L'Eau D'Ambre Extrême

Well, well, well...if this isn't a pretty, tasty amber! It needed to really warm up on me in order to begin producing a notable scent bubble, I was unimpressed initially. Then again, I'm using a dabber, so maybe it needed a few extra minutes. Immediately when it really began unfolding, I could understand what people are talking about when they say it's for mature people. This is a rich, syrupy (can amber be described as 'syrupy'? It is to me, and it's the best I can describe this.) amber with an allspice and clove spiciness. It's interesting, but I wouldn't call it challenging necessarily. However, it has a certain element of vintage ambers that I've smelled on Boomers or even elder generations. I don't mean this disrespectfully, to the contrary, I believe the younger of us have somewhat lost our way and these sorts of fragrances are good for us. But no...this is not at all modern in my opinion. It begins to feel more resinous in the middle stage, and I nearly get myrrh. It's like, on the cusp of a myrrh scent...hard to explain . The vanilla is present throughout, and is deliciously naturalistic. Overall, I'd remark that this is really sweet, but not in a gourmand way, it just sings sweetly from all of it's elements. It fades rather quickly on skin, and it's doing far better on my shirt than it is around my neck. The performance is a bit lacking, and for the price it aggravates me a bit. However, I do love the fragrance. It would be perfect on a bleak winter day.

I'm an Amber, vanilla and spice ADDICT. Only spices I can't really get down with: saffron, pepper (black, pink, pimento, sweet...which is hard because of the large # of frags that contain pink and black pepper n because of that, I have to work around the issue n the pepper needs to be blended in so well that I can't really smell it). Anyway...I've been on a quest lately to find the perfect Amber and I've blind bought many Ambers recently n I must say, I was beginning to wonder if all Amber frags smell exactly the same. That's not necessarily a bad thing though, as I love the note n all the frags I've bought on my quest, I adore them (Ambre 114, Ambre Passion, Yves Rocher Voile d'Ambre, Molinard Amber , Grain du Soleil, Bijou Romantique n a few others). I just received Artisan Ambre Extreme n I think I've finally found an Amber that has a little more to it! This is very spicy, almost has a menthol twinge to it. The longevity is not good though n neither is the sillage. But the smell is really pretty n I really like it!!

L'Artisan L'Eau D'Ambre Extreme, I love it for scenting my bedroom and sometimes livingroom. I don't have the perfume for wearing it myself, I have the amberball you see on the right picture (above, right under). This ball is filled with the perfume. It is supposed to last around two years. I have it for 6 months now. It is not that my rooms are filled with an unchanging cloud of amberscent fulltime, it's like different types of amberwaves pass through the room, small quiet waves, then comes a stronger wave, then the ambersea is almost still and so it goes on. Never a tsunami of amber. Wonderful to sniff at and hold it to my nose if I need a direct ambershot. Very, very pleasant if you're an amberlover. The container is beautifully handcrafted. The amberball is at its best in summer and fall, that is my experience until now. I gave one to my mother for her birthday, and she loves it. Even my father likes the waves of amber hitting his nose before he goes to sleep or when he wakes up.

@Hoxx No way can you have been testing this perfume! Maybe Artisan L'eau d'Ambre? This has heavy room-filling sillage on first spraying - I can actually smell it downstairs at the BACK of the house now, having sprayed twice on the dress I am wearing to work tomorrow in my bedroom upstairs at the FRONT of my house (I normally do this to my clothes in the evening). I don't live in a mansion, but it's not a tiny cottage. Longevity is at least 8 hours on skin and survives a shower; I am not sure about clothing, but it's going to be days, I think. I also sprayed this on one wrist yesterday evening and Ambraliquiquida L'Erbolario on the other; they are both warm, spicy, powdery ambers with similar sillage. LOVE them both (the AL'E is sweeter and sharper, I think).

