Private Collection Amber Ylang Ylang

SAD NEWS IN PARFUM LAND ESTEE LAUDER PRIVATE COLLECTION, AMBER YLANG YLANG DISCONTINUED : ( If you love this one then buy it. THE Pure Parfum is almost completely unavailable. I enquired on the Estee Lauder Official Site USA I sampled Amber Ylang Ylang pure parfum and with hesitation one evening. Morning came and at sunrise I kept smelling something really nice. I had not put thought into it. Then when I was putting yesterdays clothes in the wash again I caught a precious elegant scent and realized how amazing Amber Ylang Ylang is. Its very seldome such a spectacular dry down. As the fragrance was subtle. It is of a higher league and not a department store fragrance scent. Its beautiful its the real meaning of understated smooth effortless elegance. This is so beautiful a man a very beautiful man can wear this one. Its not in any category and a much unexpected unexplainable beautiful fragrance. While its compared to the beloved Ambre Sultan.(In my opinion Ambre Sultan is more of Kin to Amouage is glorious Silk Roads Home spray, which both are dearly loved) I find Amber Ylang Ylang smoother and sways as if its part of you. While Amber Sultan is louder and dryer. Both are wonderful but not the same. Its similar as two cousins having nothing in common but maybe the same or similar DNA. A Must try. This review is for the pure parfum The pure parfum is very subtle. Almost you forget your wearing anything. Then whiffs appear. Longivity between 8hours+ I think the EDP would be amazing and hope to try that next time at Bloomingdales the tester was being smothered by two other people enamored by this scent. I can only imagine for elegant Amber & Ylang Ylang lovers to insist they try it. I find it a quiet very quiet version of the 2 notes.

When I smell this one I see (nice smelling) old books while a classy woman is sitting in a cozy chair reading them. It's night and she's enjoying a strong nutty liquor by the fireplace and knows all about the hot romantic scenarios told in the books. That's the woman I imagine with this perfume. It was one of the most expensive scents in my tiny collection, but I couldn't control my wallet after I tried this one! It opens on me very bookpaper-fresh, that melts away in the first five minutes and then the sweetness is taking over. It developes into a warmer and warmer sweetnes, but the yellow floral note holds it in place very elegant. It fades away after a long while a kinda powdery. It's warm (balmy), delicious and rich smelling. ..but not for little girls.. ;) Edit 2025: If you're sad because it's discontinued and want that same feeling back, I highly recommend Rosendo no5! That ones ambery sweetness reminds me of amber ylang ylang a lot. So much in fact, that I'm certain you can blind buy it. It's not a dupe, but it's your jam if you long for this Estee Lauder one!

Aerin Lauder introduced this beauty to us in 2008 and I've been after it for quite some time finally I was able to get my hands on a bottle of Amber Ylang Ylang with no cap and for a blind buy I was hoping it would be as luxurious as it sounds and it was divine, the Amber Ylang-Ylang with the Incense is to die for with the Geranium and vanilla smooth and opulent elegance and sensual. This Private Collection in honor of her late grandmother Estēe Lauder should've stayed on the shelf what a shame to discontinue such a gorgeous skin scent. AMBER YLANG-YLANG By Annie Buzantian and Honorine Blanc- is stunning what a shame that is getting harder to find at least for a decent price. Shame on you Estee Lauder for not only discontinuing this cozy Cashmeran jewel but also Sensuous Noir! So if you love Amber, Ylang-ylang, incense, geranium, and vanilla this is IT! Other fabulous scents by Annie Buzantian : Sensuous Noir Sensuous Nude Sensuous Parfum Pleasures Pure Turquoise Ralph Lauren!

Simple, rich, elegant. A little black dress of EDP. It opens with ylang ylang and sandalwood with amber behind and vanilla. The scent doesn't really change beyond the sillage expanding but it's so buttery and wonderful that you wouldn't want to lose the top notes. This is a particularly enjoyable amber scent and worth seeking out. I haven't smelled the perfume yet but the EDP is so opulent that I'm afraid I might drown in the perfume. (Someone commented that this changes color over time even when stored away from light. Mine has also turned from a light straw to a color that would be raisin or cinnamon in a fashion magazine. I like the color and think it contributes to the scent, which hasn't changed; I've also confirmed that it doesn't stain or show up on your skin.) Sillage: 3-4 ft, conversational Durability: 5-6 hours in cool weather Fabulosity: Irish butter on a real French baguette Price to value ratio: reasonable 8/10

I absolutely agree with DaisyQ on this one. I have a habit of falling madly for a fragrance and rushing out to buy it, only to get bored with it after a few wearings and end up selling it on eBay. But this one I really do love more and more, especially in the cold weather. It is my favourite winter comfort fragrance. The amber is never too loud and to me it blends perfectly with the ylang and vanilla. The overall effect is warm, comforting, feminine (to me), elegant, refined - and utterly beautiful. It lasts for hours and hours (I can put it on in the morning and sometimes still smell it the following morning), so you only need a small amount, and the drydown just gets softer and better - the vanilla becomes more prominent and it gets sweeter, but never too sweet. It is like no other perfume I have tried, and I highly recommend it.