Ambra Calabria

I don't understand or agree with the comparison to Cedrat Boise. I do agree this would smell jaw-dropping on a woman but it smells absolutely stunning on me as well. The citruses aren't nearly as vibrant nor is there much "juice" to the smell of Cedrat. It's smoothened out very very well but I get bored of the scent profile relatively quickly. Cedrat sits very comfortably in the middle of the olfactory spectrum, while Ambra's amber punches quite deeply for a fresh fragrance and the bergamot touches those peaks of refreshing zest I could only compare to Nio. It makes you want to keep smelling it over and over in hopes you'll finally figure out the mystery behind this composition or something. As if there's some secret note in there that'll make you go "ahhhh, I get it now". Like how I was describing the bergamot highs and the ambery lows peaking on both ends of the olfactory spectrum, it's almost like you want to keep hunting to figure out what exactly is in the middle. But that never comes, at least for me, and I love it. I can't get enough of this stuff. Kinda mad they don't have this in any larger size, I can easily see myself wearing this more than even my other Nishane fragrances like Hacivat or Ani simply because of the nature of the scent profile. I'm a sucker for ambers as well as citruses and this has both of those to the highest quality TOGETHER and blended so masterfully that it's one of the easiest reaches and hardest to resist.

This is incredibly green and citrusy when you first spray it on the skin and for the first few minutes. But within five minutes change to a different phase where most notably I can detect a very warm, soft galbanum and coriander combo. Still green and disarmingly fresh but with a soft spicy, herbal, warmer nuances. After half an hour the vanilla, amber and jasmine take over. In the dry down, Ambra Calabria is first and foremost a warm, powdery, semisweet vanilla with green, bittersweet, florals in background. It’s a very dynamic perfume that takes me on a journey, but at all stages, I do really enjoy the ride! A lot! Smells very realistic and natural, refreshing and soothing! It’s one of those perfumes that don’t smell perfumy. I really love Ambra Calabria! If you love Xerjoff’s Torino 21 or Ivory Route I do think you will enjoy this! It doesn’t smell exactly like any of the two Xerjoff, but it’s done in the same expensive manner, with high quality ingredients and highly concentrated natural oils! Ambra Calabria will be my scent for summer days with temperatures above 40 Celsius degrees when I go on holiday in the South of Europe! I got a 50 ml bottle and will be perfect for when I am on the go. Packaging and bottle five stars. Minimalistic, elegant, chic, with a hefty golden, metallic cap with a intricate design.

Citrus ambergreen finished with lovely soft vanilla musk finish. This is an ambergris accord prominent scent. The galbanum is outstanding and really brings everything together like a conductor. The vanilla accord is also done very well. I also started out not very impressed because of initial performance. Maybe I sprayed too much but 10 sprays right after a shower and it wasn't just me struggling to smell it. Forgot about it for months before randomly doing 3 sprays under the shirt and having a fantastic experience with much better performance. I can't come to a firm conclusion but I think it was a mix of the bottle needing to be bloomed and mature some, unfamiliar fragrance with fatigue from big hauls, also maybe I oversprayed leaving myself vulnerable to nose blindness. Anyway it's been solid since then 5-6 sprays if it's all I'm wearing. But I really enjoy the 3 sprays under the shirt with this. It's not a scent I need to dig my nose in to get the best parts. It works so well trapped under the shirt. And this way I can also enjoy something else on my arms. N.R. BN edp goes along so well and leaves me in a musky bliss.

Nishane continues to surprise me in a positive way. So far, I have tried: Hacivat, Ani, Hundred Silent Ways, Safran Colognise and, now, Ambra Calabria. I love them all for different reasons, but they all have one thing in common, and that is superb quality and performance. Ambra Calabria is no exception, although it does not have the beast-mode performance of, say, Hacivat and Ani, which are virtually everlasting and could fill a large room if over-sprayed. I would have to say that Nishane is now my favorite house, given their unique and consistently great fragrances. Ambra Calabria opens up as a lustrous green and fresh citrusy aromatic fragrance for those who have an affinity towards sweeter fragrances. It is extremely well blended. On my skin, it dries down to a smooth, soft, powdery and balsamy aura of cleanliness. It remains moderately sweet (compared to Ani and Hundred Silent Ways), which is unusual for a green and citrusy fragrance. Because this is less intense than Nishane's other fragrances, I think this could work as an all-year signature scent, but it probably shines on warm summer days.

Delicious mouthwatering opening - I’m a sucker for bergamot and green fragrances. The coriander peeks through adding a bitter zing, jasmine non-detectable but I suspect adds harmony. There is an underlying whisper of the base notes which has me scratching my head. This was a blind buy and I think I knew what I was already in for - an olfactory confusion mixing 2 of my favourite fragrance genres together - fresh greens and ambery vanillas. I say confusion because I enjoy these accords separately. So to meld them together is making my brain explode. Unique is the best description, and not in a negative way such as “strange” as some reviews have commented. It is as it is, a warm fragrance mixed with a cold fragrance, and it is challenging as it is pleasing. I am bouncing between absolutely loving it and wanting to keep it forever, and considering selling my bottle as I won’t be overly sad if it’s gone. It’s almost as if Wulong Cha and Ani had a love child, who grew up to change their appearance a bit.