[DEC. 2020] l'artisan parfumeur "l'eau d'ambre extreme": L'Eau Ambre Extreme smells of delicious savoury spices mixed with full-bodied sweet-incense Arabian amber and salty woods... almost biscuit like, mostly old-world smoked drawing rooms and palace tables, but light on smoke heaving on salty amber. Thankfully because this is done by the same perfumer as Hermes (Jean Claude-Ellena. Rose Eglantine, Cuir d' Ange) it has a perfect balance of light delicateness which you might otherwise be suffocated by these heavy notes (which is why, due to this balanced lightness out of buying any other amber perfumes I bought Extreme instead. Not the most Extreme, but potent enough it makes other perfumes of its price range run for their money!)

There is a certain quality about L'Artisan fragrances that most houses can only aspire to. I have a few of their scents and they are simply a cut above. This L'eau D'Ambre is no different. A beautiful, enchanting aroma in the beginning, a blast that reminds me of a honeyed marshmallow. In the drydown, you get the warm spices (mostly nutmeg) and the creamy vanilla. It is slightly gourmandish but doesn't cross that line completely. I wore it on my hands before bed one night and before my head hit the pillow, I noticed the room smelled so sweet and clean. I woke up the next morning, eight hours later, smelled my hand and that marshmallow smell was there again. There is no major sillage with this thing but it lasts and lasts.

Absolutely delicious. My first spicy amber, and I am so happy to have tried it, big opening of Patchouli, Incense maybe and Spicy Amber with a big sellage. Tried it on a rainy Summer day 70F max temp and I think it worked well. This is a mature scent for a mid30+ crowd. Long longevity on clothes -8 hours- by only 4 hours on my skin, bit disappointing, I would have preferred if it last longer. After an hour I still enjoyed the incense notes, so beautiful. The dry down is a gentle vanilla with a hint of spicy. This is definitively a Fall/Winter scent, but it worked great for me in a rainy summer mild day. My Husband loved it also, a perfect middle of the row unisex scent.

The notes listed here in Fragrantica don't match those on the L'Artisan website. Notably, there is a decent amount of patchouli in this. When I first put it on I was instantly reminded of Coromandel (this has that same type of patchouli). As it develops the amber starts to come out, but overall, I found this to be patchouli dominant. This is stunning, and if you're looking for a patchouli and amber fragrance, this is definitely one to try. I also get a fair amount of vanilla, which adds a slight sweetness (although, I wouldn't consider this a sweet scent). I also find this quite similar to Molinard Ambre as well as Chatecaille Kailmantan- same vein for sure.

There is a citrus note in this one kind of like a piece of orange peel in a bowl of potpourri, dusty, dry and hard, but still a little tangy and sharp, and it has taken on the slightly powdery smell in the rest of the bowl. The powderiness reminds me of vintage Habanita. I don't find this spicy or sexy or exotic at all, it feels a bit musty and traditional. Maybe this sounds like a negative review, but I swear, it's not! I love this. It's home, with the smell of baking vanilla in the kitchen drapes, with dust in the rugs, fall leaves on the porch, and potpourri on the cedar sideboard. It's where I grew up. It's nostalgic and haunting and emotional.

Ambre Extreme is my favorite amber. Warm, dusty, vanillic, and velvety. I'm finding it very comforting and yummy on a cold day. It's cozy, yet at the same time there is something unsettling or bothersome about it. Like a purring cat snuggling with you and occasionally stretching its claws out into your skin. Maybe it's the spice, which, if I were to try to name it, would be cardamom. Ambre Extreme sits somewhat close to the skin, but with heavy application and body heat could extend a lot more. It's a perfect antidote to a bitter winter. Edit: On a warm day, this completely blossomed on my skin. It became quite alluring and decadent!

What a surprise! I was expecting a well behaved amber (like HdP 114, or Saab Ambre n.3). And no! On my skin, it opens very masculine, with a blast of bitter orange. Shortly after it goes on the "dirty amber" side, with animalic spices (cumin and carraway probably), as well as an earthy patchouli. The drydown is less unique, developing the typical sweet powdery resinous vanilla - typical of amber fragrances -, leaning unisex (maybe a bit feminine). Unique opening (A+), and classic drydown (B). This gets an A-. Final grade: Love, but misses the masterpiece honor list for some reason. Colder days, 20+

This is so unique, and yet so pleasing at the same time. It's the opening that's the most challenging for sure. The opening is a blast of strong, animalic, dusty amber, with a bit of patchouli, I think. That hangs out and just naggs at my nose for the next hour or so until it starts to dry down to a beautiful spicy vanilla. I adore Dame's Black Flower Mexican Vanilla, but now I'm not sure which is my favorite spicy vanilla. The Dame doesn't have the animalic, but then again, the animalic doesn't last especially long. Both are stunning vanilla scents. Not dupes, just kinda in the same category.

