Ambra Etro for women and men

Very wearable. Soft and powdery. Sometimes I apply it over some other pefume to get more soft overall smell.
Long lasting.

Together with Pegaso, Etro Ambra was a real speed love for me. I tried them in the store and wanted to just take both bottles home with me right away (which I luckily didn't do.) It was like a drug for me for one night but in the morning my love was gone and I didn't really even want a new dose.

Etro Ambra was something totally new for me as I hadn't been introduced to the amber scent before. When I first smelled it it felt so beautifully soft, sweet but in a "dry" way, nothing syrupy in it. There was even a hint of something that smelled like my mother which only made me love it even more. I tried it on and I was disappointed for a brief moment but as soon as the juice dried down it started smelling divine again. I smelled mostly ambra and vanilla. It was so soft it was the "your skin but better" type. I was very scared that it would fade from my skin and I couldn't stop sniffing my wrist. I had to take a shower as I was going to attend a party so I wrapped up my wrist to keep the smell from fading. It worked pretty well but the scent still didn't last on my skin for more than a few hours.

So that's how crazy I was about it BUT in the next morning I didn't really want to smell it anymore. It had been something so new and exhilarating but in the morning I realized it was also a bit odd, like it wasn't from the same world. I haven't gone back to it ever since.
Could it be that I loved it so much that day because I was starving to death?
Could I have gravitated towards the vanilla and something that almost smelled like chocolate because I was hungry? That would explain why I didn't want it anymore later when I wasn't hungry anymore.

Amber and vanilla with an exotic vibration. Fresh to open with herb like geranium and lemony citrus--not too sharp, but just enough to trigger those glands that make your mouth water. The nuance of fir resin adds some clarifying outdoor air.

Opoponax is also detectable with its uplifting, spiked resin feel that hooks me and keeps me entranced. Labdanum contributes an ethereal, fresh musk-like accord, like a delicate, powdery flower that knows how to project. Styrax gives some body and extension to the vanilla, diluting its syrupy qualities while giving some depth along with radiant amber. Woods truly diffuse the weight creating the most wonderfully wearable texture.

Full bottle? Yes please. Beautiful and arresting to the senses, Ambra is one that gives a feeling of comfort and peace.

I tried a sample, and like it. It is very wearable. Something soft and a cotton candy feel, and of course amber, lingering on, very cozy.

I am reminded of Chanel's Coromandel, which is fuller, but the powdery softness is very similar.

oh this is so mouthwatering and sensual at the same time, i cannot keep sniffing at my wrist.

this is one of the best amber scents i have ever tried, it is even beating Serge Luten's Ambre Sultan.

special thanks to Cereza here from whom i got this little precious sample :) and I must agree on the fact that patchouli is at its best just enough to balance the sweetness (myself not being a big fan of excessive patchouli either)

I was in love with L'Artisan's incredible Ambre Extreme until I meet this one. Etro's Ambra smells nothing like the listed notes to me, but does smell of warm, rich, vanillic amber. It's very lovely and a magnificent cold weather scent. Auric Blend Amber Paste is the only other amber that strikes me as being this much of a vanilla amber comfort scent. Both are very close to the skin, cashmere blanket style scents. Ahhhhhhh...

I find the drydown of Musc Ravageur to be very similar to this, but I'm not a big fan of a simple though strong amber-dominated fragrance, so I don't want to say too much more. It lasts a long time and the projection/"sillage" seems just right for this kind of fragrance (I only spray once).

This just in from Italy by way of Latvia (thanks cereza!), Etro AMBRA opens with lots of patchouli and spiciness (in part from geranium) but dries down to a smooth, very light amber layer which could easily be worn in summertime--even in southern Italy!

Although the opening portends big, fat oriental, the strong oriental elements dissipate quickly away, and AMBRA offers a refined, subtle golden layer of relatively simple amber for most of its life. Not too sweet, and not too heavy, this is a kind and gentle amber fragrance with medium-low sillage.

