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! :)

I though nothing can beat my signature fragrance... But I think that place is shaken with this fragrance. I simply love it. By all the reviews it will says it's sweet, boozy, here there flowery, woody and all extremely well blended. Yes. It's all that and I wasn't expecting much. I expected sweet well blended perfume. And probably to some it will be just that but to me No. I have problem when there is tonka bean, oakmoss or musk. It usually hit my nose hard. Otherwise there was so much potential everything to go wrong or lean on more male side heavy sweet fragrance, but no. If I have to define it, that's not easy because it's really blended to perfection, as someone already said that. Like well aged whiskey is made it's like the caramel tonka flower juice is put in wooden barrels for aging. I think the whiskey note comes from that warm feel of it. But also flowers make it not so heavy, but easy to nose and addict in some way. About the longevity and silage. I can't smell it around me after few hours, but that don't bother me. When a man gives you compliment, that's says it all.

As it opens, the perfume evokes the light and airy sweetness of 540 but that doesn’t make this identical to it or even similar to Instant Crush (IC) You could say they’re from the same genre/family of perfumes. This takes a distinct turn with the emergence of a refined boozy, caramel-y floral scent along with a subtle hazelnut/nutty undertone. The hazelnut isn't as strong as in Choco Violet, and the rose is subtle, blended well with jasmine and violet- perfect for me since I'm not a fan of overpowering rose notes making this a safe blind buy but only if you are familiar with the Mancera DNA. Compared to their other offerings, its performance is somewhat lacking, but on its own merit, it lasts decently – around 6+ hours on skin with moderate projection and all day on clothes. While not their strongest scent, it's still a pleasant surprise and much better than IC imo, though I wish it matched its performance. Nonetheless, one of my top 3 from the house and it smells addictive the more you wear it.

From the very first spray, you're enveloped in a rich blend of sweet amber and creamy vanilla, creating an irresistibly inviting scent. The heart reveals a captivating mix of spices and leather, adding layers of sophistication and depth. This complexity makes it a perfect choice for both casual and formal occasions, effortlessly adapting to any environment. As the fragrance settles, the warm, resinous base lingers beautifully, ensuring you feel wrapped in its luxurious embrace throughout the day. What truly sets Amber Fever apart is its impressive longevity and sillage, leaving a memorable trail that captivates those around you. It transforms the typical amber experience into something truly extraordinary—both rich and inviting. For anyone in search of a truly captivating scent that embodies warmth and sophistication, this is an absolute must-have!

The opening is very strong I get a lot of whiskey. Go easy on the trigger and don’t overspray the same area more than once. However! Holy mother of god! when this stuff settles dry down is when this gem starts to shine. If you like BR540 or that DNA then Mancera’s Amber Fever goes towards that direction of being airy and sweet but with it's own twist and take on things with the whiskey and the chestnut note. Which Mancera is closest to BR540? I say instant crush is the closest. Amber Fever smells great still. If you blind buy this you won’t be disappointed. However, you got to let this stuff settle on your skin to fully immerse the scent to its fullest potential. Blind buy worthy? 110% Masculine or feminine? All genders can pull this off Sillage: 9.5/10 (really shines in the cold evenings) Rating: 9.5/10 Compliment factor 9.5/10

I get about 2-4 hours of SOLID projection then it starts getting closer to the skin, 6 hours in and I get constant whiff while sitting at my desk typing and with good silage trail when moving about. Performance wise; I'm easily getting 10+ hours from this on skin and 15+ on clothes. Definitely a banger, but not as beastly as Instant Crush This fragrance is very delicious when you smell it in the air, the whiskey is prominent throughout the life of the fragrance but is balanced out nicely with the rose and caramel which makes unisex, (the whiskey gives it that masculine Character while the rose from the mid comes out in the opening and makes it feminine). I wish the hazelnut was more prominent. The amber only comes out in the late dry down, so it's not an Amber Forward scent despite the name, and I'm kinda glad for that.

Not a review, more of quick story : *ok short review : super delightful, persistent and sweet. booziness is there throughout the life of it* sprayed it 3 times around the neck area at ~ 2 P.M. , kept smelling it without even trying. come 10:30 P.M. I heavy-spray Spice Bomb Extreme (5 puffs) after a shower. went on a 3hour bike ride. came back home. showered. left for the gym at ~ 2:30 A.M. Guess which fragrance kept hitting me in the face during the workout ? Of course the Spi... nah just kidding. It was the F-ing Amber Fever. This bamboozled me so hard. As those 3 sprays were "borrowed", this really made me consider buying it for myself as well since it was a gift , and even consider Precious Oud instead. We'll see. Phenomenal scent & performance. More ambery than woody. Definitely unisex.