Ambre Extreme is a unisex fragrance. It resembles Amber in a good way. It ́s sweet, sugary, powdery. The name Extreme says it all. 6 sprays last and project on me for over 12 hours. The first hours are supplied with a very good sillage (the smell when you pass a room). Powerhouse niveau. A very good, sweet Amber fragrance for the night out. It smells to me like a cake! By the way it ́s not as spicy as Ambre 114 (the brightest Amber fragrance so far), so may be less masculine for some. I would rate it more towards feminine side, but I like to wear it myself, because it ́s definitely unisex.

I usually am not a huge fan of L'Artisan, but this amber is very nice. Simple but complex feeling to my nose. I cannot believe the chart about states that the sillage is basically a skin scent. From the initial spray and about 15 minutes afterward, is quite wide. I'll update if an extreme (ha ha) difference happens after an hour or so. By the by....a very nice amber. Nothing will ever beat Serge Lutens Amber Sultan for an amber fragrance.....EVER. However, this is quite nice. Hope it lasts a little longer than anticipated.

I just purchase this from one of the discount sites because I’m having an obsession with amber at the moment! wow was I pleasantly surprised how much I like this. This is such a powdery amber and sits nicely on my skin. Projection is not strong but seems to waif up to my nose every time I move. The vanilla mix’s well with the amber and spices in the dry down. I am going to wearing this a lot this winter for sure. If you haven’t tried this get your hands on this especially if you love amber!

Sorry Hoxx but it lasts at least 10 hours on me. All L'Artisan frags are unisex and all ambers are as well. To me, it's the greatest single note created. I have about 15 amber frags and this is in the top 1/3. Is it simple, yes, is it better than TF Amber Absolute, no but for the price it can't be beat. I can go on days and days about this scent but I don't like long reviews. The point is, if you like straight up ambers, get this. If not go for something like Ambre Russe.

L’Artisan is my favorite fragrance house, so if I’m ever trying to stretch my comfort zone I start there first. I generally avoid wearing sweet scents, and especially vanilla, but the spices in this one are so lovely and provide a multifaceted groundedness that is just gorgeous. This layers delightfully with Jo Malone Orange Peel, as well as my countless indolic jasmines and nerolis. Adds balance and complexity to unisex frags that may lean too masculine for some.

I’m surprised nobody mentioned a similarity to Kenzo’s Jungle L’Elephant, as the opening is very heavy on the spices (the same ones as in L’Elephant, to my nose, the cloves being the most poignant ones). But Kenzo’s is leaning too much on the gingerbread-y side for my taste.This one is the most beautiful ambre l have ever smelled, l find it divine. The drydown reminds me of Gaultier2, another simple yet elegant fragrance for the ambre-vanille lovers.

One of my favourite fragrances and the first I bought from this line over 10 years ago in the original clear glass bottle with the gold top. I’m not sure if it has been reformulated since, as this works as an amber bomb on me with great sillage and longevity - still going strong on me some 10 hours after spraying this morning, so I use sparingly.

Aeternitas has said it perfectly! I too love this scent, I find it gorgeous and delicious in every way. It is a refined and sophisticated amber with just the right amount of vanilla sweetness and smoke.....for me, the Ultimate Amber! I want to bathe in this, to swim in it, to drizzle its molten amber fluid across my skin!

I do get a slight play-doh in the opening, which doesn't bother me, and then it dries down to a beautiful incense. Not too sweet at all. Everything doesn't need to be a bomb. Bombs sometimes come across as cheap body sprays so why aim for that all the time? This one is perfect, not too close and not too far reaching.

