Hermessence Ambre Narguile by Hermes

jonr951

I know this is probably pointless and quite pathetic, but Im gonna ask anyways!! Does anyone have a sample of this they'd be welling to send me? Ive been dying, DYING to experience this fragrance!!! It just sounds like it could be my holy grail of fragrances!!! You have no idea how much I would appreciate it!!! Since 2004, I have yet to smell it!!! I totally cant afford a bottle and have no been able to get a sample of it anywhere. Im desperate now!! Please someone help me! It would be greatly greatly appreciated!! If theres anything in my collection u'd like to sample, i will surely make u one and send it to u. Thanks everyone!

kastehelmi

This is the smell of a warm Middle Eastern coffeehouse-not the coffee-but warmth from baking baklava and the incomparable smell of top-notch tabacco from a shisha/ghalyun/hookah...whatever you want to call it. I'm not a smoker, but I've tried the hookah-I recommend it as an experience, but of course it's unhealthy-so if you haven't tried it, just dab/spritz on some Ambre Narguilé-it is intoxicating, but balanced.
Sublime.
Not a normal gourmand, if you want to call it a gourmand. Definitely not an Escada Private Collection kind of scent-gourmand as much as you can eat the coil of spicy and vapory apple-tabacco smoke from a gigantic outlandish glass waterpipe-So if you hate gourmands, try a high quality hookah with hot burning charcoals first, and then try this ;)

Mephitis

I liked it a lot, but got tired from this scent very fast. Don't know why.

hapa

I had read about you but was a bit intimidated. You are a member of the Hermessence family and that made me very insecure. Sure, I have a few small accessories from Hermes and had smelled a few of your fragrances in department stores but I had never ventured into an Hermes store for fragrance. After reading so much about this Ambre Narguile, I simply had to try it for myself.

The Hermessence display is in the middle of the store with its bottles lined up so orderly and simply. Approaching it was difficult for I feared I would trip and somehow break it. I scanned the bottles and there you were. It was tempting to try the other fragrances in the Hermessence line but I was sticking to my mission.

The first spray surprised me so much it nearly knocked me over but then it enveloped me with its comforting warmth. It was like I had opened a piping hot oven filled with pastries being baked. The cinnamon, amber and was that apple (or did I imagine that from the cinnamon)surprised me and then I leaned in for a better smell. Was that tobacco? It couldn't be but later on that day I definitely smelled tobacco. What a strange combination I thought but as the day went on I just couldn't get over it. I was constantly sniffing my wrist. Was that vanilla? Incense? I knew it was love and marched back to buy the 100 ml bottle.

Spicy and warm seems like a better words for a meal than a fragrance but there is no other way to describe this one. The sweetness of this fragrance is not cloying nor sickly. It is more of a natural one that would be found in tamarind where the sweetness is tamed by its natural state and not tampered with by unnecessary sugar additions.

The bottle dwarfs the 30 ml bottle of Lolita Lempicka and I know LL might be a little jealous but I blame her. She is the one who introduced me to the concept of gourmand fragrances. I couldn't help but be enticed by this cousin of hers whom is more approachable but, oh, I pay for it just like anyone does for any unfaithfulness. Hermes Ambre Narguile has convinced me she is worth it and I now have been through several bottles.

When I wear it, which is often enough but sparingly applied it would be common enough that after a few minutes in conversation I will be asked "What are you wearing? It smells so good!" This is an edt and not edp but the staying power is exceptional.

This is a fragrance that smells good on a man but it has to be a certain kind of man. I have a male friend who wears a three price suit, smokes a pipe and is more gentleman than metrosexual and it smells fabulous on him. In fact, I would have to say it probably is a better match for him than me but I refuse to admit this perfume is not perfect on me and *gasp* possibly better on someone else.

Oh, this is definitely a cold weather fragrance in my opinion. It should be taken out for use when the summer wardrobe is replaced by the winter one. This is the kind of fragrance that enhances the wools and dark winter fabrics, something summer clothes with their patterns and lightness don't need.

