Youth-Dew Amber Nude

A warm, golden, ambery concoction, redolent of incense and spice. Opens with a burst of grapefruit and ginger, which is quickly overwhelmed by cinnamon and tea notes. The magnolia is very subtle, but pairs well with the lingering grapefruit, to give a fresh lemony lift to an otherwise heavy opening. I think it is best not to compare this to Youth Dew at all, but to consider YDAN independently of its predecessor; this is no mother daughter flanker relationship; these two are more like kissing cousins. Very potent, like Youth Dew, though. Fabulous projection, silage and longevity, so spray carefully. I know many folks don't get florals with Amber Nude, but I find the heart a wonderfully fragrant floral accord, all buttery and soft, with a very powerful carnation that reinforces the spicy cinnamon, giving a clove effect to further amp the already powerful incense. It is spicy and peppery and works beautifully with the rose note. I honestly don't know what they mean when they say this is a black rose. I grow roses, so I am skeptical on all fronts. By the time you hybridize enough to create a black rose, well, first it isn't really black, and second it doesn't smell. But, that is another topic. I do smell rose, though, quite clearly, and if I had to give it a color I would say a deep carmine red. Blood red. The jasmine is powerfully present and indolic, over-ripe and animalic, pairing with the ylang ylang to produce a very rich floral accord that struggles to be heard above the ginger, tea and cinnamon. For me, it is when the amber, patchouli and sandalwood begin to dominate that everything falls into place. One of the best ambers ever, although it is rarely mentioned when amber-centric perfumes are discussed. Very warm and rich amber, balsamic, vanillac, and resinous. The sandalwood is lovely, soft and woody, sweet and heavy. With the patchouli and vetiver, very green and exotic. This reminds me of absolutely nothing else. It is not Youth Dew light, it is not Youth Dew gone wrong, it is its own creature: sexy, but certainly not girly or "fun"; this is a serious fragrance to be approached with caution and handled with care. I have two backups and I still learn something new every time I wear it. Today I am wearing one spray at work and it seems almost gourmand to me today, all cinnamon and clove and black tea goodness. Later in the day it will be all about incense and wood. Lasts and lasts, and projects big. Will fill a room unless lightly applied.

I don't know why, but Im truly addicted to this fragrance. Sometimes I will just open the cap and inhale the smell straight from the spray nozzle. I really like it, it smells like a whiskey to me (Im a lover of Chivas, neat only). So what do you get when you spray this juice? As for me, I get that whiskey smell as opening. Then ginger and cinnamon will join along as citrus aroma quietly appear together. On my skin the floral note will rise after long hours. Mostly I can smell soft amber and sandalwood note (which I like the most) as well as patchouli & vetiver (not too much though). Those notes will stay for 3-4 hours while floral notes like rose slowly kicking in. Certain fragrance act really weird on my skin, they don't behave like what they should. Sillage and longevity is good compared to some fragrance which I have. One of the cleaner staff and my colleagues in my office compliment me when I was wearing this. ------------------------ For those of you who like oriental fragrance, you should try this. Especially in winter. Not too heavy, but really nice, warm and comforting. Oriental? Yes, very much. But oriental vanilla? No, i don't think so. As someone who was formerly very fond of vanilla fragrances (especially Dior Addict which is still captured my heart until this moment), I didn't smell or notice any vanilla note in YDAN. To me, YDAN is more like soft amberish-spicy-floral which is really nice and captivating. Or should I say, sexy in its own way? (LOL, really! Im not joking!) I can say I don't mind stocking up this for few bottles since it's difficult to find now.