I love it. Love! One of Jean Claude Ellena's best. Its a really clean and fresh smelling amber, with a little bit of a spice kick. I'm jealous of anyone who gets more than 3 hours out of this amazing scent. I have gotten many compliments from wearing this masterpiece. For cold Winter days and nights.

Spicy amber in the top notes, dries down quickly to a rather uncomplicated thick cloud of balmy amber with a pronounced play-doh note, which I love so much. Both sillage and longevity were excellent for me. At the top of my want list!

I have to say I am liking it more and more every day. On me it smells like an ambery caramel, which is not overpoweringly sweet. (I haven‘t seen anyone mentioning caramel or brown sugary note, but this is how I perceive it.)

Beautifully warm, rich, golden amber with a subtly, soft, vanillic-powder dry down. Sillage is wonderful with a longevity of nearly 12 hours on my skin; longer on clothes. The perfect autumn comfort scent!

Rich, heavy amber without the unfortunate body odor note I sometimes get with ambers. Lovely, dark, almost vanillic amber that just smells like dark gold. One of my favorite ambers.

I love this and most ambery scent in general. This to me is like a spicy Grand Soir. Love the warmth of the scent.

Spicy, mild, soft and gorgeous amber! I think, one of the best from Ellena. A masterpiece of european east scent!

@steleale wise choice agreed 100% it is amber absolute without smokiness.

I love to spray amber and woody fragrances in autumn and winter so I bought this a few months ago online. It was a blind buy and it was also the first perfume I bought from this brand. I read the reviews and believed that I would like the smell and it did not disappoint me. I couldn't wait to open and tried it on when the perfume arrived and I was deeply in love with it. It is a spicy woody scent in which amber is very obvious as well as the spicy notes. They are well blended and you cannot really separate them. I mean, you can distinguish there are amber and spicy notes, but in one sniff both of them come into your nose simultaneously as a blended woody spicy scent. This is not always the case when it comes to fragrances. There are some scents that you catch the most obvious notes in the first smell(usually notes that your nose and your memory are more sensitive and familiar with) and some other less predominant notes in the second sniff, and probably some minor notes when you take a deep breathe. Whereas in this one, all notes appear in a single breathe, probably because of its simplicity in ingredients, though simplicity does not necessarily mean mediocrity. Its vanilla is very soft so do not expect it to be a sweet and warm woody scent that normal vanilla perfumes would be. I can notice vanilla in the scent but it is neglectable. It just gives it a base not so spicy and with a tiny hint of sweetness. Sometimes perfumes have a quite different opening and set down but this one smells literally all the same at any time. Its spicy notes are heavy so it does not seem like Dior ambre nuit, which is my favourite amber scent. But I do think it is a bit similar to Ambre Imperial by Van Cleef & Arpels. Anyway this is a good amber fragrance and I do not regret buying it.

This is a scent I almost totally love, except for one part - there is no way and no reason to write Extreme on this bottle. Extremely good or extremely weak are not viable explanations. Aside from longevity problems that are easily one of L'Artisan stamps, this is a very lovable perfume. First of all, it's perfectly unisex - unless you think amber is women-only note. It is a plushy, velvety amber with a hint of vanilla and spice. It's warm, cuddling and comforting. It opens with a set of spice but quickly turns into an amber heaven, with the right dose of sweetness from subdued vanilla note. That's pretty much that - the scent is as linear as it gets(however, I never said that's a bad thing in my book, as it practically enables me to know what to expect all of the time). I haven't felt anything remotely similar to clay or Play-Doh, it's just a sweetish fluffy amber on me. Now, the scent's performance is a whole other story. Ambre Extreme lasts about three hours on my skin, with little to no sillage. It wouldn't bug me this much in normal conditions, but I expected something in the line with the name, so, make sure you know that you won't get anything extreme from this fragrance in terms of projection and/or longevity. It is, logically, more suitable for winter time and cold days, but can also be a romantic scent - believe me, you won't scare anybody with this one, man or woman. The scent, the smell is in line with some other amber masterpieces. The performance just isn't. 7,75/10