Kterhark

I put this on and thought 'ooh, I've smelled this before, I'm sure of it!' And I just now figured out where- this is Keiko Mecherri's Ume. But Ume ($135 for 75 ML) compared to AN ($50 for 15ML) works better for me. Both have the christmas theme going on, the spicy, holiday note that I still can't place (ginger???). But Ume, as a chypre floral, has a bit more of a kick to it than Amber N. as an orintal spicy. Do try this, however, if you are looking for a great scent for the holidays

Wristsniffer

Like another reviewer, when my boyfriend smelled this on me, he immediately associated it with apple pie. While I can see why, to my nose, this is more of a spiced coffee cake dessert, laced with cinnamon and more butter than apple.

Like Tom Ford's Private Blend Amber Absolute, this is one thick, heavy, sweet perfume. Of the two, I definitely prefer Ambre Narguile, as it's more complex than the former. If you don't like cinnamon, don't bother sampling Ambre Narguile but if you do, be prepared for a decadent splash of heaven. The cinnamon is blended so well with the amber that it smells almost edible and quite sugary. It's definitely a gourmand and very, very foody.

There's a faint apple in the background, to my nose, but on my skin, I get mostly amber, butter, cinnamon, sugar, and a spice I can't quite place. It must be the ginger, though I can't say that it smells exactly of ginger - it's much smoother and less sharp than the ginger accord typically used in perfumes. This is a very "wet" scent, and it's dryer woody tones (the incense accords) don't show up until much later in the dry-down.

I don't know that it's worth the price of a full bottle, but I'll do my best to snag a 15 ml bottle when fall rolls around again. The lasting power is amazing and you won't smell this on a ton of other people. I know it's unisex but, to my nose, this one is undoubtedly a feminine (sorry, guys)!

NuriaRose

at first sniff it as strong smell of - hot apple pie and then its turn to strong vanilla smell very like " private collection "of escada

veruska

This is my mystical gourmand.Although those stewed fruits and burnt sugar smells most of the time have a "sweet home" comforting nature, Ambre narguile sucks me in it's exotic style and give the whole picture a bronze mysterious tint.Still it's a nice honeyed amber, spicy but in certain moments slightly cool, that it's easy to like although i do'nt love it as much as i thought before!

tessture

First on, I get Amber and spice and sugar. Mid dry, raisons arrive. Long drydown, warm beeswax and faint almonds enter the mix. Overall, this is a strangely soapy scent, but also warm and edible. I know it's too too much for many, but when it works, it works like a miracle, and I love this one. It truly is worth the outrageous price tag if it works for you. If you like Amber at all, try this one. If you don't like amber (many don't work on my skin) but you like spiced gourmands, try this one. If you like layered, edible soapy cleans, try this one.

rebella

Now I am sitting here with my small (15 ml) bottle of Ambre Narguilé and it is worth every penny, actually I could have paid more than I did.

My first impression is that I want to drink it straight out of the bottle, and having slight problems not to spray the perfume in my mouth. Also I cant imagine any fragrance better suiting this time of year, the weeks just before christmas, it is kind of the optimal (The One) Christmas Fragrance, but without being to much. It is spicy, yet light, it is warm yet not cloying it is gourmand but not to sweet, sensual, a bit buttery, the most delightful spices and the basenote is so magical with soft spice and lingering incense.

Even if I found it very good for Christmas time, I do belive it could be wear all year round, but best suitable for the colder months.

I think it smells so good I imagine I have a golden, glowing aura around me when I wear it.

So, get your hands on a sample of this as fast as possible and then start figuring out a way to get your hands on a bottle of it. Really, really good and pretty and jummy and longlasting and amazing and I wonder if there is anyone out there actually NOT liking it?

Sorry, but now I´m off to have my nose against my wrist for some hours or so.

rebella

Oh, I am testing this right now for the very first time and it is sooooo gorgeus. It almost make me drool... You must try it, and I must figure out a way to get a big bottle of it. :) I will write a better review later, when I have wear it for longer than 10 minutes!

Scent lover

I love this cheery pie, very warm with plenty of cinnamon :) That's how I would call it. The lasting power is amazing and I tend to get plenty compliments for it.