Secret Amber

This smells divine. My male chemistry loves this. I have never smelled a better amber. The notes are well-blended. There is no over-bearing accord. I hate to repeat what others have written, but this smells like a supremely great Middle-Eastern bazaar masterpiece. The nutmeg and ginger are perfectly spicy in the opening. The rose is present at first spray. I do not enjoy rose in a general sense, but this is like sugared rose water, if you are familiar with Medieval cooking. It is a supporting note here. Never in the lead, just lifting the other notes and giving them a perfect stage. Vanilla is a favorite and is present from beginning to end. I think of this scent as a canvas made of the amber. It is the foundation and always there. Not clumsy and demanding your attention like many cheap ambers, but blending and enhancing the other notes as they rise and fall during the drydown. This has some of my favorite notes and some I am ambivalent about (ginger), as well as one I dislike (rose). The notes play together and are never clashing, but always merging in different degrees with each other, but always beautiful. Avoid this if you dislike vanilla. This is a vanilla trip. I do not dislike this fragrance. I am here to praise it. I praise it with every breath today. It is making me smile. It has given me an unexpected luxury. A luxury that is affordable and accessible to anyone. This is a niche quality fragrance. The niche is simply for the few to give it a chance and congratulate themselves for smelling wonderful and saving enough money to buy their favorite foods at the grocery. It does not smell modern, but ancient. I love it! I am in shock at my reaction to Jovan Secret Amber. Edit - This is the only scent my German Shepherd has ever acknowledged. She rests her head on my arms and rubs herself on my arms when I am wearing Secret Amber. She stops when I give her fur a spray. wow.

My fiancé has been a huge fan of YSL Ambre Narguile, and when her last decant ran out she decided to seek out a more affordable replacement, using the cost difference to add some variety to her scent collection. She has a sensitive nose some days, so going into Sephora has never been much of an option for her - and knowing my fondness for scents, she asked me to try to find her something. Along the way we've discovered her fondness for Dior Addict, as well as Bvlgari Au The Blanc for when she wants something pleasant but with a very light touch, and Bvlgari Jasmin Noir when she wants something strong and dark. But that sweet-amber-musky hole in her heart hadn't yet been filled. Until now. I bought the bottle because it was shockingly affordable, and I'd read so many comments below about its quality. I came here after a great tip from member emt1986 - thanks to all of you for being right on the money. This is a beautiful amber musk. I prepped a few testers in sequence so my fiancé could smell the opening, middle, and drydown and she was so happy. Then when I told her how much I spent on it, she almost went catatonic - so did I, frankly, when I first smelled it - this is a gorgeous scent.. It's not a complete replacement for AN as the spice component here is much softer, but it's exceptional nonetheless. It does suffer the performance issues one would expect from a bottle this affordable, so prepare to reapply :) We may one day splurge on a bottle of Ambre Narguile - but right now we don't have to.

My first impression: this reminds of l'Occitane Amber. It has that strong spicy opening and dries down to a lovely vanilla. At first the sillage is strong, but it dies down fairly quickly and I'm left with a gorgeous vanilla skin scent. I will probably keep this one even though I have a better version. Because it's pretty. Edit: tempted to change my original review but I'll let it stand. A lot of my perfumes are neglected but this one gets used frequently. It's my easy, go-to, interesting but not crazy-smelling beautiful scent. I can't believe the price I paid for it. I wear it more often than anything else I have, and I have more perfumes than I'd like to admit. I understand the resemblance to l'Occitane Amber that I sensed before but it's not as strong for me now. Secret Amber does seem to have an oud note. I sent a sample to a perfume friend, and forgot to label it. As we were puzzling out what I'd sent her I think she mentioned an old-fashioned, amber but almost chypre smell, and I realized what I'd sent her. If all this sounds nice to you, please consider grabbing a bottle while you can. It's still cheap on ebay, I just checked. Oh god, should I get a backup? For when I run out of this one in ten years??

This stuff smells almost exactly like ESTEE LAUDER SENSUOUS NOIR! For a fraction of the cost.** Secret Amber is vanilla, amber and spice - strongly cinnamon at the beginning, then develops into a nice, even blend of all the spices. I have sampled a ton of expensive niche of this same category, and many are less inviting and more simplistic than Secret Amber. You could do a lot worse with $10. **Secret Amber is less noir, but still has much of the same DNA and contains something very unique and specific to Sensuous Noir. I adore Sensuous Noir, but had to give my bottle away for headache purposes. Plus, it kind of knocks me down with a wall of fragrance. So, I would say Secret Amber is a more wearable version (for me) of Sensuous Noir. Later . . . been wearing this for a couple days now, no headaches yet. Have I found my answer to Sensuous Noir? Fingers crossed Even later . . . lasts all day. The longer it's on my skin, the better it smells. Oooh, what a find!

