Man Amber Halston for men

This is my go-to -- masculine, distinctive, woodsy, with that very distinctive amber note running right from top to bottom. Unfortunately, I can't find it anywhere anymore! Anyone with info, please leave a message here.

Modern, woody and most assuredly... balmy. First impression is that of Armani Prive Ambre Soie, but far from linear. Halston Amber is not loud, but it is far from quiet. Throughout its transitions, each layer of notes are given abundant time to be vibrant. As we soar deeper into the dry-down the oud begins to cape the fragrance, but domesticated by bergamot and Virginia cedar. Myrhh is raw, but is a team player here. The more the middle and base settles, the more of a Middle Eastern vibe I get... and more is better. Even the bottle looks the part. I'm not a Halston fan, but I'm proud to have this among my collection.

I can't say enough good things about this. It is a wonderful deep dark Oud with a definite medicinal edge, but at the same time a dry alomst gourmandish chocolate aroma, mixed with a wonderful Amber. This beats out Tabacco Vanille for my warm cozy comfort scent on those chilly days. Halston has really done it with this one! I was lucky enough to buy up a bottle lot of this on the cheap, so I have enough to last a lifetime. Wood heads will love this, oud heads will love this, amber heads will love this, and I find the women really love the cocoa edge to this. A winner all around, and is getting a lot of time on my skin this winter! Deep, dark, mysterious and delicious!
WARNING: This juice is not a dry woody mix. The amber+ keeps this fairly dense. It is more on the medicinal woody side. Longevity is 12+ hours on me, but sillage is moderate to less than moderate. Nothing animalic about this fragrance to me.

My first impression; This fragrance starts out a bit too medicinal or herbal to me as I smell tobacco-like note with something green and greasy. I get something leathery too but it never gets smokey nor dry. The oriental aspect shines because of the sweet amber and oud note. It never get spicy however. It's just nice, warm, and rich; kinda heavy and dense feel. It also reminds me a little bit of YSL M7 and M7 Fresh, and then I think of Le Male by JPG as it dries down. The base is really nice too. It's just warm sweet (really) musky with a touch of (cedar) woodiness. Great for a night out or special occasion.

UPDATE: I wanna add that it smells kinda like Encre Noire by Lalique but with sweet amber note. It's quite nice and it's growing on me.

Tried this today @ London's most exclusive department store in London ("Little Egypt") where a very lovely and knowledgeable young lady helped me with this scent.
I have tried the original version a year back but decided against it purely because it was too fresh for a time of year that I wanted something for fall/ winter.

This one might just be the answer as it (after a similarly fresh and pungent spicy start) develops into a seductive, warm, amber-led spicy, woody, herbal, leathery, tobaccoy concotion without the sweetness.

I personally love sweet and heavy orientals for winter but this one is a truly sophisticated alternative for those who want something warm and strong without the sweetness.

Very good fragrance in all aspects and the bottle is simply to die for!

I wonder whether Georg Jensen has had its fingers in the design pot, lol.