Ambar Del Sur

It’s a buttery vanillic amber fragrance. Yes, I do agree that projection isn’t stellar, but it’s also not a skin scent. Longevity is very good and it lingers for the whole day, drawing attention from time to time. Very dense, almost gourmandish vibe, but also a bit sweaty...opens up with a hint of bergamot and spices, but quite quickly settles into a velvety potion. I find it easy to wear, but with a kink twist to it. Hard to describe. To me this screams lust. This is no way near powdery, there is a hint of tonka that can come across as slightly powdery, but I honestly can’t stand powdery perfumes like Teint de Neige and so on...the Patchouly is very transparent and pleasant. I have had this for a year now and it’s a great amber. Ironically I prefer it in the warmer month & spray heavily. Great offering from Carner and it’s totally overlooked.

This is pure joy for amber and resinous fragrances lovers. The following is exacly the picture I get in my head when I smell it: Myhrr and Amber dancing a spanish flamenco with Patchouli. The pace is very very fast at the beginning. Then it slows down... After some time this beautiful flamenco dancer stops, smiles and winks at you with a sweet and gentle look. This is the Vanilla part, but she's still wildly herself and won't change her nature for anyone crossing her path. This is a slightly more feminine Ambre Sultan. It's very very close to it, just less rich than Serge's creation though.

#1313 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Along the line of a less herbal and resinous version of Serge Lutens "Ambre Sultan", which can be a little sharp and aggressive for some tastes, whereas this is more on the cuddly side. About $30 above the price of most of Carner's other scents, many of which I have and really enjoy. Very unisex. Moderate performer like all of the Carner line. Versatile for cool weather wear, but you can get away with it on a breezy Summer's eve. Definitely a romantic fragrance. I don't think you can go wrong with this.

Amaizing, versatile and easy to wear take on amber! I see when people draw parallel with Grand Soir and Ambre Sultan but if you know those two, you might get the wrong idea because this is a very much modified version of... Exquisite, light and airy but substantive enough, sweet but not too sweet. Amper is floral vanilla heavy with smooth creamy sandalwood and resins. I go 50 ml bottle and almost instantly regretted that I did not go for 100 ml :( Great longevity and relatively tamed but present projection.

I like this very much, largely because it is not a typical amber fragrance in today's market. It is not overly sweet, syrupy or powdery. It is a dry amber with a lightly smokey patchouli/sandalwood combo. The other notes are discernible as well, but only supporting players. This is definitely niche quality. Just a lovely fragrance overall. Longevity is good on my skin, and the scent trail lasts several hours. It is leaning male, but would be lovely on a woman as well.

I absolutely love this amber. It is soft and sweet and delicately nuanced. I think it is more feminine leaning than Grand Noir. What breaks my heart is this doesn't last over 30 minutes on me and has poor sillage. I love this one so much that I'm so disappointed in the performance. This is a great brand and I don't normally have these complaints with the line. I don't regret buying my bottle though. I often spray myself if only to enjoy it for a few minutes.

Ooh, I can really smell the myrrh in here, from first spray! I totally agree with the reviewer who commented that this was a "slightly darker/richer and slightly more complex" Grand Soir. The labdanum is very prominent, too. Moderate sillage and about seven hours longevity. I personally don't find any similarity between this and Coromandel or Tobacco Vanille. This decant definitely makes me want to explore other scents from this house.

this is the amber I was looking for a few years back but didn't find then. Not as sweet as ambre d'alexandrie (though I love that too), not as dry as Elie saab amber...not incensey like lots of ambers... this is the golden Goldilocks.... lasts well. Ever so slightly feminine...but that could just be on my skin as it's not overly sweet and only has the tiniest powderyness.

What essentially means "Southward Amber"...Ambar Del Sur is a light, dare I say refreshing amber (wasn't sure one could exist!), lightened by the vanilla...perfect for a light fall day where the weather may still be warm enough to ward off a heavy fragrance...I have fallen in love with several Carnier Barcelona fragrances, this one now added to the mix!

I first tried this as a sample and found it very similar to memoirs of a trespasser. Love the warm amber with a tart almost boozy myrrhic undercurrent. It is lovely on and has decent sillage at first, but becomes a skin-scent after a couple of hours. Either one to refresh through the day or maybe layer if you don't want to top up.

Beautiful warm and spicy amber, but (shame...) it's gone with the wind so fast and that's it! I can't understand, why soo weak the most perfumes nowadays?? And why can make great long lasting fragrances some (painfully few) brand/perfumeur?

One of my favorite amber fragrances. Unique and unlike anything else I’ve tried. Slightly boozy in the opening, but after 15 minutes it turns into pure pleasure. Longevity could be better, but overall a beautiful composition. Solid 9/10.

Love! At firtst there is very heavy patchouli but it softens and almost dies down. Myrrh, vanilla, amber combo is divine. Lasts over 12h on my skin, but doesn't project far. People can still smell you.