A little goes a long, long, long, way, and it's for the adventurous. Apart from Clinique Aromatics Elixir, this is the scent that gets the most notice, as in: "Oh, my God, what are you wearing?" I think Tom Ford has the rare ability of capturing the essence of the sex in a bottle, and if you can't spend a fortune on his 'private blends,' and I can't, this is the next best thing. It's fall-winter, dark, moody, musky, smoky, sandalwood-referenced, wildflowers past peak, with a hint of cedar dry, heading into burning leaves, clove, ginger, cardamon, nutmeg, like a Thanksgiving dinner indulgence with a secret assignation that follows. An epicurean's delight, it's at turns herbaceous then, musky, and it has to be an ostracized outsider among the other cheap drugstore acquisitions. If you spray it on paper, you get a whiff of peppermint and rubbing alcohol and you're in the medical clinic and so you move on. Which is understandable, but a mistake. On the skin, with time to develop, and I imagine it is different on everyone who wears it, beyond the cedar, clove, ginger, pepper, you also get sweet female animalic musk, tea with lemon, and rich amber. It lasts forever; sillage for days. Enjoy it...sparingly, and with someone very special.

When I first learned of this updated Youth Dew version I felt conflicted. Updated = reformulated, and I prefer vintage original fragrance. Some fellow fragrantians recommended Amber Nude, curiosity took over and I bought a bottle. Thank you, thank you, thank you! It arrived today. Now imagine chain saw noise and bits of packaging flying through the air and finally that lovely elegant bottle was in my hands. Very modern, down to the minimalist light brown ribbon, eoching the color of the perfume inside. A few sprays later I'm delighted. This Tom Ford version of Youth is beautiful! It's sweeter and lighter than the orignal. There is plenty of spice made soft and smooth by a fruity sweet note. It's not honey, it rather resembles thick pear preserves with cinnamon and cloves. Delicious! Longevity and sillage aren't as impressive as the vintage stuff. Reapplication is the trick, which means my 1 oz bottle will empty quickly. This updated Youth Dew should appeal to those who find the original too heavy and dark. I love original and will continue to use it. Amber Nude Youth Dew is my new love, and along with Cinnabar will stay in my permanent collection.

Why on earth was this perfume discontined?? I still fail to understand, while I cherish my last drops just for a sniff to remember it from time to time and lament over its uncomprehesible death (and probably will look for it on Ebay). This is everything YD should be in the modern age, but a modern age of bold, well crafted perfumery, not afraid of strong personality, and completely deprived of bubblegum stuff. Or maybe this is why they killed it: not in sync with pink fruty white musk bubblegum. Well, no, definetely not one of those. Since YDAN died by discontinuation I actually did not find any other expression of a real spicy-woody oriental in the classic manner with just a modern touch. Maybe just Estee Lauder's hard to find middle east-bound Ambre Mystique, with the remark that YDAN is in my view of a much better depth, elegant spiciness that meets incense and well crafted balance than Ambre Mystique, which appears rough around the edges in comparison. If anybody could just reproduce perfumes - and happy to pay the due royalties on it - this is my "please make me a bottle of the same" request.

I tested YDAN various times on my skin and am now sure as of how it behaves on me. The first blast (even if I do not spray liberally but only dab myself) gives me an impression of a very known drink: a very concentrated coca-cola maybe with just an bit of rum. Cinnamon makes itself felt, too, but dry incense and spicy ginger step in to take the lead. It really is for a while the incense they burn inside Catholic Orthodox churches (Russian, Greek, Eastern Europeans in general), dry and insistent, but it is to stay there for short. On a second step in come the flowers, especially carnation and jasmine. On me predominant at this stage is the cinnamon-carnation-amber combination. The flowers are never in your face, they combine with cinnamon and amber to create a creamy feeling. Nothing to report from my part about rubber smells. The amber, lifted by gentle florals and cinnamon gives that chocolatish sensation, which is a feel-good, aromatherapeutic feeling. To me YDAN is many things in one: a lasting and classy gourmand, comfortable, soft oriental scent. A well crafted modern take on the past.