What a friggin' bargain. Warm, cozy, fuzzy amber that thrives on a chill in the air. Like a beloved, soft hoodie and a mug of chamomile with honey. Not too sweet, not too sharp--a Goldilocks in Baby Bear's bed type of feeling. Almost as comforting as Shalimar is to me. Is it the musk? I do love the cheap and charming Jovan musks. I keep trying other amber-based scents, searching for my ideal autumn sunshine amber, and I keep coming back to this strong silent affordable gem of an amber fragrance. Why do I stray? Am I being snotty because this is so inexpensive? This isn't real ambergris and exotic vanilla and the finest cinnamon-- but in my experience Jovan makes masterpieces out of chemical mimicry. Also, I'd hate to be the sort of person who equates quality with cost. This is affordable and lovable.

I ordered jovan secret amber and received it. I thought i will love the oriental amber but it is way toooooo sweeet. It is nice but not alone, i thought i have to layers it with something harsh, to decrease sweetness. On the other side i have fancy nights which i think it is very masculine due to fresh patchouli ( somehow like men's aftershave cologne) which i wished it was a little bit sweet. So i layered them, 2 spritz of amber on my right side of my neck and 2 spritz of fancy nights on my other side of neck. I loved them much more better than having each by its own on me. Try it and give me your opinion. longevity max 2 hours and sillage weak (just when you first spray it fills the room but 2 ninutes later, it is very close to skin.)

This just arrived today and I confess I am delighted and surprised by how wonderful Jovan Secret Amber actually smells. I'm very impressed by the quality of this fragrance for the price-point. To my nose, amber is foremost here, with a nicely resonant musky quality, trailed by a distant and not-overpowering vanilla. Sillage is fair and longevity is good. If you told me a week ago I'd be this impressed with 88mL of any fragrance at this price, I would have laughed. I'm not laughing now, but I am very, very pleased. Excellent value.

I've been using this new bottle of Jovan Secret Amber (unisex) cologne spray for days. I am an amber fan. I had Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan, L'Artisan Ambre Extreme, and L'Occitane Ambre. Jovan smells just as elegant and high quality as any of those. Some have compared it to L'Occitane. I only agree with regard to sweetness. It really isn't that similar beyond that. Jovan's Secret Amber is smoky, sweet, and spiked with cinnamon. It has decent lasting power. Decent projection. I think this is amazing for the price.

A hidden, inexpensive gem, IMO. And it reminds me of how effective rose can be when well-blended and not taking center stage, and yet, mysteriously improving the sum of the parts by imparting some depth and moisture that we sort of take for granted. Yesterday I was wearing Sonia Rykiel by Sonia Rykiel (a sweet, fruity oriental) and half way through the day I used a small amount of rose-scented hand-lotion. Shortly thereafter, my brain went, "Am I wearing Jovan Secret Amber today?" The nose-brain doesn't lie.

Secret Amber by Jovan is a great surprise. My nose picks up spicy, sweet, resinous vanilla. I do detect rose but it seems to fade quickly, there’s also mild animalic musk that lasts the duration. I don’t have many amber fragrances but I like this better than Bentley intense for men, and possibly more than Moustache by Rochas. I paid $25 dollars for a 3oz bottle, this is a very good amber especially price for quality.

This is an odd one. I freakin' love it. Got it for ten bucks or so when it first came out and it's still one of my comfort scents for hanging around the house. I get the comparisons with Raghba and Nabeel Illusion, but Secret Amber is a lot more powdery and less dense. It doesn't smell the same but I think of this one in the same category as Balmain Ambre Gris. Funky ambers that dry down beautifully.

A hidden gem at a steal of a price. This smells like a much more expensive perfume. It is a perfect fall scent--a halo of warm vanilla and oud goodness that lasts surprisingly long. This isn't a pungent medicinal oud but it is there and balances things out nicely. Try it. At this price you have nothing to lose.

bell'ambra calda con toni gourmand di vaniglia, cannella e noce moscata. un sentore lieve di zenzero spunta nell'assestamento tanto da far virare l'impressione su un territorio più speziato. costo ridicolo, persistenza nettamente alta per essere una colonia. molto buona.

For the past few months I have been on a spree trying out lots of drugstore fragrances. I was set back at the first few minutes after spraying it, but Secret Amber is becoming my favorite. My skin loves this and I am starting to crave it. Lol

Wonderful, warm amber. I ́m in love! I wonder why it took me so long to try out this lovely comfort scent. Excellent value and highly recommended. I will buy this gem again.

This one is a hidden gem.. The notes are very well balanced and the scent is great.. A must have in your collection..