I think it is a very good amber fragrance. I think the top note is very good but when it dries down it has a more synthetic smell

This is a beautiful amber scent. It's certainly not the best amber fragrance I've ever smelled but it is completely pleasant and wearable. There's a sweetness supporting the amber coming from the vanilla and tonka bean. It projected well with a nice sillage for the first 3.5 to 4 hours before settling closer to the skin. Unfortunately, there are other amber dominant fragrances that outshine this one on many levels, especially longevity and sillage. I did quite like wearing my sample but when I compare this to fragrances like Lubin's Akkad or MFK's Grand Soir, this one is just okay. Scent : 8/10, it is a wonderful sweet amber. If you love amber fragrances, then you should give it a try Longevity : 7.5/10, I could still detect it on my skin around the 6.5-7 hour mark but after that it was very, very faint. Projection : 7/10, it projected about 3 feet out from me for the first 2 hours and then started settling closer to the skin. I was still catching very strong wafts of it for 3.5-4 hours. Sillage : 7/10, about the same as the projection. The scent trails faded around 3-4 hour mark. Overall : 7.5/10 Final thoughts .... This amber is beautifully composed. Resinous, a bit woody, a bit sweet, a bit creamy but as mentioned above, there are stronger, better performing amber scents out there. That said, I did quite enjoy wearing it and it's different enough from those other amber fragrances that I don't think it is redundant to own this one, too. I don't think I'd dish out the cash and pay full retail, though. Wait for a sale or find it on the grey market.

Forgot to post my review back in Jan 23. Not as pungent/cooking spicy as Ambre Sultan (with the bay leaf) and not as soapy clean as Grand Soir (with the lavender) but sits exactly in the middle of both those extremes. Although not listed, there's a very mild and fleeting, cumin note with nose pressed to skin which adds a delightfully unexpected oriental twist 🤓 and I'm very happy to notice this (but it's not apparent in the air at all and it's probably just my olive skin so don't worry). Natural ingredients so doesn't offend the nose, nor is it too cloying. Good quality atomiser sprays a soft fine mist. I get average projection and a few hours of longevity which is to be expected from an EDP but it's ABSOLUTELY perfect for indoor settings or close encounters. Also, for the affordable price that Carner Barcelona offers, and at an even lower price on sale or at discounters, this is a lovely underrated gem. Spray generously without fear!!! It's my perfect summer amber and comes to life in Australian heat much like Grand Soir. Cold temps definitely stifle out both these ambers. For colder weather, Ambra Aurea, Ambre Fetiche and to a lesser extent Ambre Loup is ideal. I consider Ambar Del Sur perfect for warmer weather. A befitting name titled 'Southern Amber' and a good offering from the Spanish house of Carner Barcelona. 4 out of 5 stars ****

Ambar del Sur is a beautiful light & soft unisex warm scent with an oriental vibe suitable for fall, spring an summer, day and night. The only minus is its projection which is soft. The longevity is moderate. The opening has some similarities with Frapin 1270 but thedry down is different. Dominant notes are beautiful and safe patchouli which is slightly earthy, sub-sweet myrrh, well balanced dry and slightly dusty amber, mild vanilla without exessive swetness. The labdanum, the tonka beans AND the bergamot feel like a base, this combo is constantly at the background. There's also a very faint floral note which looks like jasmin which dies quickly. Overall is a very well blended and balanced familiar scent for me. It's not a common smell but it's not either new if you are into oriental and arabic scents. Beautiful! Edit At the late dry down in looks like again close to Frapin 1270. When it's a skin scent feels close to Ideal Parfum and just before it dies smells similar to Lalique Or Intemporel.

For the first hour or so, this is a a spicy amber scent that almost reminds me of a salty broth seasoned with dry herbs. There's something a little bit weird about it... Something that's almost a bit sour and funky. But then before the end of the first hour it develops into a warm, smooth, sweet, dry, slightly vanillic amber. So then from the one-hour-mark and a while forward it's a really nice amber. This mid and drydown is lovely while it lasts, but unfortunately it doesn't last very long... After a couple more hours, its a very subtle skin scent. All things considered, maybe this isn't quite worth the price, but it's still overall one of the more pleasant amber scents that I have tried - during the drydown. If only the opening was a bit more pleasant, and the drydown projected and lasted a bit better, then this would be really great.

By far the nicest Carner Barcelona scent I have sampled so far, a deep and dry amber fragrance based around myrrh, patchouli, and the typical amber constituents. It goes for a similar kitchen herb clashing against sweet doughy amber nuances like the classic Ambre Sultan, but substitutes the intense oregano note of Ambre Sultan with a more nondescript savory saltiness, which I assume comes from the myrrh or maybe from the camphorous facets of patchouli. There are also loads of spicy facets, mostly cinnamon and clove going at times almost into a cola like direction. Ultimately it is nothing groundbreaking or unique, chances are you already have something similar in your collection, but I do recommend sampling if you are a fan of the genre.

Very classy amber indeed with a beautifully dry, papery opening and some unusually spicy, dusty nuance. Not huge, and with a lovely soft, smooth texture to it. However, for me personally, just a little too sweet and vanilla-heavy overall, which edges it dangerously close to Amber Headache territory. Projection's confident, on me longevity was just OK. I'm amber-ambivalent (those headaches!) but liked this plenty, yet it didn't entirely win my trust. For amber to work for me this would have to go even drier and much spicier, but for those with less ambivalence, this should definitely be tried to see if it works for you. Reminded me a little of a more confident, more rounded, much lusher version of Merchant of Venice Ottoman Amber.