L'Eau d'Ambre

L'Eau d'Ambre is a staple of mine since many years. I couldn't stand amber in perfumes when I was younger because it seemed to me that it got kind of panty smell on my skin. Then, all of a sudden, 10 years ago I changed my mind and went on regular amber craves. I tested so many, both soli-ambers and blended ones, but they mostly smelled plasticky fake or too much into Ambroxan or sugared vanilla or so-damn-expensive! Then I met L'Eau d'Ambre I fell for it! I was introduced to L'Artisan by a dear friend of those times who wore Ambre Extreme and it was just d-i-v-i-ne on her. On me it smells good, too, not the same. She told me that she didn't care for L'Eau d'Ambre and there I went: love! Two contented young ladies LOL L'Eau d'Ambre is apparently a very simple one, not too spicy or complicated but there is much more going on inside this. At first I smell something spicy, a little bitter and vaguely old school after shave, a hint of animalic. In 5 minutes that fades away to only a trace and leaves room for the cleanest, softly powdered amber ever. It wears like second skin and lasts enough to make people comment, if they care to. People usualy say things like: "Mmm, you smell good! What soap did you use?" Yes, it smells like expensive soap to other people, maybe a herbal/ambery one, something that would be on fashion to wash with a century ago. For me it is all about amber, the cold type but not too cold, delicately spiced (I guess it is carnation) and only vaguely vanillic, cuddling but never candylike! Good on rainy autumn afternoons for confort with a cup of hot tea.

This perfume is like a huge soft cashmere blanket. The kind that you wrap yourself in on those cold winter nights, as you curl up on the settee with your favourite film on the TV, listening to the rain hammering on the window panes and the wind howling around your house. Gorgeous dreamy perfume which has surrounded me in that cashmere blanket of sweetest amber, obedient patchouli, a modicum of vanilla,a twirl of spices and geranium. The bottom line is the amber, this fragrance is all about the amber. Sweet, warm, cozy and all enveloping. I feel so happy and contented when I wear this gentle scent. Amber for me is always a winter perfume, perhaps that's why I love it so much because of the wonderful Christmas memories that it holds for me. I find this lovely fragrance softer and deeper than Prada Amber and not quite as sickly sweet. It's probably one of the best amber perfumes I have ever smelled. Seriously, if you love amber and patchouli fragrances, then it's definitely worth the money for a huge full bottle. Longevity and silage gloriously befitting of this perfume house. Long lasting and silage which envelops you at about 2 feet. Thank you ChinaskyHenry1 for introducing me to this little beauty.

I've come to simply love amber fragrances, but they somehow mostly seem the same for me, well ok, with some different notes added, but after all they all come down to - amber :) Like sherapop already mentioned - one should have one amber fragrance, I have Etro - Ambra and on my wishlist there is Ambra by Esteban, but I still feel weirdly allured by this beauty as well. It's extremely warm, at the opening a bit too sweet (loads of vanilla), but when patchoulli shows her face it becomes simply marvelous - dark, rich, a bit animalistic, a bit bitter, but all in all very cozy, sensual and warm, a perfect mix for cold winter nights. I think I won't add this to my collection due to the fact that I have already something similiar, but this with no doubts is a great amber fragrance, so give it a go :)

Now that someone has mentioned vintage books, my mind can't help but travel down that path. I have a few Lucy Maud Montgomery pre-40s editions that smell quite similar to L'Eau d'Ambre and that brings me joy. If I were to never purchase this after my bottle is full, I could remember it that way. In saying that, I'm very likely to purchase this. I recieved this in a swap after I fell head over heels for it. On me it smelt absolutely incredible. Regal, elegant and amber syrup-like. There's a sparkle to it that tickles the nose, which could be the pepper. Geranium offers a little bit of a green / floral tinge to it which is a nice touch. Overall this is possibly the most well-behaved scent on me and I cannot reccomend it highly enough.

