Amber Essence

Wow, this stuff is really good. Ferrari have been knocking it out of the park lately. Also loving Man in red, Bright Neroli and Radiant Bergamot

Upon initial spray it’s a little harsh and cheap smelling, but after 15minutes it settles down to a warm amber scent with the prominence of nutmeg. The nutmeg giving it a spicy vibe. As time goes on it develops its woodiness too. After that it’s a linear scent, but with the minimalistic amount of notes it’s to be expected. All in all it’s very pleasant, but kinda nothing special. I have a 100ml bottle that will last me a lifetime. It’s only problem for me is strength. It’s light and projection on my skin is not good. I’m not regretting the blind buy, but I wouldn’t buy again. And weird as it may sound, after about an hour it reminds me of Boss Bottled Intense on my skin.

super rich powerful dry amber. smells very expensive but you would really have to be an amber fan to appreciate this because i struggle to in a warmer climate. strictly a cold weather scent. presentation is unbelievable with genuine leather sleeve for the bottle and a leatherette outer box in addition to the already classy bottle the essence series come in with the super heavy cap with genuine leather wrap detail. not a blind buy

#597 in my "Tour de Fragrance" I got this as a sample sprayette. Online I see it running $30-60, like it's discontinued. It's a $20 scent at best. This is a mild amber-cashmere fragrance. Nothing offensive or off-putting. Appropriate for casual wear day night, office, but...nothing unique, not likely to prompt much notice by anyone. Minimal projection. Couple of hours skin scent tops. I wouldn't bother with it.

When I think about what amber is, I think about ancient fossilized insects preserved in hardened gold-orange tree sap, possibly thousands of years old. Now take that hunk of wonder and grind it up into a powder and infuse it in a liquid and spray it on your body. That is what I expect unadulterated amber to smell like - dry (certainly not sweet), airy, old (not "old-man", but old in the chronological sense - not newly created), natural-feral without being animalic, and certainly not synthetic. For me, Ferrari's Amber Essence embodies this olfactory image perfectly. It is all these - dry, basic, natural. I find it to be rather linear, not developing much. Like many others commenting on amber fragrances, the opening is noticeable, but then quickly fades for a while - as though hiding - but then comes back to say, "I've decided to stay". I didn't find this to project loudly, but longevity was excellent. For amber lovers, this would seem like a safe, even desirable blind buy if looking for a non-sweet, rather linear amber, with perhaps a bit of spice that slightly tingles the back of your throat, and you end up wondering if it is nutmeg/patchouli, or the ground-up insect. As for me, I think I will use the rest of my sample to play with some layering.