Your Touch Amber

To add to my first review, after nearly a month having this, I have a new recommendation for anyone interested. First of all, I don’t recommend this as a daily during the colder months. I applied it frequently over a couple weeks when I received it (the reason being it was my first fragrance), and it quickly became nauseating for me to smell. I took a break for a while and came back to it, relieved it was still quite likable after all. I would instead recommend this as an occasion fragrance in colder weather. Be it a date night, formal event, etc... just not something to be used too often. I still hold the idea that it is a good fragrance, however a bit too much to apply repeatedly. For those of you thinking of this as an exceptional, can't-go-wrong fragrance for fall/winter, this does not hold up to standard. It is fairly linear in both it's scent and wearability.

Gentlemen, we've accomplished the impossible. We've made the accord of amber actually smell cheap. Don't get me wrong, this smells good. Personally, this is one of the best SWY DNAs (#1 Absolutely >Intensely>Amber>Tobacco). Purely smell-wise, without regard to how cheap/expensive it smells, this smells almost as good as other great ambers like MFK Grand Soir, CK Eternity Amber Essence for Men, CC Blonde Amber, etc. But this smells CHEAP. Like $70 cheap. It smells like a college student's amber scent they'd wear in sweatpants. Blasphemous to the amber accord. This is a very-sweet amber-dominant scent that barely includes the typical SWY DNA. It's almost a single-accord scent of sweet amber; about as amber-dominant as MFK Grand Soir is.

My first fragrance in reference to a clone spreadsheet; I recently sampled Stronger With You Intensely, absolutely loving it but didn't have the budget to get a bottle. I searched online for a reputable dupe, eventually taking interest in this one. To be clear, I blind bought this, and it smells similar to SWY Intensely. I'm surprised at the projection and how long it lasts on my skin.

Got this one for $12. First sniff (it’s so alcoholic). After 30 seconds, you will smell the SWY intensely toned down + Beautiful Lavender + amber note addition. After 5 minutes, you’ll smell something sweet, fresh, and gourmand. After 15 minutes, smells rich, classy, ambery, and so much close to the SWY Intense perfume. Overall: 8/10.

As you can see from the notes, this is not a complex fragrance—it only consists of three notes, but honestly, it doesn't need more than that. It's a very pleasant scent. Although it's marketed as unisex, to my nose, it is masculine as hell. When first sprayed, it opens incredibly strong and with an alluring, inviting warmth. That being said, we have to look at the price point and remember that a budget dupe will rarely perform exactly like the expensive original. The sillage is actually quite good and noticeable at first, but unfortunately, the longevity is lacking on my skin. After about an hour, it completely fades away and neither I nor anyone else can smell it anymore. Because of this, I mostly use it for quick errands—like popping out in the winter to grab a chimney cake (kürtőskalács) or for a quick ice-skating session. Plus, it works wonders as a room spray while cozying up with a nice cup of hot chocolate :D. It's a nice, warm scent for what it is, just don't expect it to last all day.