This is lovely if you are an oriental lover. An updated spin on the classic but its rich in depth unlike a lot of perfumes today. The magnolia, ginger, cinnamon opening gives it spicy depth and echos of vintage cinnabar and the base of youth dew swirl about. Only, it isnt as resinous as the origination YD, and leans to the balsamic amber side to keep it lighter and fresher than the past counterpart. She is her own creation, but if you are familiar with vintage Opium, Cinnabar, YD , COCO, you hear the echoes of them, so she isnt a foreign or strange new concoction. This is Tom Fords underrated gems. He took the mantle of the YD name seriously, updated it, freshened it up for modern sensibilities and kept the soul of its history intact. A very difficult thing to do! If you are looking for something like the vintage cinnabar, not as powdery in the drydown, and a touch of opium and YD thrown in..this is for you. Excellent for fall and winter. Fun thing about this one is, the structure of the notes resemble a lot of higher end frags...

Youth dew Amber nude if you parallel this from the older sister Youth Dew, it gives you an impression of a younger less oily and more velvety feel amber nude is correct. Amber nude starts off with dry unsweetened cinnamon with ginger nuances there is a short period of sweetness due to the lovely magnolias the sweetness is distempered by the domineering scent of ginger. The three elements that makes this scent powdery is rose carnation and ylang ylang the tea note mmmmmmmmm? it's in there but like a lot of other notes it fades quickly but it adds a nice addition. The drydown really in my opinion gets the prize of course of it's namesake Amber Nude there is a predominate alot of it but it's the Sandalwood that stands out the sandalwood gives out an velvety feel to the skin then the original Like deep sandalwood incense burning I love the Color of the flacon like an sheer bronze sheet caressing you in a spartan bedroom with Burnt orange lights around you on a circular Bed. Gives the thought when 1 wear this.

What have I gone and done? 😭 I managed to score a new, sealed bottle of this long-discontinued masterpiece, and I couldn’t believe my luck. It was ridiculously inexpensive. I’d been familiar with the Lauder classic and while I recall wanting to smell what Mr. Ford had done to it, when it was launched almost 2 decades ago, it sold out and was discontinued so quickly, I didn’t have the chance. So, what do we have? A successful, absolutely unisex, modernized version of the original. They’ve dialed back the bombast, added some sparkle in the way of grapefruit and ginger in the top notes, lovely magnolia and tea accords in the mid, and replaced the some of the vanilla of the original, with what feels like a touch of sandalwood and dark chocolate. While I think it’s wearable in any season (although it may be a bit much at temperatures above 90 degrees F / 32 degrees C ), I think it will really shine in the fall and winter.

I could swear there is incense in there somewhere but it is not listed. Must be the carnation. It looks like a winter fume but what makes YDAN perfect for all year wearing is the perky grapefruit ginger combo that keeps it from getting too heavy. Imo this is not just a variation on Youth Dew, I think they do not resemble each other that much. This is definitely easier to wear and not as ladylike as its sister. And do not get fooled by comparisons to Opium and Obsession. I myself prefer Cinnabar over Opium and love Obsession, but Amber Nude is not like these two power house perfumes. It is a beautiful amber scent that warms me up inside and can easily be sweetened with some more vanilla on top is you so wish. Kudos to Tom Ford who has shown great judgement in all the houses he has passed. A wonderful scent indeed! The dry down is a beautiful sandalwood patchouli thingy, just the way I like my fumes. <3

Just got my long-awaited bottle of this totally sealed and unused and at first wrist spray i thought "What the....? Have I been sold an old fragrance?" I wanted so much to believe in everything good I had heard about it but I just felt dissappointed wtih the first notes. It did mellow into a warm incense smell after about 1/2 an hour and I decided to spray it on and go to the cafeteria to see its effect. No-one commented. Hmmm. If you don't know a fragrance how do you know if its still good or not? I'm going to give it a few days and try again. I really want it to be good. 2weeks later and I'm loving it. I know what to expect when I spray it on and am basking in its warmth and yes, sexiness. On the days I wear it , I dress for it and with Autumn coming in this is becoming my favourite fragrance.

