Amber

#1273 in my "Tour de Fragrance" Got this as a decant to try it out. Boclet takes the note combination of Serge Lutens "Ambre Sultan" and leaves out some of the good stuff, resulting in a likeable amber scent without the incense. This is a great quality, long lasting scent that's safe for any use in any environment, but probably more of a casual than business scent. This Boclet scent was released in 2014. Lydeen did their slightly more floral take with "Silent Opus" in 2021, an extrait that's a little more potent than this but pricier at 150 Euros. I like the Serge Lutens more because I always prefer a myrrh scent, but I know some find that a bit "churchy" for their taste. You might be as happy with a bottle of Armaf "Niche Oud" at $35, or a $33 bottle of Lattafa "Eternal Oud", or a $22 bottle of Fragrance World's MFK "Grand Soir" clone "Barrakat Ambre Eve", though there is something about the synthetics in the latter that I find off-putting that others don't seem to notice. But if you can handle amber-vanilla scents that are a little more gourmand, Lattafa's takes on Kilian, "Khamrah", "Khamrah Qawah", and "Khamrah Dukhan", I think are must haves and very inexpensive, so safe blind buys. If you haven't already, you should check them out.

Damn, what took me so long to get this!? Amazing out the box. That Bay Leaf drives the similarities of Bentley for Men Intense. There's some Grand Soir in this, with some Niche Oud from Armaf. Put all those together, along with a fragrance that does it's own thing in the drydown, got a timeless piece here. The opening smells a lot like Bentley for Men Intense due to that Bay Leaf and amber. The mix of the amber and vanilla reminds me of Grand Soir. The amber, resins, and patchouli brings the Niche Oud. The amber is intoxicating with the resins, vanilla, and patchouli! Longevity was impressive at 9 to 10 hours. Projection was good at about an arms length for the first 1.5 hours and slowly pulled back to a skin scent around hour 8, but still pretty noticeable. Will enjoy working with this fragrance for sure. I got mine for about $60, which feels like a steal for this quality elixir! Scent: 10 Longevity: 9 Sillage: 8 Price: 9 Versatility: 8 Overall: 37.6/40

This is a Great Amber Style Scent, Spicy, Herbal, Resinous and Balsamic. I bought it blind-buy after reading the positive comments and I watched reviews on YouTube with reasonable price. It Reminds me of Amber Sultan by Serge Lutens and Akkad by Lubin in the opening and dry down, but They are not the same exactly! Akkad is more Resinous and Richer than. Amber Sultan is more Spicy. It opens up with fresh spicy, Herbal and spices notes in the background then dry down is semi sweet vanilla, resinous and ambery. This is suitable for fall and winter and I love it very much. My wife fell in love with it at first sniff. Longevity is good. Highly Recommend. Two Thumbs Up. Bravo Monsieur Frank Boclet ! Rating : 8.5 / 10

Just scent of rasin.Like that drop pieces of rasins in park or orchard in childhood.Memories of like you used to feel that ambery and woody scent while playing in surrounding of woods, during warm and shiny weather. I close my eyes on problem, that is too strong and masculine.

This is an outstanding resinous amber fragrance! Still in the testing phase, but so far very good. Projection is good the first hour.