Vintage Collection Ambra

Ambra is what it says on the tin - an amber scent of superb quality. There are a lot of listed amber-esque notes, but the overall effect is of a smooth, cohesive yet multifaceted amber scent. It is classic in style, reminiscent of a vintage-style spicebomb, but is much more muted and wearable for a modern audience than the heavy ambers of decades past. Ambra has a bold, spicy opening, amber-centric from initial spray, but lifted and brightened by fresh citrus notes. There is a green undertone to the amber here, with notes like hazy galbanum enhancing the pine nuance of elemi. Labdanum gives a dark, leather quality to the amber accord, anchoring it throughout and amping up the vintage element. As it develops, Ambra becomes dry, and more warm spice comes to the fore. I get nutmeg in particular, and some cardamom. The amber is balsamic here, slightly sweet and very smooth. The frankincense is soft but delicious, more balsamic than smoky. There is a slightly animalic, salty edge to it as it develops further, likely thanks to the ambergris note. It strikes the perfect balance of being airy and lightweight, yet rich. It is at its most warm and resinous as it dries down, with a lovely woody accord adding body and grounding it during its later stages. It becomes softly musky as it fades, with sweet amber remaining until final fade. Sillage and longevity are moderate. It is unisex in my opinion - a beautiful scent for amber lovers. As I find with ambers, it is a cold weather scent, but Ambra is a day scent that is light enough to be worn in mild weather. It is an EDT, but such lightness is not guaranteed. A beautiful lightweight amber scent, Ambra is a great modern interpretation of a classic accord, made from high-quality ingredients. It is a palatable take on amber without sacrificing the rich beauty of this classic scent profile. Much better than the other Villoresi scents I've tried so far. 4/5.

I bought this blind. After having smelt 1000+ fragrances and owning 200+, I wouldn't have expected to be so excited by a fragrance. And it happened again here. This one opens with a strong elemi note, supported by citruses. Then, the galbanum appears creating a masculine green bitterness, strenghtened by the green feeling of the labdanum resin. In the heart, a noticeable spicy incense note - olibanum, aka frankincense - takes the front stage and will lead the transition. Here it's not burnt/smoky incense, but the warm resin note. Then, it will transition through a soapy musk stage twisted by a - barely noticeable - animalic salty note (imho real ambergris tincture used in very small amounts). Then the musk fades out while a balsamic myrrh note fades in: first, with the help of the - subtle but present - salty note and a very subtle oud-y note, the myrrh develops its animalic side - what some people describe as a "coca-cola note". Then, it will be left alone to also express its - slightly feminine - vanillic base, present in most of amber fragrances. A complex blend in which nearly each listed note will be individually noticeable at its respective stage. I'm not afraid to say that this is the best amber/resinous fragrance I have ever smelt, sharing the podium with Rania J Ambre Loup (and Goutal Ambre Fetiche as close runner-up). This is majestic, luxurious feeling, a masterpiece. Highly recommended, worth every penny. Grazie Lorenzo, grazie di cuore! Fall/Winter evenings, 30+ Edit: I'm wearing it tonight. I feel elegant but not arrogant. I feel relaxed, but not melancholic. I needed that tonight, after this rough week.

"AMBRA" by Lorenzo Villoresi is one of my favourite creations by Mr.Villoresi — a truly stunning, dreamy, and poetic fragrance. Inspired by real ambergris, it feels unlike anything else: unusual, hypnotic, and completely its own. This is not a scent you encounter every day, and that is part of its magic. No one else is going to smell like this. There is something beautifully clean and almost soapy woven through the composition, contrasted by a dry sweetness that I absolutely love. It opens with a spicy, herbal brightness — sparkling and alive — before revealing a deeper, more mysterious heart. The ambergris accord feels divine: musky, salty, warm, and quietly sensual. Then come the resins, rich and enveloping, adding a powdery, meditative depth. The base is filled with woods and sandalwood, and I can sense the same DNA found in "Sandalo" by Lorenzo Villoresi. After some time, the fragrance develops an almost buttery softness — slightly heavy, yet still luminous, as though warm light is passing through amber-coloured glass. What moves me most about "Ambra" is its emotional quality. It feels spiritual, touching, and deeply comforting. Sweet, but never floral. Warm in a way that makes you feel safe and still. Wearing it is like standing inside a memory you cannot fully reach: blurred images, forgotten moments, fragments of something familiar that disappear the moment you try to hold onto them. Ambra feels like time stopping for a moment — quiet, golden, reflective. A fragrance made not only to be smelled, but to be felt.

Lorenzo Villerozi "Vintage Collection" Ambra Decadent and mysterious. Thank you to the lovely person who shared this unusual gorgeous fragrance with me. I love the terpenic opening, exotic, bitter, lemony pine needle smell as a result from the elemi and galbanum accord. The elemi note makes me curious, it is the prominent note in this fragrance, so very unusual to my nose, I smell it for the life of the fragrance. The frankincense, myrrh blends with the elemi. I enjoy the resinous labdanum, it is lingering in the background. I get a delicious whiff of animalic Ambergris. So seductive. It is salty while the myrrh is slightly sweet. Amazing! I love this fragrance from beginning to end, that is rare. Ambra lasts on my skin for about 6 hours and sillage is good, I think it is still noticeable after a few hours. Ambra belongs in my collection! The notes listed on the official website is: galbanum, cistus, elemi, cardamom, labdanum, myrrh, frankincense, pepper, carnation, nutmeg, ambergris

Very different on skin compared to the blotter. On card this opens airy, green and a little bitter with cardamom and galbanum. On skin it opens exactly like a cold, dark church, deserted after mass, smoky incense hanging in the air with some balsamic sweetness from the myrrh and elemi. The smokiness then subsides and the resinous qualities increase as the ambergris starts to stir, lithe and salty in the base, until a smooth, sombre, almost gothic amber-frankincense-myrrh accord has developed. I loved this. Ambra is the perfect balance between sweet resin and dry incense, my favourite in the genre. It's not so distinctive perhaps but fans of beautiful churchy incenses and ambers will feel very much at home with this one.