A blind buy but I am glad that I bought it. I got this about half a year ago but at that time I thought the spice is too strong and it was a bit over for me so I seldom used it throughout the whole winter. However, for the past few months, I am obsessed with amber and I tried this on again and was amazed by its performance on my skin. It is an amber fragrance with a touch of vanilla that makes it warm and comfortable, while at the same time the spiciness makes it special and unique, leading it a bit towards the masculine side though it's still a unisex fragrance. In the opening, the spice is not so strong but at some point later (like 1-2 minutes or so) there is a sudden blast of spiciness. After that, the strong spicy scent fade again although it is still noticeable under the warm comforting amber vanilla aroma which I like more. I know the process sounds a bit weird but that is what I detected on my skin. Probably others may smell something different. After all, fragrance and scent are a subjective thing and the chemical of everyone is different. Now it becomes my top 5 favourite amber fragrances. P.S. I can smell a soft incense and patchouli as others mentioned before. Plus I don't know why this scent does not project very well either on my skin or clothes except for the first few minutes when the spicy note is still strong. Later it becomes like a warm skin scent with a touch of sweetness which I love so much, .

Ambre Extreme is still a fave of mine and more than in the past. I have my own bottle from many years and it still smell very fresh, so I'm not aware of any current reformulation. It used to smell too powdery and strong for my nose, yet beautiful. I preferred L'Eau d'Ambre, but these days l'Eau d'Ambre smells too soapy and dizzling to me, while Ambre Extreme is totally luscious! As always with "amber" it has to be taken in poetical way. If there is any true amber here, I doubt, but the whole blend smells of heavenly ambery clouds, so at least it is well crafted "amber", quite different if compared with your average amber from drugstores. The powderness smells natural and not sybthetical. This is a scent that needs a warm skin to develop completely. Mine is not warm at all, so it stays a little cold sticky, but enfolds along the hours. It is spicy, indeed, but not nostril-piercing like many spicy orientals. It smells like sweet spices, something you would add to dessert. Vanilla is especially lovely here and gives roundness to Ambre Extreme, so that it continues to mingle with your skin and being sweeter with hours. I once met a person who wore this one divinely and I found myself going behind and smelling her like a dog! I'm not generally a fan of L'Artisan now. i've been for a while long ago, now I feel they are not always top quality, but Ambre Extreme is a winner and especially cosy in winter.

I am very fond of amber, but there is a great deal of variability in the quality. Some ambers smell like clay, or Play-Doh (as remarked on by another reviewer), or sweat, none of which do I find desirable in my perfumes. I'm currently testing about 8 different amber perfumes, in hopes of finding one that merits devotion. Ambre Extreme is one of them, along with Lutens Ambre Sultan, Ambre Precieux, & others...So far, I find that the Ambre Extreme seems solid. It's quite simple---I get amber, vanilla, and a hint of spice. The initial scent is not so prepossessing, having strong overtones of clay/Play-Doh; but those dissipate fairly quickly. I am left with a nice warm amber, with a bit of spiciness, and a creamy vanillic base. It doesn't project much but does last well, although in later stages I smell only amber, without the creamy rondure or spices. Compared to the Ambre Sultan, it lacks complexity, but it does last much longer on me. I over-sprayed other scents on the Ambre Extreme and discovered that it makes a wonderful layering perfume, adding depth and richness to florals or florientals; but at the price point of L'Artisan Parfumeur, I'm not sure I want to be layering in order to love the product. I think it could be a very satisfying scent for a man, however.

Plastic? Fantastic and TRUE review by @nickyt99. At start it is Shalimar holding hands with Labdanum 18 on steroids, then Heeley's Cardinal sways the incense barrel. Powdered ladies sit in the first row. It lingers I tell you, wait for it. It surrounds you so nicely, I feel this is my mini-me in a pile of kid's toys. I'm on a rocking chair telling stories of good times. EDIT: Now let's get serious, I learned amber is something noses have to recreate. This amber is made of ROSE. It's a prominent, blooming, velvet rose, which is stunning. But folks, it contains PATCHOULI. Why isn't that listed here? This bitter note appears in the very end of the dry-down, and I feel kind of let down. Not knowing where to go with that bad after-taste that marks everything I touched during the bloom of this rose. For days. My deer surrounding is not pleased: From 'sophisticated’ which I guess is nicely said for 'weird’, to ‘organic shop’, to letting collegues sniff a jacket that I touched once (it was a hug) in order to share the flabbergasted sensation. Uff Stunning quality and out of this world smell, that has a touch of horror.

