Ambre Eccentrico

Today my bottle of Armani Privé Eccentrico finally arrived and I was eager to smell in on my skin. After the first few minutes it is almost narcotic! the heavy notes of amber, tonkabean and prunol molecules (what ever that is) are well balanced and make up a spectacular mixture. Its like nothing I ve ever smelled before and considering my vast collection of perfumes, that sure means something. Although Im a little upset that Ambre Orient is no longer produced, this scent is a worthy replacement with a whole new world of olfactory experience. Calice Becker really is a true master and once again the created fragrance is a seductive and sensual composition with a lot of oriental spices, amber and dried fruits. The dry down reveals tons of Amber and Cinnamon, creating a mystical aura without being too strong or intrusive. On my skin it lasts two days, making this fragrance a very long lasting scent. Be careful with how much you apply. One spritz is more than enough to draw the attention of the people standing around you. In conclusion I recommend this perfume to all amber lovers and people with a weakness for sensual and intense perfumes like ambre sultan by lutens. The bottle is simple but elegant and the composition reveals a astonishing diversity, developing within hours. 10/10 Points with a golden Star!

3 years ago I was on the hunt for a really good amber fragrance, that was something different from Grand Soir, and I accidentally stumbled upon this. It was a great accident because I firmly believe that this was one of the best amber fragrances on the market and it is very unfortunate that it is discontinued now. As the name hints at, it smells like an amber fragrance and most amber fragrances kind of smell similar to one another. Most follow a common formula to what makes an amber fragrance, an amber fragrance, but they throw in their own twist into it. Ambre Eccentrico falls into that category, but the added prunol in this fragrance is supposed to mimic the smell of a ripe plum and I believe that is what made it stand out from the others on the market because I don’t think there is another plum+amber focused fragrance (I could be wrong). The prunol combined with the dried fruits gave it almost a honeyed-fruity sweetness to it that paired extremely well with the earthy patchouli, amber and cinnamon. 10/10 Rest in peace to a great underrated gem. It will be cherished and I have bought a back up bottle. Brings back childhood core memories of eating Bolis Ice Pops

This fragrance to me is quite unique in terms of both smell and structure. I don't know how to explain it since I'm not a perfume expert but when I smell it I can tell that it does not follow the usual pyramid style of notes in fragrances. Now to the smell when you first spray it on it's very linear what get at first will be there in the end it's thick and sappy in feel very deliciously sticky. Main notes on me are plums, dried fruits, cinnamon and tonka bean. The amber in it acts as a base that holds everything within it keeping it all in harmony. As a gourmand frangrace Ambre Eccentrico is in league of its own it does not smell like anything else to me. Adjectives I would use to describe Ambre Eccentrico are sweet, thick, comforting, delicious and smooth. Ambre Eccentrico in my opinion has the best kind of projection when you wear it, it's like you're in a bubble of your own surrounding you from everywhere once someone enters that bubble they will for sure smell you. Longevity is also excellent I get about 10 to 11 hours. Ambre Eccentrico is the best fragrance in the Armani Prive line in my opinion I love that we have a fragrance like it in this world.

#1573 in my "Tour de Fragrance" It's a bummer this scent has been discontinued. Very nice amber scent! Got this as a decant from scentsplit.com for $3.99, but they are now sold out of those 1ml vials, 2ml sprayers and have only 5ml and 9ml left. You can still find this on eBay at $450, but then you're at the same price point as Kilian, "Straight to Heaven", which is similar but lacks the cinnamon that definitely make this Armani a better scent. Similar to that Kilian's that you can can find under $250 is Houbigant "Patchouli Sauvage", but again no cinnamon. Why Armani used a plum synthetic like prunol in this scent is a mystery to me, but I think a plum note adds a lot here, and I can point you to one scent that I think is very similar to this scent but not so pricey, Majouri "Gold Noir." At under $70 it has cinnamon, white woods, heliotrope, amber, plum, leather, tonka, vanilla and patchouli, and I think it's as close to this discontinued Armani as you're gonna get, at least with anything I've tried. Good Luck and Good Hunting!

Finally, I have my first Armani Prive fragrance and what a day it is. I’m surprised that no one mentions that it smells like maraschino cherries. Someone mentioned it shares similarities with Feve Delicieuse and I couldn’t agree more. It’s plush and it’s an oriental with middle-eastern tendencies. Sometimes I feel that this should’ve been included with the line alongside Myrrhe Imperiale and Oud Royal. Also some compare it to Plum Japonais. The only similarity I find with it was in their drydown where it smells like Play Doh. Some also complain of Ambre Eccentrico of being a letdown on its later phases, I beg to disagree. This fragrance has one of the most pleasant drydowns I’ve encountered and the accords never fell apart. Lastly, some say it’s linear. I also beg to disagree. On its opening, it brandishes a kind-of subtle leather with a gourmand syrup. Then the combination of fruits remind me of cherries. Benzoin and vanilla give it a feel of patisserie. Gorgeous.