original). Vanillary but not overwhelmingly sweet with the noirish quality due (apparently) to the cypress, I found Amor Amor Tentation one of the best of the Cacharel line.

Why must I fall in love with discontinued perfumes!? I never got a chance to smell Tentation when it first came out so many thanks to fragratica member busik for sending me a mini sample :) Now I'm addicted and need to purchase more of this sublime and sophisticated scent. A lovely, warm fragrance with a slight edge. One of my favorite orientals.

My signature scent, such a seductive and alluring fruity spicy fragrance. Such a shame it got discontinued. There's nothing that resemblances this beautiful scent.

@Mollydelovely Why would you say it is discontinued? I don't really think it is... It's still on the Cacharel website along with AA Absolu and AA Forbidden Kiss

I love this. It's a bit fruity and sweet at first, but dries down to something warm and sexy. This is way better than the original Amor Amor. Just beautiful.

when I smell it, I think in gums with grape flavor. It's fresh and sweet at the same time. Smell a little bit like a grapefruit, too . I love it.

I miss Amor Amor Tentation so much. Fruity, spicy, sexy. It was the queen of purple fragrances! Please, Cacharel, bring this back!

i'm so in love with this EDP. people love it when i wear it. it's sad not to see it on Cacharel's internet page ;(

This is one of my favourites. Its mysterious and free spirited. It has nice thickness and warmth in it.

So delicious! I love this perfume it's very sensual and musky on my skin. Gorgeous!

By the way, interesting to see this one came out 1 year LATER than Nikita!!!

its sweet but its not suffocating, and i think its a little oriental

i absolutely love and adore this perfume, its one of my favourites.

it has seductive and sensual moods, without being spicy or hot.

this smells clean, tart, alive, spicy! i'm loving it.

Well I absolutely adore the opening notes which scream berries (maybe the combination of mandarin and jasmine creates this but it doesn't smell like either of these), the drydown is a bit disappointing. The berry quality becomes a hint and a musky quality becomes much stronger. I wonder if the notes listed are correct? Either way it's similar in style to Donna Karan Delicious Night, but more wearable for me. I really wish the opening notes remained strong throughout. There don't appear to be "middle notes." Update ~ Long story short, in the end the musky side got to me and I took it off my mental want list.

Light and sour and a little bit sweet fruity floral fragrance. The mandarin and ivy notes bring sourness to this fragrance, but it's pleasant enough sourness, so I even like it. The floral notes are also noticeable, but they smell rather tender than overpowering, besides the tiare note brings some warmness to this fragrance. The vanilla makes this fragrance sweet, but this sweetness is far from being too sweet. I like this fragrance. It's nice and even a little bit exotic!:)

A pleasant warm floral that is too soft to be exactly a floriental to my nose. I really like the subdued woodsy notes, and the cedar is barely noticeable, but just enough to give it a little kick and keep the scent clean. The vanilla makes it sweet, but it's not foody or gourmand, there's just the right amount of everything for a well balanced feminine scent. There is a very recognisable Cacharel signature softness about it that I like too. Perfect for summer nights!

I was very disappointed when I tried it,maybe because I expected it to be delicious like amoramor,in a flash and forbidden kiss but tentashion is nothing like them.it's kind of strange.it's spicy,sweet and sourish at the same time.I tried it on a paper strip so I can't say maybe it's my skin.I could catch lots of peppery spices,white florals,grape and patchouli.gonna try it again and this time on skin but for now,it's the only person of amoramor family that I dislike

A very interesting, seductive perfume. All the note are there with an addition of vinyl and violets, at least that's what comes to my nose. Very distinct smell, the vixen sister of Amor Amor. Definitely a night-time scent with all that musk and a fragrance I kept as a signature for years. A modern oriental fragrance that holds close to the body, unless you overspritz -which you shouldn't. Already heady, a couple of sprays goes a long way.

I don't smell any mandarin in this, I do smell a lot of forest fruit though, blackberries and blackcurrants. To me this fragrance is much more interesting and complex that the original amor amor, anyway as someone already mentioned it has a sour and cold note that I don't really like. At some point it also smells like camphor or some medicine... I'm not crazy about it, but it's not that bad overall, I use it from time to time.

Si tratta di una fragranza decisa e speziata, molto particolare, adatta soprattutto per la sera poiché potrebbe rivelarsi abbastanza pesante. Da usare nel periodo invernale. Ho provato ad indossare questo profumo una sera d'estate e l'ho trovato invadente. L'aroma ricorda vagamente il vino rosso! Non ha nulla del Cacharel Amor Amor che. a differenza di questo, è dolce e fruttato.

I like this perfume for winter night-outs, but I use it like 1-2 times a month. I expected something spicyer, and more original. It's an OK perfume, but a bit too sweet for my taste actually. Oh, and I absolutely hate the bottle. Well, not the bottle, but the top. I like to carry my perfumes around, but it would just spray over my bag if I would use the original top.

