Invite Only Amber | 23

I’m a guy and a lover of Gourmand fragrances. I saw the notes and had to pull the trigger. I was worried this will lean feminine, and i was pleasantly surprised that it didn’t. Actually more masculine than feminine if put on a scale. This is a very sexy scent, even if it’s not unique. Straight off i get Lost Cherry combined with Tobacco Vanille. The more it dries down it resembles St Dupont Perfect Tobacco. They are literally identical. Perfect Tobacco however is a fraction of the price and performs like a beast, if you can still find it. In terms of notes i would say none stick out more than the other, what i will say is Cherry, Cinnamon, Tobacco and a Chocolatey Vanilla are the most dominant. The rest are impossible to detect. There is a medicinal nature to this that i actually like, not sure if it’s the Oud, the Rose, or Cypriol creating this, however i don’t detect any of those notes individually. This isn’t Oudy, challenging or anything that you would associate yourself with an Oud or woody based fragrance. It’s a Chocolaty Tobacco Vanille mixed with Lost Cherry that turns into an identical copy of Perfect Tobacco. If you own all those fragrances, this is redundant. There is no point buying this, just layer TV and LC then you will have Amber 23. This scent is lucky it falls into the date night sexy smelling fragrance category, cause the performance ain’t great, not terrible but nothing to shout about. I put it on at 12 and it was more less gone by 4. If your going out for dinner, some drinks, in an intimate setting, it does the job. Let’s be honest no dinner date or intimate situation goes over 4 hours. It serves a purpose and it’s executed very well. I think that was her intention for the fragrance. The same goes for killan fragrances. They are not office daytime fragrances. They are date night fragrances. You put them on for a couple of hours to smell freaking good and that’s it. It’s a decent fragrance that smells great for the occasion it’s set out for.

Invite Only Amber is a strange name for a perfume in my opinion. I don’t find it fitting! Well, except the Amber part of the name, that is very fitting for the way the fragrance smells. The scent itself is gorgeous though. I love gourmand, ambery, sweet perfumes so this is exactly what like! I would describe it a mix of luscious caramel like, syrupy sweet cherry, spicy cinnamon, thick, gooey honey, rich tobacco, dark chocolate and vanilla with lots of amber, benzoin and sandalwood. The notes that I don’t really pick up are the rose, citrus leaf, patchouli and hazelnut. No idea how cyproil oil smells like. It’s very well blended fragrance and is very warm and seductive! It’s unisex, maybe leaning on the feminine side because it is very sweet. That being said, it’s a crowd pleaser, I always receive compliments when I wear this! Going out type of scent for sure! And it layers so nicely with Burning Cherry. It offers the second better performance. A bit of resemblance with Angels Share, not a dupe by any means, but they're in the same category of fragrance. Boozy, sweet, ambery, warm and cozy kind of scent. Performs great on me if I overspray! Otherwise moderate. Bottle is gorgeous, I love mirrored glass bottles and that cinnamon, brownish, copper colour makes me think about fall. Leaves turning yellow and brown, then falling down from the trees... I think the fragrance fairly priced for the quality of the juice and the presentation of the packaging.

Here I am with another Kayali review!! SOO....I hated this...at first - but now I am utterly in love with this fragrance. It is beautiful and sophisticated. Upon initial spray (when I hated it) I didn't understand the fragrance because I feel like so much was going on. I got this sour tobacco scent with this weird, weird spice and was like wtf is this shit? What psycho actually likes this? I am now that newly converted psycho, this is beautiful and sophisticated! That sourness that I was confused by, is the sour black cherry and honey. Now that my nose has matured and I've learned to appreciate complex scents this is absolutely beautiful. It took me a lot of time to understand and love this fragrance and I get sooo many compliments when I do wear it, and the sillage is crazy. People always ask me what I am wearing when I wear this. Out of all the fragrances that I own, and the amount of money I've spent on some of my fragrances, Kayali is the house that has gotten me the most compliments and is the least expensive house out of my entire collection. While kayali isn't the cheapest, you get amazing niche quality fragrances for a respectable price. I've really learnt to love Kayali, and is one of my favourite fragrance houses. Give this perfume some time and wear it, the cinnamon makes it spicy and a little dense but once you familiarise yourself with this, you'll see the beauty. Projection: 9/10 Sillage: 9/10 Longevity: 9.5/10 Perfume: 9.5/10

I am not a big fan of kayali fragrances since they tend to be overly sweet but this one has the perfect amount of sweetness. I tried this at a sephora along with a bunch of other perfumes but this one truly stood out and smells like an expensive fragrance imo. This is literally Angels’ Share with hazelnut, cherry, tobacco added, and without praline (which is a plus for me bc i hate praline). This fragrance truly shocked me bc there are a lot of notes I normally don’t like together which are honey, tobacco and chocolate. But this one is not too sweet and those notes add depth and elegance to the fragrance. Gives me femme fatale vibes. This fragrance is super rich and I could literally smell every note listed which were blended amazingly. To me this is definitely an amber-cinnamon dominant fragrance but like i said the other notes are there for sure. This one was long lasting for me and I felt like it had a great sillage but I’m not sure bc I only sprayed once on my wrist. I’d say for this sophisticated scent, it’s a must buy for gourmand lovers considering the price. Edit: I finally purchased it almost a year later. Still a love.

This is my favorite Kayali, hands down. Beautiful medley of spice (cinnamon), cherry, tobacco, honey, amber, woods, and vanilla. In the same realm as something like Lattafa Khamra, but where Khamra is a sickeningly sweet gourmand with fall candle vibes, Invite Only is a deep, spicy scent with only a touch of sweetness, so it’s something I actually want to smell like. It’s balanced - nothing is out of place, and I wouldn’t add a thing. The tobacco note is tasteful and the cherry isn’t medicinal. I can’t smell the oud but I’m sure it adds to the depth of the fragrance. Cozy with an edge. Kinda sexy. As it dries down a few hours in, it’s mostly tobacco, amber, woods and vanilla. It’s less sweet as well, and sits closer to the skin. Lasts for 12ish hours.