Ambre Elixir Precieux

a beautiful amber. it opens with overpowering dirty, animalic, leathery and slightly smoky nuances for the first minutes. after an half hour it dries down to a beautiful oily, thick, cozy, warm, resinous and slightly sweet amber without completely loosing the dirty elements from the opening. everytime i wear this it reminds me strongly of a less airy, very concentrated, tunded up, more challenging and more faceted version of tom ford‘s amber absolute mixed with serge lutens’ ambre sultan and profumum romas‘s ambra aurea. (wich is a good thing to me and probably the reason why i bought this ridicoulos priced oil..) the description from the house dior says "ambre contains amber of animal origin..“ to me this smells like the amber made of bezoin/labdanum/vanilla, not ambergis (the animalic one, often called amber too) this very potent stuff; just a tiny dab creates a surprisingly big sillage; you will get noticed. i just think the longevity could be better for an perfume extrait; on paper i can smell this for days, but on skin/fabrics just a few hours. i suggest to wear this pure at rainy days. the botte is gorgeous. the price is insane.

My favorite fragrance from Dior is Ambre Nuit. When they launched the elixir, I was thinking about getting the Amber or Rose because it would blend great together. I got a tiny sample of both from an associate in Las Vegas and I have to say that the Amber is AMAZING and blends very well with my fragrance. The Rose not so much. The only thing is the price point. $300 seems too high for a 0.1oz bottle.

The price tag is very high, but I have to admit that the projection is nuclear. But to my nose, what I get, is a nutty and very smoky vetiver, like Etro Vetiver. Am I nuts? Did I take the wrong sample? No... I already have a full bottle of Etro's, no sample. I would swear there's a lot of vetiver here... weird.

This is amber and for me it took an hour for it to settle into an amber smell. I was told that it would last for days and to be careful however this did not last more than 10 hours. I guess my skin ate it up which is have a habit of doing. I wanted to use it and a base to mix and help my other perfumes last longer but in the end it doesnt last terribly long so I am going to use Armani Prive Ambre Eccentrico until I can find something even more long-lasting.

The reviewer below doesn't seem to know what they are talking about. @Adam's Oud does differentiate very well between various ambers. I suggest if one does not know the basics then one should listen well before speaking up or it can end up being utter nonsense. This is a review section and should contain information and no trolling.

"Ambre contains amber of animal origin" WHAT?????????

Hy to everybody, usually the amber’s smell doesn’t come from animals or stones; IT’S A RESINOUS MIX WITH LABDANUM, BENZOIN, STYRAX AND VANILLA (OR THE SYNTHETIC VANILLIN), in relatively precise measurements. Above some descriptions about amber from Fragrantica e Perfumeshrine (for me the HOLY BIBLES for the fragrances), but I can’t write here the links, I’m sorry; you’ll find on Fragrantica on “Notes”, digit Amber and you’ll find the links; on PerfumeShrine on the right side scroll down until “Perfume notes”, and you’ll find Amber and differences between Amber and Ambergris. From PerfumeShrine: - Amber usually refers to a resinous mix. This is for all practical purposes what we refer to as the "amber note": labdanum and vanillin. the most common raw materials for creating an amber accord for most perfumers are labdanum (resinous substance from Cistus Ladaniferus or "rock rose", possessing a leathery, deep, pungently bitterish smell), benzoin (a balsam from Styrax Tonkiniensis with a sweetish, caramel and vanillic facet) and styrax (resin of Liquidambar Orientalis tree with a scent reminiscent of glue and cinnamon) with the inclusion of vanillin. The concept of "amber" on the whole is in fact an olfactory convention of the late 19th century and became a perfume "genre" at that time with the invention of vanillin (synthetic vanilla, as known from patisserie to most of us) added to the time-honored use of labdanum. From Fragrantica: - Odor profile: sweet, resinous, cozy and warm, often rather powdery note recreated from a mix of balsams, usually labdanum, benzoin, vanilla, styrax and fir or a combination of some of these. From PerfumeShrine: - Ambergris on the other hand refers to the intenstines product of the sperm whale. Ambergris (also called "grey amber" and ambregris in French) is a substance that the wild sperm whale.

Any one here actually tried the fragrance? Well I have and 'Natural' or not whatever the case maybe I thought I loved both 'Animal' Amber (Ambergris) and 'stone' Amber (the fantasy resinous accord) but I have to say I wasn't the greatest fan of this. I was excited to try it too as Ambre nuit from Dior is one of my all time favourites and that too apparently contains Ambergris. I've smelled raw ambergris and although it's a bit weird possesses some gorgeous qualities. This isn't sweet, nor does it have the multi faceted charms again it's just very strong, quite musky and almost medicinal to my nose. I think I will have to try it again but first impressions were not positive.

@Flowersatspringtime : Amber unfortunately has two meanings in popular wording. One is the resinous background, coming from the amber stone which originated from tree resins. The other one means Ambregris, a substance excremated by whales. A grey stuff that hardens with time, its aroma also develops over time. Real ambregris is probably more expensive than oud...so I read once. At first I thought too that Dior ́s new amber elixir refers to the widely used resinous theme but when I read "animalic" I was surprised they took up ambregris.....exciting ! Can ́t wait to sniff this one but am not sure if I will like it as I am a big fan of resinous fragrances.

Dior spoutings absolute nonsens again about their perfumes. Now is how the communication works at Dior. Miss Dior (chérie), a perfume of 2005, is now (since 2012), a fragrance created by Mr. Dior (1905-1957!) Himself. Dior Homme is now also a perfume created by Demachy. Now these pseudo natural materials. But as amber is in perfume a chemical invention (based on the color of the liquid) we must believe that it comes out of an animal (this is nothing about ambre gris). Their sense of ethics is inversely proportional to their sense of profit.

in my opinion this fragrance has nothing to do with whale AMBERGRIS ( perfume made using substance produced in a digestive system of a whale =) as well as with AMBER SHAMAMA ( traditional Indian attar distilled from a mixture of spices ) and even with AMBER RESIN ( oil made from a fossilised tree resin ) . to my nose this is purely synthetic oil with westernised, friendly aroma...

@Parfumista2010 Yeah, you are right. Unfortunately, I have always to guess if 'amber' means amber from a tree or amber from a whale (or, synthetic amber smelling like ambergris). It would be good if Fragrantica kept clear vocabulary, amber/ambergris. Or, divide amber and call it ' stone amber' and 'animal amber'. Cause now, you never know. Can't wait to try Ambre by Dior!

this smells like my ferrets asshole. imagine a butthole doused in fresh musk, this is really daring from the consumer perspective because while some rich people enjoy a deep animalic experience i don't think anyone wants to smell like a weasel's asshole was wringed onto a blotter strip. if you enjoy smelling like a wildcat pissed on your sleeping bag then please buy this

"this smells like amber made of bezoin/labdanum/vanilla, not ambergis" Yes, amber smells like benzoin and not ambergris. Theres no complaint here. This person is confused, amber and ambergris are completely different materials and smell nothing alike. That lack of insight is like moaning that orange blossom doesnt smell like citrus, a nonsense.

An intense, animalic fragrance based around castoreum, resins, and immortelle, with accents of toasted grains. The balance of sweaty and syrupy makes this unusual and perhaps not universally enjoyable, but if you like the idea of warm, furry ambers like L'Ombre Fauve condensed and pushed up to eleven, you'll probably enjoy this one.

Lovely stuff. You can smell it a mile off from a tiny, tiny drop. If you like amber, you will want to try this.

Forgive my ignorance but I thought that amber was a resinous material and not derived from an animal.

*****one of the notes is marine. This is twisted.