This is an example of Tom Ford's magic touch. Or at least back in the times when whatever he touched transformed in gold, from a purely artistic point of view (not so much nowadays, as he flooded the market with many frags that are overhyped and overpriced and not worth the buzz). I don't like the original Youth Dew but I adore Amber Nude. Amber nude is a rich honeyed amber with spices and personality. It's a powerhouse so one must go lighthanded. Super feminine like those chypres from the past, although amber nude is a sweet oriental rather than a chypre. For me it will always be my grande soirée perfume (night gowns and the like). I cherish my half bottle like gold.

YD was the first perfume I really fell in love with. I only had a small bottle and wore it for only the most special and intimate occasions so it is close to my heart even though I now find it a little too rich for the times. As many people seem to gag at it as adore it. At first spray I was disappointed in YDAN. It was pleasant enough, floral in a modern way and not much sign of the oriental spicy sexiness that YD stands for. But slowly as the hours went on it grew more and more gorgeous. And then it did show its sibling relationship to YD but in a rather quiet way. So I am pleased now to have found the compromise - nearly as gorgeous as YD but more wearable.

Beautiful creation, half way between the original Youth Dew and Opium. I am a fan of both so you can imagine how much I like this one! It starts with a thick cloud of incense, then the other notes slowly appear, one by one: spices, amber, ylang ylang, carnation... It makes me think of an Ottoman princess, going to the Great Bazaar on a palanquin for some shopping: her sparkling eyes, outlined with kohl, shine from above the veil covering her face, her sultry perfume surrounds her, and she radiates beauty, elegance and mystery.... Youth Dew Amber Nude definitely is a must a for Oriental fragrances' lovers, great for warming cold winter days.

Fragranticans! DO NOT miss the boat! Give the beautiful Youth Dew Amber Nude a spritz or two...(not more!)...in the evening of a hot summer day spent doing what you best like to do on hot summer days, after your shower. Just like I did tonight and have done many other summer nights. Can't believe I haven't thought to read your comments on YDAN until now, on the evening of a hot summer day. I've had this in my collection since 2014. I love a bombastic Oriental perfume on just such an occasion. Magie Noire (original), jai Ose (original), Le Baiser du Dragon...insert your choice here! Sexy AH!! I'd love to hear what you think of this trick!

I recognize the incense from plum japonais in this. I smell the cola bottles, the cinnamon, the ghost of sahara noir, the perfume I unfortunately was to late on the bandwagon for... and I smell the drydown of black orchid in the drydown of Amber Nude. This is like a "best of" reel of tom ford for me. There is no tobacco vanille though but its better for that. All the scents in this are not sweet to me. They are all heavy, spicy, savoury. Amazing. Love love love. So happy I have a bottle to cherish. Not familiar with youth dew so cannot give my opinion on that. Safe blind buy if you love kenzo jungle, plum japonais and opium.

O-M-G !!! I am sooooo late to the party on this GEM !!! Never liked original Youth Dew....but this one...wow! It does have that original YD vibe...but smoothened out. And the amber/smoke...YES....YES !!! I was able to win an eBay auction for a brand new 1 oz bottle...for a great price. However, I will gladly pay the higher prices now....no problem...cuz I need a back-up of this for sure. Amaze-juice !! Thanks to Tom Ford too. Projection/sillage is lower than original YD...but it is sufficient enough IMO. Totally convinced.

I prefer Amber Nude to YD since its reformulation. It has the familiar gorgeous spicy oriental notes that dry down so beautifully. When i unload my washing basket the clothes I have been wearing with YDAN smell divine! It lasts well yet it is not in-your-face like YD could be. I can't honestly say I smell chocolate - more amber and cinnamon after the floral dries down. It is a clever concoction - familiar yet modern at the same time and now a firm favourite. Shame it is getting hard to get hold of now.

So happy I got my hands on a small bottle of this gem! Can't compare to the vintage Youth-Dew, but I do have the newer bottle (which I love, btw). This is a divine take on the original version (granted it's quite a bit older than my current YD), much smoother, warmer, bit muskier. Very well blended. Florals are in the background, quite soft. It's spicy, warm, ambery, a delightful joy for me to own and can't wait to wear it during the colder months!

