Black Amber

[jj_j]

I've tried both the Black Amber and the Egyptian Amber, and I have to admit that I prefer the Egyptian Amber's smooth, smoky, and liquid character.

 

The Black Amber's still a very true and vibrant amber scent, but it's a dry, grainy, and much less sweet amber. In a couple of the scent blends, this mellows into something I've mistaken for balsam, so you might have an idea of the lighter, woodier character of this one.

[allamanda]

Whilst wet this smelt a bit acrid on me, but dried to a wonderful, slightly sweet, slightly smoky, gentle fragrance. I like this a lot.

[fragrantgrasse]

I'm with jj_j - I have black amber on one wrist and egyptian amber on the other and they have been mellowing now for a decent interval.

 

To me the black amber smells a whole lot like vetiver - or is it myrrh? It has vetiver' s smokey-ness and a just a hint of licorice-ness....? or is it anise? No - I am sure now, to my nose it has a dottle of myrrh in it creating that distinctive dryness & resin-y-ness.

 

But as they both mellow and soften I find, I too prefer the egyptian amber and wonder if there is any available anymore....it is everything I love in an amber scent: softness, warmth, a hint of the ancient.... & comforting without being too sweet. That's the good news.

 

The bad news is: it is no longer avialable, what a surprise....!

For me, trying to locate a good amber that doesn't turn wicked on me has been like a quest for the holy grail....only even more mercurial. It seems the heavens conspire against me ever actually finding one and having it be available!

 

The very second I finally locate a delicious amber - you can bet on it - my next order will contain this note:

 

SORRY......all ambers have been...... DISCONTINUED.

 

 

 

Edited June 16, 2005 by fragrantgrasse

[Tegan]

The very second I finally locate a delicious amber - you can bet on it - my next order will contain this note:

 

SORRY......all ambers have been...... DISCONTINUED.

 

 

 

Boy, don't I know that painful feeling! I sometimes think I must be the kiss of death to any decent, "right" smelling amber oil! No sooner did I find Black Amber, it gets taken away. I'm absolutely heartbroken.

Tegan

[Reinaluna]

Black Amber: This type of Amber is very rich and sweet. This is kind of a masculine amber but a woman could still pull this off. Very nice.

[Blood onmy hands]

I'm not sure what it is about the lab's amber notes, but they almost always turn to a powdery/dusty smell on me.

 

Egyptian Amber is a smoky, warm, spicy amber with a drydown that goes to pure baby powder on me. It starts off more resinous on me, where Black Amber is dry and sort of a woodsy amber. It's very light on me (lighter than the Egyptian musk)... and, after about five minutes, starts to morph into a dusty note with hints of powder

 

I've had good luck with amber in other perfumes, but the lab's ambers seem to hate my skin chemistry.