Amber Fever

Wow. This fragrance has really grown on me over the last two weeks. It’s not at all what I expected. When I initially sprayed it, I was actually kinda disappointed. It smelled very similar to a Chanel fragrance to me, which is not bad, but not what I expected. For days, I sprayed it and stared at the notes to make sense of it. I think it may have been the powdery accord that was throwing me off. I honestly wish that would’ve been replaced with maybe an Almond or milky, lactonic accord. But two weeks later— That caramel is extremely prominent and every once in a while, I’ll get a whiff of the whiskey. This is so sweet and delicious. The more time I spend with it, the more I understand it. I’ve seen comparisons to Instant Crush— which I don’t get from this at all. Like... at all. Though, when layered, they work really nicely together. I also like to layer Amber Fever with Angels’ Share, Choco Musk, By The Fireplace or Apres by Ellis Brooklyn. However, when this bottle runs out, I don’t necessarily see myself rushing to immediately replace it, but I would, at some point, 100% repurchase and I do like it a lot. I’m curious to see how it wears during the warmer months! 7/18/2022 UPDATE: One day about a month or so ago, I wore this and for whatever reason just was not feeling it that day and hadn’t touched it since. After leaving this alone for a while, buying/wearing other fragrances— I came back to it TODAY. Probably no more than 10 minutes ago. And WOW. Gorgeous. I wore BR540 EX this morning and was going back to my tray (8:00PM) to respray. (btw, I can see why people are *reminded* of BR540 when they smell Amber Fever. Because of the sugary sweet, airy quality. But it’s a lot more powdery and “deep” than BR540, however Instant Crush is indeed very similar to BR540..... anyway....) I sprayed both. This is such a beautiful fragrance...... I actually realized that I had missed it once I smelled it again. I love this and contrary to my original update, would certainly repurchase. :)

I'm wearing Amber Fever today. It's the first time this season. I smell fantastic. I have forgotten how good this smells. If you're looking for a BR540 dupe, keep on walking. This is not it. Amber Fever is prominently whisky, caramel, woody. These notes are not in BR. I don't get the BR540 comparisons. Amber Fever is it's own thing. It starts off with whiskey and caramel dominating with tonka and hazelnut in the background. It's very appealing. It's not a sugar-bomb. The caramel note they use is not overly sweet. The whiskey note is blended with the caramel in a way that creates an accord that is not overly boozy as if you have been drinking. But as the wearer you know it's there. The drydown is fantastic. Amber, musky, woody, with slight florals in the background. Whiskey and caramel are noticable through most of the lifespan and gradually moves into the background. You get more and more woody as it progresses. Amber is not the dominant accord at any point, despite the name. I would say that the opening is unisex, the drydown is unisex leaning masculine and the late drydown is leaning more masculine with the woody notes and oakmoss getting more prominent on my skin. Musk and amber keep it from getting too far into hairy-knuckles territory. It's unisex down the middle. It will smell more feminine on female skin and more masculine on male skin. Amber Fever is casually dressed and fun-times for me. It's too fun and flirty for a suit or the office. The longevity is very good. I get 9+ hours on my skin. Projection is above average. It leaves a very nice trail. It's great for hugs too. For me, this has a similar usage as PdM Pegasus. They smell nothing alike. I just wear them for the same types of occasions. This is a cool weather fragrance. Late-September to late-May (Great-Lakes region). It might work for summer nights too if you adjust your sprays. I luv it. I find it very comforting with the cool weather. It melds very well with the cool air. I can't stop sniffing myself.

Mancera Amber Fever's TLDR review is that it is the boozy more gourmand masculine version of Instant Crush. Instant Crush being Mancera's take on a Baccarat Rogue style fragrance. Mancera Amber Fever was my third Mancera. First came Cedrat Boise, their Aventus inspired fragrance and later the aforementioned Instant Crush. Amber Fever lives up to the hype I have for Mancera releases from the past two in my collection. Amber Fever is a caramel and hazelnut with whiskey take on Instant Crush. They took Instant Crush open and replaced it with the notes I spoke of. Amberwood was replaced with tonka in the open leaving rose and jasmin dominating the mid. The base is an amber musk replacing the vanilla in Crush. Amber Fever like Instant Crush will work great for fall/winter nights. It is a date and club scent. Performance and projection is good but I think the one thing Instant Crush has on Amber is that it can linger nearly 24 hours while Amber Fever doesn't. It is however sexy and masculine. Not that Instant Crush and Baccarat Rogue can't be, but this shines as that style fragrance. I think if you reign in the sprays, you may make it work for work settings, but know you may be told it is too much despite that. Amber Fever is a Baccarat Rogue fragrance that takes it and spins it into its own lane. This is what I love in derivative scents. It is easy to clone and copy a fragrance. Instant Crush does that more than most Mancera fragrances do. For this, Amber Fever is better than Instant Crush. I rated Instant Crush 8.1, this gets an 8.5 out of 10. I am not sure if Cedrat is better than this, but it close.

This is simply one of the best smelling gourmandish niche scents ive ever smelt. Listen this a more wearble version of instant crush. You can wear this in the heat vs instant crush really being harder to wear in heat. Everyone that has smelt this on me loves this scent and cant figure out what i am wearing. This is niche complexity with designer mass appeal. The combination of caramel and rum and then in the mid you get hit with florals, makes this a very complex fragrance. The base is musk and powdery. To me this is the perfect daily gourmand scent. It does lean a bit feminine but you should know that most unisex scents that lean feminine are the most well liked by the general population. Women love this on me, it doesn't get cloying no matter how much you spray which makes this a signature scent worthy. I go nose blind to this pretty fast so I cant speak on longevity. But on clothes this last for 2 - 3 days. As far as silage, youll leave about 4 feet of scent trail behind you. Imo this is a baby between Oud satin mood from MFK and Instant crush. Keep in mind I have the updated bottle with magnetic cap, equality fragrance on YouTube mentioned he has terrible performance with his but his was a screw on cap

HIPNOTIC!!! wow!! this perfume is one of the most beautiful, elegant, and just precious scents I have come across. The opening is like a glass of whiskey by the fire while marshmallows are being slowly roasted in it and you have a caramel candle lighted up to soothe the mood. is very strong yet so delicate, then you can pick up the hazelnut and sometimes the rose, what a lovely transition. I can see how someone can smell some "similarity" with BR540 because the amber note is paired with the white musk and has the same "frequency" as in the heart of BR540 once it dries down completely. but the dry down on this one is more delicate and romantic in my opinion, while in BR540 is more energic and sexy. I am ordering a full bottle right now because I fell in love THAT hard right away. Silage is marvelous as projection! got compliments at my house as soon as I sprayed on my wrist. You can blind buy this one easily and love it! specially if you are an amber lover, if you are still not sure because of the whiskey and hazelnut notes sample it and be prepared to be amazed, or at least be more than pleased with this fragrance. BRB I am going to buy this one ASAP! :)