#621 in my "Tour de fragrance" Not much to say about this one. This is about halfway between Mancera Instant Crush and MFK's BR540 Extrait de Parfum. I have both. I probably like this better than Instant Crush, which has a bergamot note I find a bit irritating in the opening. I maybe like the bitter almond note of the BR540 Extrait better than the hazelnut here. But overall there isn't a enough of a difference between the three that you'd really expand your options by having them all on your shelf. But that hasn't stopped me yet, so I'm ordering a bottle of this. I think this is carpool, elevator and office safe, but more of a date night scent to me. I get tons of compliments on Instant Crush and BR540 Extrait and I would expect the same with this.

As an amber addict, this hits the spot amazingly. It is the perfect combination of the typical Mancera signiture rose DNA, with loads and loads of amber, as well as some gourmand notes in the opening. The gourmand notes become super strong and prominent after having macerated the bottle for almost year, where I can smell almost chocolate/ praline notes. The dry down is where this fragrance shines, where it becomes really ambery and musky, with slight hints of woodiness (hard to detect if you are not looking for it). For someone who is not used to unisex fragrances, Amber Fever can come across as a bit feminine leaning and a bit off putting for users who mainly lean masculine. Do not let this put you off, as it quickly leans unisex after 20 min.

Its like instant crush but more wearable and boozy, i love this whisky and carmel combination at the opening, first 30 minutes is just sweet boozy gourmand, it smells kinda like advocat, but thru out the wear it gets more ambery and rosey. And its still light enought for a dayly winter fregfence, amber in this one kinda reminds me of stronger with you amber, its sweet and realistic. Lasts quite long, 6-8 hours on skin and few days on cloathes, projection is way to loud for my liking so if i would get it i would layer with Fresh Brewed Coffee by library of fregrence just to air it out a lil. It might not be for everyone, this is very sweet fregrence. 8/10 Way too loud projection

This simultaneously smells modern from the sweet caramel and strawberry notes but old fashioned from an iris face powder note. A close sniff delivers ambroxan to your nostrils, but it’s not overpowering at arm’s length and seems to help to boost the strawberry note. I honestly don’t detect most of the notes it’s supposed to have (like, whiskey, hazelnut, rose, teakwood, and oakmoss) and instead catch notes that aren’t listed (like strawberry and iris). It smells extremely feminine to me, and there are similarities to BR540. However, it’s its own thing, straddling 2 different fragrance eras beautifully.

Yes I get that Sensual Instinct vibe and they smell most similar on opening, but diverge quickly as time passes. SI is slightly sweeter with the praline note and AF has an undertone of floral where SI has none of that. They both have the amber note but in AF, the amber comes off as more resinous. While SI doesn't list the whisky note, it's there but more prominent and longer lasting on AF. They both stand on their own but could be layered as well. If you're looking for resinous amber with a floral touch go with AF, but if you're looking for amber with a slightly gourmand leaning, then go with SI.

Yo get this very sweet cherrylike, caramel like wiskey, and a beatifull rose accord that it feels like heaven, truly an unslept fragrance. This is just too good, the only thing i struggle with is performance it sits a bit too close to my skyn... The wiskey accord is delicous and so is the rest of the fragrance, very smooth amber and vanilla gives a punch to the fragrance itself. def a fall winter fragrance, also wearable in the day in my opinion, it really riminds of a cocktail you would drink in a night out with friends. MARK: 9/10 it would have been a 10 with better projection.

I love this fragrance I apply 4-6 sprays and get compliments everytime To be honest I feel this is a more masculine scent It’s sweet but not Roja Sweetie Aoud sweet I don’t get much rose or violet I do get Amber and musk I thought it was Chestnuts Because I get a “Armani - Stronger with you “ Vibe I guess hazelnut is not far off Definitely not watered down BR540 Leave that up Arianna Grande - Cloud Everyone wear scents Different and to me this one is amazing Pretty shocked to see all the hate

I got a bottle of this fragrance for Christmas last year, and I liked it but I didn’t love it. So when the warm weather came I put it away till fall and when I came back to it today, I fell in love, and it might just be my favourite fragrance in my collection. It projects loud, lasts long, and smells delicious while remaining classy. I don’t find it leans masculine or feminine, I can pull it off but a woman could easily pull this off as well. 10/10 fragrance, would highly recommend!

More of a masculine take on the BR540 DNA. It’s got the masculine whiskey note which to my nose dominates the fragrance for most of the wearing. You get that sweet caramel and everything else but it’s more in the back ground as the whiskey note takes center stage. After it’s all said and done you end up with a less sweet more spicy woody BR540 vibe. Not very feminine to me anyway, at least I wouldn’t want my wife wearing this lol to each their own of course though.