Really warm, woody and nice. But, seriously, no staying power. It fades quickly. Also, why is patchouli not listed? There is a deffo patch presence. I do love most of their perfumes, but they are pricey and become skin scents wat too quickly for the price. If you don't mind reapplying, it is spicy, woody very unisex. Mixes well with a rose lotion if you want to girly it up a bit. Personally? I wear it over a deep patchouli lotion which helps it hang around a little longer. Amber is a big star in the drydown. EDIT- the ingredients list vanilla but I don't get any sweetness from this scent, so if you want to give it a gourmand flare, try layering it with Turmeric Latte by Lush. It mixes seamlessly. Do this over a basic vanilla lotion. I did this and was complimented everywhere I went. In fact, it mixes nicely with so many other perfumes I have..Cardamom Cloud by Dedcool is also great with it.

Smooth dry amber... This is one which has that sensual, real dry amber smell which you find in incense fragrances. It really reminds me of amber incense. I love the way Jean-Claude Ellena has really put the dry aspects here. A really good amber perfume in my opinion and one which I think would be good for layering. The amber is present throughout the composition, from the first spray in fact. I can't pick up the different spices but to me it almost has an aspect of cumin or black pepper in the background. There is something dry and aromatic also, like an aniseed or cardamom vibe, but I can't be sure exactly. Overall, I would recommend this as something which can be layered with other "oriental" fragrances. It has good enough performance and longevity to be worn on it's own too. A great, dry, incense like amber from Jean-Claude Ellena and from a house which always makes interesting perfumes!

While approaching to this fragrance, forgetting the name and trying to see it for what it is really - could be a possible way to regard it. I would start from the positive side: this is just a nice, 'pleasant' fragrance.... although I find it a little wick for being an 'extreme' (='concentrated') version. The name - evoking amber - is according to my experience misleading: I cannot smell any 'amber' but just an 'idea' of it, translated into reality while using spicy caramel and adding also a touch of vanilla to the juice. I've got it (otherwise I wouldn't have taken the time to review it) but if I consider this Maison - whose frags I love so much - and the reputation (not to mention the great ability!) of Mr Ellena... I would expect (and obtain) 'something' more!

Golden-syrupy cardamom, cinnamon, and mace. Patchouli! Rose, nutmeg & further florals, dusted in powdered vanilla. Increasingly cool Autumn nights in London lent the setting. At the time I found it powerful & pleasing yet mildly putrid - which only added to its exotic, fleshy, sweetly stewing vibe (there's surely some latent animalic essence deep whithin) attempting to gel with AE, I wore it on & off for a year or so. I loved this - then went off it, and in a wardrobe weed gave away a near full 100ml a year ago. Although it's not an 'any season' scent to be sure there are times when it's just right - hoping the one I gifted it to has a better relationship with it than I did. Perhaps I should go with the ball or la bougie? ★★☆☆☆

I ordered a second sample of this, because it seemed too bland to me the first time, but the reviews made me think I might be wrong. So, second try and still I don't get it. I mean it's nice, warm, sweet (but not too sweet), comforting. It's NOT spicy; not on my skin anyway. It's amber and vanilla pure and simple. It's also a cocooning, skin scent that I like but only I can smell. And it doesn't last too long; about 4 hours tops. I can't say I don't like it, but I don't feel like investing in a full bottle either. Wearing it side by side with MP&G Ambre Precieux, this comes out as the softer and more linear of the two. However, if you want a perfume that focuses on amber and amber alone, this might be the way to go.