The longevity of the light amber residue is pretty good, given that this appears to be an EDC. Some may prefer to don amber only in the colder months when the heat of the skin somehow works wonders, but this is definitely an amber composition which I would be able to wear in the heat.

I'm always slow to write a review of a scent I've bought blindly.
Ambra opens with burst of spicy, medical patchouli which I as a patchouli dislaker have to get used to. After the first seconds it turns to the best, warm, sensual scent which I greatly love. There is still the dark spices, but working perfect together with resins. A must for patchouli lovers as it is very noticable. And even for patchouli dislaker's as the patchouli here works perfectly and gives this dark, gothic, but very warm and comfy feeling.

The best amber scent I have tried so far. Soft, creamy, warm and so simple. On the other hand so intoxicating and addictive. The staying power is really great! Etro rocks!!!

Beautiful, strong, and elegantly designed. I wonder weather it suits young dandies as well, and if it suits a daily routine, but really, perhaps it doesn't matter, because you'll fall in love with this one anyway.

Ah yes, don't forget: it's for men, either young or not so young.

LOVE LOVE this fragrance. Discovered it three years ago and have been wearing it as a daily fragrance in the winter months. Great Men's Fragrance because it's light and clean but stills has that yummy golden amber scent slipping into a caramel vanilla without being cloying. No downside to this one. Very Very clean almost old fashioned rootbeer/butter scotch thing going on but somehow light without any heaviness. It's one of those scent's that you want to keep smelling but it's a fleeting one. A must smell if you can find it.

Nice and slightly unusual amber experience - maybe a good one for entering to the world of amber.

The scent opens with zesty notes of lemon, bergamot and even coriander is detectable. This phase is not long lasting, more like a whiff of the citrussy freshness. The close-to-skin drydown comes almost instantly after. The light sillage has some gourmand qualities with caramel notes discussing quietly with amber. But this is not all-over-your-face type of sweetness, there is some clean and sober (not soapy) note making the experience very enjoyable and unobtrusive. Edit. I think that it is still the fir needles or some very fresh resins...

On me this scent certainly shows its feminine side, but I'll bet that men who enjoy Boss Bottled would welcome this less recognizable and similarly softly seductive fragrance as a great option.

I'm on the verge on liking and loving this one!

Edit. I'm loving it - definitely bottle-worthy. An amazing balance with sweetness and sophistication. A great bitter note stays on skin and prevents it to become too syrupy. The woodsy resins are amazingly round and gentle but sure give this fragrance some character. Not necessarily an instant winner for amber lover in its elegant lightness, but you definitely should give this one some time to grow on you.

Beautiful oriental fragrance, Amgra is so soft blending with the skin & irresistible feminine. Stayed quite long on my skin, acting more woody, slightly heavy just at the beginning.
This is not an everyday fragrance. For my taste too much of vanilla in base notes, but no matter what it is warm and woody and ideal for cold winter. Rarely in the mood for vanilla, reminds me a bit on L'Occitane Eau de Vanilliers,but this is far finer and more complex olfactory experience.

Mmmm...delicious. It starts out reminding me very quickly of Ambre Precieux...but dries down to a wonderfully rich, lightly sweetened, (dare I say, carmelized?) amber. Where Ambre Precieux stays robust, vibrant, almost spicy, and intoxicating, the entire time, Ambra comes out with a bang like a showgirl in Vegas, but then dries down to a delicate and playful vixen. It has just the teensiest bit of vanilla that makes this fragrance perfect to my nose. It's definitely cozy and comforting and will be wonderful to wear in the upcoming cooler months (if I can wait that long...). It lasts for hours and hours on me! I've thoroughly enjoyed getting whiffs of it throughout the day. Definitely a great amber to have in your collection!

Ambra is one of my all time favourite ambers around. Nr 1 being Ex Voto, this will be a good second. Its kind of a straight up amber, but its so soft, so well blended, so cozy. This is the ideal winter snugglescent for me.