I decided to try this blind, after reading the reviews here, and searching for a more complex scent than anything I've ever owned. It was my first experience discerning notes, and I think I hit most of them! I loved it from start to finish, especially after 20 minutes...turned into something beautiful on my skin. It is a good thing I love it, I got a 2.5 oz. bottle on Ebay for cheap! Intriguing and fun, just like the reviews :)

Wonderful re-imaging of 1953 Youth Dew. This one is for anyone who cannot or will not wear the Original. Very sad this is discontinued. It is warm, spicy, sexy and has a unique fizzy root beer note that I keep picking up! This is lighter than the original Youth Dew, but it is not weak or shy! If you can find a new bottle of this, BUY IT!

This lasts 10+ hours on me, One spray on my naval and it wafts up to me through my clothes all day and is still descernable the next day. I should hate this perfume as I loathe most gourmand perfumes and absolutely hate vanilla but I can't stop myself with this. It's amazing and I'm wearing it to get me into the Christmas spirit.

I love this stuff soooo much. Youth Dew never quite hit the spot for me as it is quite powdery and a little too old lady. For me, YDAN is like a delicious yummy mature coca cola scent with soft spices. There doesn't seem to be anything out there even similar to replace it with...I am so so sad this has been discontinued.

Opening: Plastic doll head in an old trunk in the attic, with grandma's old clothes when she used to be a harlot. Heart: Wafts of cinnamon and amber from scarfs once doused with perfume that were draped over her night lamp. Drydown: Oh, how those family secrets come to light from an old trunk in the attic. Lovely! ★★★★

Smells divine, smells like a church. and I love the smell of churches. in Amber Nude I also smell myrrh and incense. Very comforting, enveloping, soothing, and this is what also sexy means to me. A real perfume. Composition, sillage, projection, longevity, depth, everything is just excellent.

I find this fragrance insanely sexy, like everything good on earth... Thinking about it, I lose my appetite for anything else, it's just not satisfying. A true perfume should make you feel like this, like true love, totally one-off in a given moment and all-excluding everything else...

I still have to add that the vanilla inside is intrinsic to the whole chocolate-ambery sensation and does not act by itself like in Chopard Casmir or Mira Bai, which are definitely vanilla scents.

when i told my grandma my wishes for christmas she started translating the name of this wonderful, sexy and unique scent into german, which doesn ́t really work.....;) funny

I love it, no need to decorate with words;it's lovely.It's something like a traditional drink called 'sherbet' in Turkish, because of the cinnamon in it,very familiar...

This perfume resembles Agent Provocateur original. It is a bit less sharp than AP, but it has the same feel to it. It is actually like a cinnamon version of AP.

This reminds me of the smells of Autumn. Cold moist earth, crisp dried leaves, and warm spices. A perfect long lasting scent for a cold cloudy day. ♥

I was told by a 60+ woman that I'm just too young for this bold fragrance. I don't care..I love this and it smells even better as the day goes on.

What a wonderful ambery treatise on Youth Dew without ever altering its original character... I very much appreciate this perfume.

there is dark cchocolate in this! they missed that note

for me its the most relaxin smeel,i put to go to bed.

This modern interpretation of the classic Youth Dew is brighter and fresher than the original, while retaining much of the Youth Dew DNA. It is still a spicy oriental, albeit managing to be sweeter, airier and more fruity. The opening is citrusy with ginger notes, yet manages to avoid the potpourri tendencies of YD. Tart grapefruit with a hint of bergamot (despite not being listed among the ingredients) provide a nice, fresh counterpart to the warm spicy notes. The citrus fades quickly, giving way to cinnamon. I cannot detect any magnolia on my skin, but the tea note develops a little while after the initial spray, adding more subtle freshness. The floral accords are rich yet quiet, with jasmine centre-stage, along with hints of ylang ylang. The jasmine is still indolic, but less animalic than in YD. The florals are creamy and long-lasting, with subtle rose emerging after the jasmine fades. They are less powdery and less potent than in YD. The fruitiness remains, becoming dense and ripe. The citrus notes of the opening give way to a more luscious sweetness. Rich sandalwood adds depth, along with vetiver which provides some grassiness to the base. "Amber Nude" is a particularly apt choice of name, as the rich amber notes are strong throughout, while the drydown is musky and sensual, wearing close to the skin. It fades to a soft, barely perceptible whisper of vanilla hours after application. Sillage is fairly strong, and longevity is moderate to long. This scent is younger, softer and less heady than YD while bearing many similarities to its classic forebear. This is a lovely autumnal scent that reminds me of crunchy leaves on the ground that match the colour of the juice. It's a real pity that this fragrance has been discontinued. 4/5.

