Amberique

Amberique is mainly an amber-heavy fragrance as expected. The rose is not offensive and doesn’t make this scent too feminine, it’s balanced out with a light booziness and the cacao pods. This fragrance is blended so well, you get an amazing olfactory experience. The drydown leaves a nice and sweet amber trail on your skin and a tiny bit of rose also remains. 8+ hours of longevity, strong sillage. Perfect for the autumn and winter, you can even wear it in the spring without any problem. It reminds me of 40 Knots so it’s probably also similar to Ambre Nuit. This is a better, less fresh version of 40 Knots to my nose, made for colder days. I don’t get any cumin at all despite what other reviews stated. It deserves way more than a rating of 3.96. Unisex, maybe a little on the feminine side, nothing serious, just because of the rose.

Normally I'm not into spicy/rose fragrances but this one I really like--soft, comforting, and well-balanced with good performance, and the juiciness of the grapefruit lightens it up a bit. Though it's not listed on this website, there's patchouli in this--normally I really struggle with this ingredient but it's nicely blended here. I feel like a little would go a long way, but then, I'm usually into fresher, lighter scents.

I absolutely hate the smell of cumin. Luckily, I get zero of that here. Maxaroma included a sample in my last order. I had zero expectations going in but really enjoyed it. I included the official notes from the website. It’s a beautiful spicy/slightly boozy rose/amber fragrance. It’s definitely worth sampling. Top: Grapefruit, Pink Pepper, Cinnamon Heart: Rose, Rum, Cacao Base: Amber, Patchouli

First impression - very spicy and citrussy. smelled like a spice rack. On the dry down the rose comes through. It's very spicy, still. not as feminine as I expected. I get what people mean when they say it smells like cumin, comparing them side by side, I think it's just the citrus/grapefruit in the fragrance combining with the spice to create that impression, as cumin and coriander both have a fresh citrussy zing naturally. It's pretty linear. It kind of reminds me of the dry down of Spicebomb Edt but a tad bit more feminine - however it's not a truly feminine fragrance. After wearing it for a while, it's actually a lot like Spicebombs drydown. Cinnamon spice, Pink pepper, Grapefruit and all, but with a nice warm rose. Spicebombs Edt's opening can't really be compared to Amberique since it's a little fresher and less sweet, but the dry down of Spicebomb (about hours in) comes pretty close. I do kind of wish it was more rose, less spice, but I really love this so far. I'll be wear-testing it and maybe even getting a full bottle. My boyfriend has Spicebomb and I've always loved it and considered wearing it myself. I think this will scratch that itch. However when he smelled Amberique on me, he said it's almost too spicy. I think this would be a great layering perfume if you want to add a spicy twist to something. If anyone has any ROSE+PINK PEPPER (soft spicy) recommendations, DM me, I'd love to try them out! If I can't find anything better that's got a spicy rose, I'll probably be getting this one. Wear test: performance is okay for being an extrait de parfum - it doesn't project much however. I'll try to wear this with a rose scented body lotion to add more rose to the scent because I really really do like the wafts of spice I get when I move.

Soft yet somewhat tangy citruses with delicate musky in the base (I almost can smell aldehydes here). But for me it’s a bit imbalanced and slightly soapy. However, the dry-down is very pleasant.