Last night I came home from a relaxed day at a friend's house in a beautiful town, showered up, did a more luxurious skin care routine than normal and used Lush's Sleepy body lotion then sprayed a lot of this all over. This helped me feel the most relaxed I've ever been. It felt cozy, at home and at peace. I woke up feeling revitalised and could still smell this. It's been over 19 hours and I can still smell the sparkly resins and powdery patchouli quite well. I've only ever had positive experiences with this fragrance and it's one of those fragrances that I will feel unconditional love for. It's beautiful, relaxing and delicious - all at the same time. I love it so much.

I'm probably in the minority here but for amber i prefer L'eau de Ambre over the famed Ambre Sultan. AS is great but it felt a bit tamed and thin to me. I like its herbal aromatic nuances but it in the end it does not wow me. L'eau de Ambre on the other hand is my reference amber. Very comfortable, morphs great with my skin, it is dry with just the right touch of sweet, and has a distinct interesting rubbery feel to it. L'Artisan's Ambre has a salty character that also adds naturality for an overall excellent experience. *****

Love Amber, IT ACTUALLY FILL ME WITH JOY. I actually like all L'artisan(tried about 30 of their fragrances). I tried also the Extreme of this one, they are very similar also in durability(lasting on skin)That's why I happily went for the big bottle. Must-Cartier, Aura Intense-Swaroski(I wore it today 30/6/2021 and it's not as AMBERY as this one), I am woman-Joan Collins are all good variations of it, very close to each other to me

The nose behind this fragrance is Jean Laporte, One of the earliest L’Artisan Parfumeur creations. This iconic was launched in 1978, With Mûre et Musc created in the same year. They are the iconic of L’Artisan.

This is such a lovely soft scent. I often feel it is a great one to layer with slightly heavier fragrances to soften it down slightly. Very comforting scent.

First impressions after receiving this and trying for the first time today: for the first minute, I thought it leaned towards more of a gourmand scent. I had been wearing Parfum Sacre earlier in the day and think that some of the sweetness from that one may have leached into L'Eau d'Ambre. Very soon though, the sweetness receded to the background and a soft, powdery incense-like amber came out to play. I was intrigued, but there was another perfume I purchased that I wanted to try, so I scrubbed it off. Now it is late at night, and I have showered and gotten into bed. Powdery amber sounded very attractive at that moment, and I gave myself a generous spraying, hoping to get to know it better, hoping it's warm and creamy embrace would help me drift off into blissful sleep. Well, I am still awake, and I am glad I have had a chance to get to know this better. To me, it has an elusive quality, like something that is there but ever so slightly out of reach. I can smell it enveloping me, but when I sniff my wrist hoping to get a deeper whiff, I can barely smell it! It's more like an aura surrounding me, and for some reason I find that appealing! This is not a challenging scent to me, and so far it's fairly linear, but it is so sheer, which amazes me, as I am used to the big amber orientals from the era this was made. It's ephemeral quality is what makes me so interested in the fragrance, and I think that I am starting to love it. As others have pointed out, this is not a Jean Claude Elena composition, as he created the intense version years later, but if someone told me it was one of his creations, I would have absolutely believed them. There is something here that reminds me of his work with Hermes, that minimalist approach, where less is more, and I find that quite wonderful not only because of the era of it's creation, but also because even today, most amber fragrances are heavy affairs. This whispers, and that's why I think it is special, even if the creator isn't JCE. I am looking forward to wearing this outdoors while the weather remains chilly. It's just another example of why I love the perfumes of L'Artisan and plan on adding more to my collection.

I received a sample of L'Eau d'Amber in a swap about a year ago. Sadly, I placed it on a shelf and forgot about it until today. Call it curiosity on a rainy afternoon but I decided to try it out. Immediately I got a very powdery note, as spirit966 commented "Johnson's baby powder ", but this wasn't a bad thing for me as I just had a shower and wanted something fresh. It then began to smell very carmel, warm and exotic, with a touch of vanilla. Still powdery but now it's matured into something more seductive than baby powder. It does linger close to the skin. Wearing this I picture a sophisticated woman in her late twenties to mid thirties, business attire, quiet, modest, not a party girl. She is soft spoken and at times delicate but that doesn't mean she is weak, forgettable, or even boring to be around. Rather she is strong, decisive, a tad mysterious ... she just doesn't broadcast it for all to know and this is what makes her that much more alluring. Perfect for work to evenings, rainy afternoons, and special dates. 7/10

