Embers

Oooooh, it's so lovely. The spice and incense are stunning, dry, somehow transparent, totally warm and enveloping at the same time. The wood and resins which kick in later are soft and cuddly and gorgeous. It's got a deep, radiating, almost-burning heat at the centre which makes its name 100% appropriate. Definitely conjures pictures of cosy (indoor) firesides, and even more vivid ones of church braziers. Certainly among the top 8 incenses I've smelled if price were no object. (For my money it is, yes, more complex and more lovely even than CDG Avignon, but maybe not quite as spine-tinglingly good as Wienerblut Ex Voto). But unfortunately money *is* an issue - this is seriously expensive stuff as it claims to be extrait strength, but on me has less longevity than most EDPs. So ... if someone bought me this I would love it (and them) forever, but if spending my own earnings I would look for other things in the same ballpark at a slightly less intimidating price. (And on really budget days I'll layer Library of Fragrance Fireside and Amber and imagine it comes close to this.) ETA: after a lucky decants swap I got to spend more time with this, and am now even deeper in love with it - not least because I discovered it had infinitely better longevity than I first thought, when it's sprayed not dabbed and used with more generosity. That boosted its life on skin to around 6h and on fabrics for a few more, so it really would last a full day. ETA again: RRPis painful... but I managed to scoop up a partial used bottle at discount. With more extended wearing you realise what a clove BOMB it is - but cloves in a glorious, dry, restrained way - and I could not have been more wrong about performance in my remarks above: this stuff can last 14h+ on skin in cooler conditions. That seals the deal. It's just fantastic. Smouldering love.

Nice fragrance, but agreed with what many below have said about it not being intense enough. When looking for a woodsy / smoky / spicy fragrance I think that is key - in this sense similar ones in this price range go a lot further like Nanban and Vento nel Vento Bois 1920, Lillipur Tiziana Terenzi. This also had a slight overdone note at first spray I think it was the pepper, but like in Kenzo Elephant (also a very spicy fragrance of this kind) it wasn't particularly pleasant. But mainly the lack of intensity is what puts me off liking this. *I sprayed a total of 6 times, this way I can smell it pretty well, but 6 times is too many in one go there are others where 1-2 is enough to get this intensity. Tested a second (different) tester and this was far more intense, one spray was enough and WOW. This is now on my buy list... I do wonder, if they water up some of these samples! I have 100+ niche samples for swap within Europe - updated spreadsheet of samples on my profile, get in touch!

Okay, I picked-up a bottle of Embers back in October. My first impression was...well, that it was decent light-incense fragrance but, for the money, I was left wanting more and therefore a bit disappointed. This is merely my first impression since I haven't spent much time with this fragrance. I tend to like my incense fragrances a bit more full-bodied such as a Tom Ford Sahara Noir, Montale Kabul Aoud, Myrrh Imperiale and others. To me, Embers was on par with lighter incense fragrances such as Bentley Intense and Mauboussin M Generation, which are both nice designer incense fragrances...but I didn't pay a designer price. I hope to update this review in the coming weeks. Until then, it's a tepid like for me. Update: I've been wearing Embers now and again for the past 2-years and it really has grown on me; love this lighter elegant type of incense fragrance. It lasts an honest 8-hours on skin even though it stays closer to the skin (i.e., personal scent bubble)

I got a lovely generous decant in a swap with Cherry_Darling and its just as i remember the sample. Its strong, although im not certain Embers is the best name for describing it. Its much more than just a smoky scent to me, loads of nutty vibes, with incense being the floater in the back. Still its one of my favourite scents at the moment, im using it as a work scent. Longevity is quite good, and it lingers around for four odd hours at arms length. Would i buy a whole bottle? Not at the moment, theres others i want more, and at the cost its still too far into the Niche price problem for what it is. That said, a lot of scents i like seem to be in the upper price bracket!

From last year purchasing it yesterday I applyed it for the first time. Woooww from the first moments spices rush toward you and woody base makes a dry woody spicy nuance. Clove and pepper are prominent then slightly sweet smocky labdanume adds it a sophistication which adorable so much Time pasing when a cedar came;in this section cedar wood exudes a pensil shaving kinda feel which reminds me Gucci Pour Homme . Its definitely a solid release and niche quality is there .very anchanting in cold weather particularly rainy weather. For spicy woody lovers it is a must try.