Ambre Cello

Citrusy, bitter bergamot is quite a rough opening, but ensures an attention. And then becomes pleasantly tame. Tonka beans comes to the fore: intoxicating tobacco aroma, intermingling with a warm benzoin. In that phase, the scent becomes mystique and bewitching. The base I love the most: calm, vanilla-sweet and heart-warming. It is almost milky, very comforting. I am enchanted by this beautifully developing fragrance. It is truely an art of a virtuoso.

the opening is very sharp, but the dry down is divine honestly. you have to give it some time and patience to develop, it is a divine scent and quite underrated one of this house. though it is a full bottle worthy, but you should try out first.

Beautiful, bright bergamot opening that pulls slightly turpine, like stepping into a luthier shop. Then it’s a warm, sweet, snuggly amber. I wore this everyday in January, to keep my heart warm and spirits up.

Smells extremely close to Myrrhe Imperiale from Armani Privé. For that I love it. If you can't get the Armani Prive this is the best alternative.

#1564 in my "Tour de Fragrance" L'Orchestre's "Piano Santal" is one of the very few scents with a lactonic note that I've really enjoyed and which did not come off too feminine for my taste. So on to another from L'Orchestre! This is another scent where less is more. I have others like it. Carner Barcelona "Ambar Del Sur", Prada "Amber Pour Homme Intense", 4160 Tuesdays "Eau My Soul", Jeroboam "Ambra", which all have that ice creamy vanillic character, which would be common and boring if not for the myrrh. This L'Orchestre is the simplest note formulation in the group, and almost the one I prefer, though I like "Eau My Soul" better (if you haven't tried out the 4160 Tuesdays line you're missing out). Quality-wise kind of middle of the road performance, not worth the $180 Maxaroma wants, but the $90-100 range Jomashop normally charges for L'Orchestre seems reasonable, though they don't have this scent in stock at the moment. Carner "Ambar Del Sur" and 4160 Tuesdays "Eau My Soul" are also in that price range (The Prada is discontinued (idiots) and the prices the eBay scalpers want are ridiculous.) I would say get a decant first. ScentSplit.com has the L'Orchestre for $3.99, the Carner for $4.99, the 4160 Tuesdays for $5.99. If you try all three I suspect you'll go for the 4160 Tuesdays "Eau My Soul." Good Luck and Good Hunting!