Amber is one of my favourite scents, so i am always happy to try any with Amber (even in its name 🤔) I blind bought this one going purely on its notes, and im not unhappy that i did, it was a bargain price so for me was worth it. The scent is lovely, has a warm soft amber feel to it, not at all brutal or sharp like some, and is pleasant to be in its vicinity (tried on my wife, and i like it on her too) Sadly, its not got brilliant longevity, seems to really taper off on me within a few hours. It also becomes a skin scent on me within an hour, so its not a scent if you are looking for major sillage, That said, its not a bad scent or a poor scent to me, its a lovely fragrance and i like it. I wonder if the Extreme version has better longevity, as honestly thats the only thing that lets this down for me.

Artisan Parfumeur is one of the niche brands I most appreciate. They have a certain characteristic style to what they do, a common feel to all their fragrances. L'Eau d'Ambre starts rather sweet, there is definitely a lot of vanilla here. As the fragrance settles down, vanilla blends with the patchouli and amber, creating a nice, cosy atmosphere. It remains sweet, but somehow earthy-powdery-sweet. A piece of amber put on a wet patchouly leaf sprinkled with vanilla. For me it is a scent of a voyage, I have some unprecised shades of memories in my head when I smell my wrist. I wish I remembered where I smelled something similar... Sure, it might not be the most exciting fragrance out there, but you simply can not not appreciate the fine quality and longevity, which is extraordinary.

I bought this from TK Maxx for £30, a 100ml bottle, blind buy. Everytime I wear it I've been racking my brains to figure out what it reminds me of. Bingo, Imperial Leather Soap plus a dollop.of incense. I've looked into the compostion of the soap fragrance and it is based on a well known old mens cologne type,Cuir Russe, Russian Leather. There was even an amber version of Cuir Russe. So not exactly innovative. However this is a grower. I find it sweet and sickly to start but the high notes and incense, churchy, old book smell punches though. For me it is a fairly masculine fragrance. As has been said everyone should have a amber fragrance and I'm pretty happy with this one.

Very light amber, cozy, smooth, easy to wear, stays close to skin. I can see it very well in summer time - even if I do prefer wearing ambers in winter - as Eau d'Ambre is so sheer. The amber note is straight forward from beginning to end, with rapid incursions of some flowers & patchouli. Gorgeous vanilllic, powdery drydown ( Shalimar vibes). As all L'Artisans, staying power is not exceptional, to say the least. A nice comfort scent to have, but not unforgettable.

I tested this from a o.6 mL tester directly from L'Artisan vendor. It instantly qualified for one of my favorite winter amber parfums. It's not overpowering, though many have said that this has an intense androgynous feel to it. The vanilla note in it is secondary and creamy. Unfortunately, I did not catch either the geranium or patchouli. Maybe I had a stuffed nose. IN any case, I felt warm and cozy, yet aware of my elegance.

To me L'Eau D'Ambre is what Amber is supposed to smell with a slightly warm spicy opening and a hint of Clove buds studded Orange peel kind of tone to it. The scent is powdery, warm, balsamic, resinous, dry and woody with a very very soft floral undertone. It is a very comforting scent that reminded me of those old books with yellowing and very thin pages.

Labdanum and a huge wallop of clove. Not bad but a bit short on soft sweetness for my idea of amber. I'll have to retest this. Wearing it again, the clove still very much there but the amber def warmer, noticeable patchouli too in the drydown. Very nice but not exceptional enough to buy a bottle.

A light, rosy and cosy amber. Nothing unusual but so comforting. The staying power is ok, and it layers well with Sarah Jessica Parker’s stash, especially with the oil version. So good. Give it a go!

What a lovely amber! The name of that says everything! It's calming cozy warm beautiful amber!! Perfect for cold weather! If you are amber fun that one is one of the best! Totally unisex!