I have found a way to make YDAN more wearable!! I love YDAN but I find the incense like heart too strong...I didn't want to give up on this frag as I find it so bold yet classy and quite like the boozy + cola note. So I adjusted the juice by mixing it with another sweet perfume --Halston Amber woman. On a flat ceramic plate I sprayed YDAN once and on then on top of that 1 spray of Halston Amber. Using my pinky finger gently mixed them and dabbed (not rub) back of my knees/elbows/wrist. WOW! I am in love with this...the kind sweet amber of Halston softened the incense note (that was probably from the clove-ish carnation). Technical perfumistas might be opposed to mixing it this way, but it worked for me so I'm happy. I imagine what you choose to mix it with should not stray too far from YDAN so it keeps its integrity, yet strong enough to hold it's own notes. Otherwise, the carnation will just kill it. I imagine sweet cinnamon scents like Dolce Vita, Cavalli's Oro, Casmir, EL's Amber Ylang Ylang etc would do well but I have yet to try it. A spray each worked wonders but I am thinking of trying out different ratios as well....perfume adventure!

This one is a really lovely amber-oriental perfume, that keeps the charm of the old-fashioned style that it follows, but never at any point, manages to feel outdated or old. Amber Nude is a modernized classic, strongly inspired by the original and unforgettable Youth Dew, but with a more contemporary feel to it. The notes are very well blended, and the whole composition feels incredibly rich, sensual and opulent with a texture like warm liquid gold. Sweet amber, spicy cinnamon, bitter carnation and creamy sandalwood and patchouli mix together to give birth to a very balmy elixir that feels lavishly elegant and expensive. It's perfect for a night out at a luxurious event. Amber Nude is a very sensual fragrance, exceptionally sexy and alluring in a silver screen femme-fatale fashion. In my opinion this is one of the best ambers around (the feminine, seductive, vintage-style type), with very good lasting power and amazing projection. And another thing that's amazing about it is the very affordable price at which it can be purchased online. Nice job, Estee Lauder, Laudamiel and especially, Tom Ford, on this one.

FYI: It's a lovely perfume, but some of the top notes expire easily. I can see I'm not the only one who has noticed. I think it's a bit closer to Cinnabar in the top, I get the cinnamony, clovey, tangerine opening and the subtle orange blossom in its heart. Glimmers of the cola-like amber notes in Youth Dew make themselves known in the deeper drydown. Overall much more buoyant, with fruity, musky notes and subtle florals filling out the heart. A more streamlined amber for younger generations who grew up with Lauder. Very pretty scent, but I'm passing my bottle along because I usually reach for Coco EDT or vintage Cinnabar over this perfume.

Just got a bunch of travel sprays, a large bottle of the EDP and two tubs of body creme. Wow - what an interesting take on Youth Dew! Much smoother and muskier with a definite ylang and sandalwood presence. Similar in feel to Samsara but with more chewiness. All of the perfumes exhibit a bit of the nail varnish opening of some squashed top notes, though - guess this one is going bad as we speak. However, it’s not a major issue as it rapidly smoothes out and warms up. A perfect cold weather scent - so happy! Edit: Well, the body cremes have gone rancid, but I can understand that when certain oils/emollients go bad. Oh well.