This perfume was in a tester set from L'Artisan Parfumeur, and since I love amber scents I was eager to try. It's a true amber, warm and and powdery, but in a very 70's way. It's not at all spicy on me, just very linear amber. It doesn't develop at all. Not a bad thing for me, because I like amber! I also tried layering with Batucada and this works well, the amber gives some depth to the sweet citrus notes. I bet it works for light flowery scents too. Ambre Extrême is very long lasting, I sprayed it on at 9am and next morning at 9am it was still clearly there on my skin. Sillage is also heavy on me. Not sure if I like it enough for a full bottle, but I'll definitely use the sample again!

Ambre Extreme has been sitting in my sample box for over a year. I had scratched my Amber itch with Estee Lauder Amber Ylang Ylang, but I recently ran out. And with the temperatures in the midwest dipping below zero for the first time in years, I found myself hungry for comforting amber. I don't smell much going on in Ambre Extreme other than amber, but the amber itself is lovely. It goes on strong, but fades after an hour or so to a nice skin scent. Much longer lasting than most L'Artisan perfumes on me. I highly recommend this one for fans of amber, though I admit that Amber Ylang Yland is still my favorite!

Old money perfume!! Ambery, spicy, cosy. I see a classy middle age woman wearing expensive but discreet clothes and pearl jewelry. She's moving and speaking slowly and elegantly. Her hair is in the neat bun and she smells like this. It is not a unique perfume but still beautiful. Leans feminine even if it can be worn by a man. Safe blind buy for amber lovers. The vanilla is present but not loud. Close to skin perfume and not a lot of projection. As I said - discreet! Scent: 6.5 Longevity: 6.5 Bottle: 6.5

Strong Play-Doey amber, but I love that Play-Doh smell! This is it--pure and true. There might be a touch of vanilla after a couple hours, but it is not very sweet at all. Strong peppery notes too. I wore one spray on only one wrist, yet it wafted up to my nose all day long and smelled thick like syrup. Great, persistent sillage, and it lasted +12 hours. I had to get myself a full bottle. It will blend nicely with a lot of my other perfumes by L'Artisan. This is the perfect amber for winter.

All I get is strong amber. Very deep. To my nose It’s similar to Shalimar without the leathery incense that turns me off. This will be great during winter. I’m not usually a huge amber fan but I was drawn to this one and just had to have it. A great addition to my collection. I’ll use this to layer with others to make my other scents more fall/winter and deeper and darker. Interesting scent. It’s not my usual choice but very nice.

Very pretty but the notes are off here. VERY powdery and very patchouli more so than amber. Reminds me in a way of I Profumi di Firenze's Dolce Patchouly or a little of Mazzone's Patchouli Boheme but without the herbal quality. And this fragrance has a little bit of smoke in it. A faint tinge. Maybe some styrax or birch wafting way down low in there. And the final drydown is an incense with a tiny hint of clove

Great point saying this smells a bit like Play Doh! Lol. Now I can’t unsee it but that doesn’t bother me at all. Like some other people stated this does become a close to the skin scent after less than an hour so that’s a bummer but the reason I like this fragrance is because it smells like Nag Champa and I was looking for an incense smell like this. I didn’t see anyone saying this here so maybe it’s just me?

There's quite a bit of patchouli in this amber. Amber accords are often created with the help of patchouli. This one leans earthy and powdery. Cumin and vanilla dominant with some cinnamon way in the background. Flirts with the gourmand. Cardamom is undetectable. Moderate projection for the first hour. Sits close to the skin for the next 3. Uncomplicated linear, comforting unisex scent.

I got this on a trip to Paris with my brother in the summer of 2024. When I smell it, I remember that trip. I remember trying to roam the Parisian streets for the most niche and authentic scent that would capture the entire city. I wound up getting this. I like it but not that much. I am fond of the memories it holds in its scent but it kinda smells like baby powder and bubble gum.

L’artisan Parfumeur L’eau D’Ambre Extreme (2001) - spicy amber - #jeanclaudeellena ‘s creation starts with strong accord of spices - pepper and cardamom and you would think the perfume would stay rambunctious. Then, it moves into this Play-doh accord that was unexpected and finally comes this glimmering and creamy Amber & Vanilla accord. Transparent and radiating.