Amber Haze

I first reviewed Amber Haze last June 2025. I’m back 8 months later to give a second review because, yeepers!🧡— I LOVE me some Phlur Amber Haze. Especially in latter February where I live, as “Spring” arrives here in Northeast Florida with temperatures in the low 80’s. It’s the perfect light, floral amber for these warmer days that start in late February here. When you love huge amber, musk, ambroxan and vanilla scents as much as I do and you live in a subtropical climate that makes them challenging to wear them 70% of the year, fresh vanilla ambers like Amber Haze are a godsend! Ugh, I keep hoping and praying for the company to release an edp format, but so far, no dice. I get the BR540 associations to the scent of Amber Haze, which is probably a major reason why I am so partial to it. (I adore and own both br540 Eau de Parfum and Extrait). Amber Haze does have a similar scent profile. But side by side, their fragrances are very different. Amber Haze is a creamier take on the BR540 scent profile. Rather than the “airy fairy” cotton candied strawberry of br540, the sweetness in Amber Haze reminds me of saltwater taffy, a salty/sweet and vanilla based treat in different flavors, ubiquitous to the south/southeast shores of the States. According to the given notes, Amber Haze has no ambroxan (unless “amber” is what they’re calling “ambroxan” here?) But this is a sweet vanilla amber floral that has that unmistakable oceanic aspect that ambroxan gives... so if Amber Haze has no ambroxan, then it sure smells like it does! It’s one of the few amber scents I find fresh enough to wear comfortably in summertime. Like most of Phlur’s body mists, this one has pretty good longevity for a mist, about 3-4 hours on me with a nice, arms length scent bubble for the first 2 hours. Amber Haze is a fresh amber vanilla that has the smell of sun warmed skin, damp with ocean salt and a bit of fresh sweat. I know this can hit some noses like bad body odor... my firstborn daughter says it smells like cat pee on her skin😄🤷🏻♀️ But to me it smells wonderful. It smells intimate, sweet, and very sexy. Please, Phlur, make an edp—tout suite!

Fantastic BR540 dupe in an oh-so-wearable and affordable body mist format. I adore this to wear when the weather is too steamy and hot for my BR540 edp and extrait. I feel Amber Haze leans towards being more like the BR540 extrait than the edp, as it’s sweet. It’s not heavily sweet, it’s a light, airy vanillic sweetness. Although it’s not in listed in the notes, there’s almost a cherry-almond scent to it. Also not listed, Amber Haze has that oceanic/iodine smell that often indicates the presence of ambroxan. Maybe it’s the oak moss? Reading other reviews here, it seems like this smells a bit different to everyone wearing it. Try it for yourself and see what you get. I get more vanilla/saffron/amber with Amber Haze than br540(strawberry/ambroxan/iso e super) I love both those combos, though, so win/win! Like all Phlur body mists I have worn, this actually performs more like a good eau de cologne. I can still catch subtle whiffs off my skin about 3 hours after application. Amber/musk, sweet vanilla, spicy saffron, YUM!😋 I hope this never gets discontinued!

This is really unique and nostalgic to me! I wonder if I've been around a similar scent, or if saffron and candied almonds remind me of childhood experiences~ (edit: I can't believe I forgot that it was reminding me of nabat in vanilla tea!!) Its almost smoky? I get primarily saffron with a warm amber and vanilla base.. The other notes are harder to pick out but I notice enough depth to know they're there! I really love that the drydown smells so much like the initial spray ♡ I don't like scents that are too heavy/smoky/leathery/spicy, this is exactly what I'd reach for if I wanted to evoke a little bit of that energy without overdoing it~ Its 90% feminine and sexy, but also just that hint of edgy ♡ A great femme fatale scent for a gourmand lover! I just wish that it lasted longer! But this is more of a body spray so I can't fault it for that! I think it'd be good for every season except summer and both day and night~ I read after picking this out that its a great BR540 dupe, which solidifies my urge to try BR and the Extrait someday!!

For context, I'm not a BR540 super fan. I find the fragrance nice and have sampled it before but I don't care to buy it because of how oversaturated it is. That being said, I bought samples of the PHLUR body mist line and I'm shocked at what a good value this body mist is. It smells exactly what I remember BR540 to smell like: that caramelish airy spun sugar smell, and it has AMAZING performance for a body mist. I sprayed it on my arm and actually tried to scrub it off with a wet cloth (not because I disliked it but because I bought a sample haul and was eager to try more), and it would not budge. I went to the gym and got great sillage the entire time; even after intense cardio I could still smell the fragrance. It's a little shocking to me that the performance is so good; my only guess is that my nose for whatever reason is very attuned to smelling the aromachemicals in thr BR540 DNA. I am actually considering buying it even though I only got a sample as an afterthought.

I kept hearing online that “Amber Haze” was the best Phlur body spray, as an “Into the Night” loyalist I wanted to find another layering spray to switch it up. This scent is a classic BR540 sort of formula, it is sweet with a high amber vanilla smell yet has some warm spices and white florals. It smells like a more mature “Cloud” by Ariana Grande with a bit complexity and more spicy notes. I have to say the dry down is really where it’s at! There is really a smooth sweet vanilla amber that has some warm spice. It blends together seamlessly and there is no weird plastic note that sometimes comes with similar scent profiles. I would love love love if Phlur made this into a perfume because it is not the most potent and having that option would be great. ☺️💕