Once again, I have reviewed a perfume n haste, only to give it another whirl under different circumstances and emerge with an entirely different opinion. So, then, here is my first review, to be followed by how I feel now: "I added this to my "have" list, but I'm not entirely sure I "have" it at all... The box and label both say "Secret Amber", but all I smell is oud. I have "Intense Oud", as well, which also smells like oud, but *less* like oud than the one that calls itself "amber". I am no genius, but I know what amber smells like, and what oud smells like... and this is oud! Add me to the club of folks who feel they may have gotten an "off" bottle, i guess." First, I should say that the sillage/ longevity in this one is absolutely perfect. The throw is enough to be enjoyed (softly) by someone a foot away, and the last bit of drydown stays firmly put until scrubbed off with hot water and soap. I did get oud at first spritz, just like last time, but this time amber really was there... much sweeter, warmer, more "golden" than before. There is a substantial hit of dry, woody earth on top... like oud, a dry sandalwood, and a reeeally earthy patchouli. The middle stays dry on top (if that makes any sense at all) but the warm, golden amber shines right through. The dry earth lets go in the drydown, and at that point it is all velvety, sumptuous amber, with the most perfect clean skin musk just peeking through. I spritzed after my shower last night. It is now 1 in the afternoon, and after having had a yard sale, done laundry, and washed dishes, there is *still* a trace of yummy musk on my wrist. Yup, I am officially a big fan.

Two things: 1) Ebay prices are insane. 2) The Jovan hype train is very real. This perfume was discontinued years ago, but I finally stumbled upon an unused bottle (local, $40) which I consider a fair deal. Jovan Secret Amber is similar to the Lattafa Raghba perfume, but improved across every metric. Not as sharp or synthetic, with none of those artificial smoky musk notes, and the spun sugar aspect has been dialed down considerably. To my nose this fragrance is based around a rich, balsamic blend of myrrh and opoponax oil. Myrrh is sparkly, spicy, and deeply "cola" sweet. Opoponax is quite the dynamic amber note; I detect many of its nuances. Along with the signature spicy, peppery, cinnamony facets, there is a warm, resinous, vaguely salty musk undertone, almost like ambergris. The accompanying sandalwood is powdery, the vanilla is soft and sweet, and the subtle rosy heart has a smooth, rounded quality to it. The deep drydown reveals ashen woody notes, I think cedar and guiac. A fantastic addition to my cold weather rotation. It feels rich, warm, and full-bodied without once registering as too dense/overwhelming. If you crave a straightforward, deeply pigmented amber number, consider this one. This is a "hippie" amber that can easily work for anyone. FYI: If any of you would like to test out a pure opoponax oil, the Outremer brand sells one through the Smallflower website. It's a fantastic buy.

I just received this today - it smells quite much better than something for $10 for 100 mL. I would seriously not guess that this is a cheap perfume if I didn't know the price. The first thing I thought was that this is an interesting interpretation of amber! The smell has that gooey, woody quality, warmed up by a cotton-candy vanilla (yummy, not childish). If you smell this right from your skin, you will get a bite of cinnamon+ginger, which will feel peppery in your nose. I actually don't smell any rose though. It' a really cozy fragrance, which is not annoying to me even now, in the summer, which is surprising! I would really like to try it out again in the winter though :) If Baiser du Dragon by Cartier is the Daddy dragon (although a women's perfume), this is his sweet baby girl dragon - more innocent, without the rum and smoke notes, but still with some sharp little teeth. It's still quite complex, just younger. Dragons live for a long time though, so this one is probably from the 80's or 90's still. I would imagine this could smell interesting with a little bit of blackcurrant mixed in. On my skin, this doesn't smell what I call manly at any point, but I definitely do see that this can be unisex

So I bought this along with Intense Oud and Silky Rose because at $7 on ebay a piece you can't go too wrong. I'm not sure how I feel about this one though. I get the amber of course and it's nice and sweet. I get a 24 Gold vibe ringing through it and while I like that there is a downside. At times it smells like dog toys....like if you go to Petco or Petsmart and you go by the dog toys. It has that sweet rubber kinda smell sometimes. It makes me a tad sick. I don't get the similarity to Ambre Narguile at all. There's a healthy dose of vanilla in here that's for sure. The longevity on me was great but then again with something like this that could be a bad thing. There aren't any samples I could find and even if you do i'll bet they'd be around $3 which if you just pay $4 more you'll get a whole bottle so why bother? I'd give this a 5/10. I love the similarity to 24 Gold but that sweet dog toy rubber note is just too much. Maybe it's all in my head. Give it a shot. It costs the same as a meal at McDonalds so you aren't losing much.