Ambre Vie

Well, what can I say about this one? I love amber and this fragrances other notes compliment it splendidly, pushing it to the forfront and adding a sweet wearability. By that I mean many of the other perfumes I've tried from this house are real occasion fragrances and not something you'd wear on a regular basis, this is the exception to the rule. Not sure about the 'reverse drydown' thing? although I've only tried in once I did notice that I instantly liked it and it required no time to settle on the skin before giving me enjoyable, heady waves of good vibes. This was a extra sample vial thrown in with the Achtung range along with Alpha and Coco blanc, I knew that alpha was a male and Coco a unisex beforehand so I'd just assumed this was a female fragrance. I was glad to discover this too was a unisex as Alpha is frankly awful. This however is brilliant...I'm no authority on amber scents or how close to realistic it is, all I know is it smells very good.

Love it. Waiting for a sale so I can buy it. Nice floral take on an amber perfume and just the right amount of sweetness. Light sillage. Also like that it is all natural. Lifts my mood when I wear it:)

Smooth, rich amber. Lasts forever and just gets smoother and better as the hours go by. Finished with a sweet, soft powder note.

As a first time enjoyer of a specifically Amber-based perfume I didn't rush to judge this one. I tend to like 'clear' perfumes if that makes sense, this one initially seemed very soft and musky/dusty/undifferentiated to me at first. My skin tends to amp up sweet so what I smell primarily is a mimosa/amber fragrance with maple syrup and a little lanolin. Midnotes bring out some soft incense layered over a muted creamy musk and a natural vanilla. It's very comforting on a cool wet day in particular. Despite the sweetness Ambre Vie is not too sweet - there's a little dryness and just a smidge of bitter on the base. Both longevity & sillage are modest. I like it a lot.

A nice amber scent and all natural. I get a resin with a consistency similar to honey at the beginning, then warm labdanum, herbs, glassy but dark amber. Sweet, with an animalic passage of tobacco, another of leather and flowers to then settle for a good while in what resembles a osmanthus tincture. Still thick with the mimosa in the background, with a slight soft musky tang from expensive soap. It settles down to an intimate sillage after the first hour and the length is average at best. For my nose an amber-osmanthus for short winter days.