In my opinion, it's a light fruity floral that doesn't have very good longevity. At first it seemed stronger and I felt quite strong alcohol smell. After some time it got lighter and much more nicer. I do sense light black currant scent in it somehow. That's weird, it's not listed in notes. I think it's nice and wearable, but not the most original one. Easy-going.

I tried this today and I could swear that it contains a blackcurrant note. It smells more fruity and little bit sugary than fruity oriental to me, smelled like jam on my skin. However the lasting power on my skin was soooo poor, I could hardly smell it even after 15 minutes. Nice fragrance for summer for me, will I buy it? Hmm... I should think about it.

Es un perfume muy sensual y llamativo, ideal para la noche. Ideal para pasar una velada especial.Tiene bastante durabilidad y tiene un punto fuerte. Me ha sorprendido gratamente. *** It's a very sensual and appealing fragrance, ideal for the night. Ideal for an evening especial.Tiene quite durable and has a strong point. I was pleasantly surprised.

Tried this yesterday and like it a lot. To me it smells like blackcurrant fruit pastels mixed with the original Amor Amor. Also reminds me a bit of Anna Sui? Very very nice but won't be able to wear this to work unfortunately - way too strong. I would also imagine that this would work better for evenings out in cold weather.

Oh, how I love spicy perfumes =)! This perfume resembles its predecessor, but has more of a kick to it, which is why I like it more. The only thing I find is that it's lasting power is not as potent as one would like. You may have to reapply after 2 or 3 hours. It's best suited for nights out :).

I generally hate violet fragrances (there definitely is violet here even though it is not listed) but I’ll admit I kinda like this one. It has a little something that makes me come back to my 30ml bottle every once in a blue moon, that I cannot put my finger on. Well blended, well executed. 7/10

I don't get it, where are the berries in the notes?????:))) I keep smelling a white floral with a hint of vanilla (Dior Addict type of vanilla) full of smoked dark berries!!!Anyways, lovely fragrance, very different...but a mood fragrance, definitely not a signature type of perfume

Exceedingly good fabric softener scented perfume. Not many notes has in common with a Lempicka frag but very similar to fleur defendue. If you like that one you will be delighted with this strictly for evenings out one in my opinion.

When I smell the original amor amor on a woman I have thoughts of a romantic escapade. Tentation has the same inviting attractiveness to it. This one grabbed me as a bit boozy with a dessert wine note like Port Wine.

A bit sweet and a bit sour with a musky edge. I guess it is the ivy that lends some greenness to it, almost patch-like. Reminds me a bit of Nina Ricci Ricci Ricci. Certainly not bad, but quite forgettable in my book.

I noticed that it is very similair with Midnight Poison by Dior,so if you love midnight poison as much as me,you will probably like this one too.But the drydown is sweeter then Dior so i prefer Dior.

i really like this perfume but it can be very strong and i have to be in the mood to wear it which doesn't happen often but it is a lovely piece in my perfume collection. x

First of all I love the original Amor Amor. I love that sparkly romantic fragrance, so unique as a fragrance to my nose but so popular at the same time. Second I love Cacharel, is one of my favourite houses... loved Gloria (but never had a chance to own it), love Eden and Amor Amor, like Scarlett, Noa and Anais Anais. That being said Amor Amor Tentation is not a temptation to me... very strong note of jasmin with a sweat note that really makes me nauseous. I've tryed yesterday on my skin and this just don't suit me. Lasting power is also very poor, specialy for an EDP (the original is an EDT and it lasts so much longer on my skin). As Missk, I'm very dissapointed.

Amor Amor Tentation cleverly (but blatantly) blends several great influences such as Lancome's Hypnose or YSL Elle. A relatively affordable, long-lasting modern floriental that's young and fresh yet mellow and warm but isn't really refined, sophisticated or original. To sum up, ideal for the younger crowd who are into real perfumery and have grown out of the cheap smell drugstore colognes. Nice, but just isn't a cut above the rest.

to me it doesnt smells like midnight poison.Midnight smells like Elle Ysl .Tentations is more sweet and warm,i think i like it more then MP.It is more suitable for summer evenings ,bu ti will use it during the day too because i like it very much P>S It reminds me of CK Euphoria a LOT!

Another variant on the wonderful fruity structure of Amor Amor. Smells good, got a lot of compliments when I wore it at parties lately. Not worse than many el expensivo perfumes, a bit vulgar, but designed to have fun, because of its catchy notes.

This is a spicy oriental fragrance. I can feel the jasmin and spices notes. Also the vanilla gives it a sweet touch. I do not know why, but this kind of perfume suits better on a woman than a girl.