I am not familiar with the original YD, but the minute I smelled this at the department store I knew I had to have it. But I hesitated and missed the sale and then it was gone and I could not find it anywhere. I felt miserable, this scent kept haunting me. It's something quite different: herbal and boozy and slightly spicy, and not too sweet or flowery. I'm now a happy owner of a bottle of it (thanks for ebay), and I use it only one or two sprays at a time (it's quite strong) on days when I need to lift my spirits. It never fails to make me happy!

After wearing it for a month or so, I can safely say that mine must have turned or there's just something in it that isn't working for me. I'm wondering if the ginger has gone off - there's something rancid and sour in the opening that takes quite some time to go away. Once it does, this is a nice scent, but it definitely can suffer from damaged notes as old as it is and depending on storage. Mine came from a storage unit that wasn't climate controlled, so I'm fairly sure it suffered from heat damage. Please remember this when buying it.

I can see Tom Ford's Noir Pour Femme in this. Or, the other way around at least. I owned this and sold it on, basically just needed the money at the time and wasn't reaching for it often. Sadly so. Sprayed my Tom Ford Femme today and was asking my friend what he smelled, he says cola bottles, cinnamon. I wondered to myself where I last smelled such strong cola bottles/cinnamon.... Well, here it is. Similar. Not the same, but echoing. Femme is creamy, sweet, woody, spiced vanilla. While this is aromatic, woody, spiced amber.

Really wanted to like this. I spotted two samples for sale on eBay so thoght I'd try before splashing out on full size bottle. So So glad I did. It start off as everything I wanted it to be. I got citrus and spices. It reminded me of Goya's Aqua Manda, which sadly is no more. After an hour or so it smelled like melted plastic on me and gave me a stinking (literally) headache. Such a shame as for the first hour it was gorgeous. I'll be using the rest sparingly and washing it off when the plastic smell appears.

i haven't smelled the original youth dew in ages but one of my grandmothers wore it. this definitely brings back the memory of it though i know this is a bit different. i get a lot of vetiver, citrus, carnation and spices at first. it's quite dry but also has a bit of a sweetness to it, i think from the tea/grapefruit? later on i sense some rose. it takes awhile to bloom, but once the rose becomes more prominent, this becomes really gorgeous- a spicy, woody rose. i want to re-try in cooler weather.

Not much to add, BUT: No one noticed? Youth Dew Amber Nude is VERY similar to Amouage Lyric Woman. Or the latter is similar to the first, I think YD was launched in 2005. 6 common notes: ginger, cinnamon, jasmine, ylang-ylang, rose, sandalwood, patchouli, vetiver. The result is amazing! If I were to choose, I'd go for Lyric. It's deeper, even more rosy, longer lasting. And has a incense note which I love.

Divine, lightly sweet warm amber with polished wooden furniture, good old work. Perfect for cold winter nights. It's like sitting at a fireplace in dark quiet room, drinking hot bitter orange tea, outside is howling snow storm, but you are nice and warm. Cozy, kind of Christmas scent. Cognac, ginger, orange skin, amber, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, fermented fruit, dark chocolate, coke:) YUM .

Nice. Very similar to Youth Dew. If you already have this one, you don ́t need Amber Nude. Me, as I am an addict to YD, I really wanted to get to know it, but I prefer YD. Here the differences, I can tell: YD - very deep, very smooth, very elegant. YD Amber Nude - sweeter, softer, but quite smoky. YD is already PERFECT to me. There is no need to adjust or change anything.

If vintage Coco and vintage Opium had a baby, this would be it. The first hour it was quite heavy but now it has calmed down. It ́s beautiful and I really like it. Edit:The name Youth Dew does not fit this fragrance at all imo.. It should be Mature Beauty because that is what it is. I Think it is too heavy for the younger crowd.

I must have died and gone to spicy heaven... Best blind buy ever! This is warm and sexy. Reminds me of incense sticks (which I love...). It has an initial blast but it soon calms down, without losing strenght and edge. On me, there's much patchouli and sandalwood, less amber. I definitely love this!