Ambra del Nepal Il Profumi di Firenze for women

Lovely, sublime, comforting and yet also arousing in the right context. Not a terribly complex fragrance but still but all time favorite and my signature scent. I suppose it must be the naturalness of the ingredients and the purity of the recipe. Definitely look up the story behind this brand. This is a fragrance that could become your signature - a true and basic recipe that mends to your own chemistry and will fetch you compliment after compliment. Its sillage is not large but that is its charm: it stays within arm's length but entices even platonic friends closer and closer tantalizing everyone with a fragrance that no one will ever forget.

Lovely, warm and spicy. Lasts a few hours on skin. Not much sillage, but who needs it when you feel so cosy with this scent on your skin.

The vanilla seems too sweet in the middle notes but a few hours into the drydown the vanilla and coriander have meshed into the amber and the result is just right. Not too sweet, with lovely spice that is not cinnamon and a dark amber that is different from other ambers I have smelled before.

I give this one a two thumbs up and since it's only $99 at Barney's I just might buy a bottle. Very lovely and gets better and better on your skin as the hours go by.

What to say after Kterhark and Doc Elly, except my ears are curling with pleasure.
My ears? Yes, my ears.
My nose is drunk.

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longevity: after 12 hours my skin is still giving exquisite amber

My first thought upon applying was bubblegum. As in, that the pink sugary bubblegum dusted with powder that you get on Halloween but no one wants to eat. Blergh.

This is fruity and sweet amber, not smokey, sensual amber. Ambra del Nepal is melon and sweet resins, and that's about it. No spices, no oriental vibe...just honeydew melon slathered in honey-sweet resins. Extra sad points because I can't smell any cardamom in this, and it's my favorite spice. I'll pass.

A rich amber full of an intense cistus oil (a form of labdanum), incense, resins, sweet vanilla, and something that smells like apples. I don’t smell much of anything spicy, so if there’s cardamom in the mix it’s not obvious.

Overall, this is similar to Madini Ambre, Olympic Orchids Amber, and Hermes Ambre Narguile, sort of like a cross between the three, but sweeter than any of them, fruiter than the first two, and lacking the strong musk that is in the third. Having said this, I obviously love Ambra del Nepal.

The sillage lasts for about 2-3 hours, after which it becomes a sweet, slightly musky and spicy skin scent. The spice at this point is more like cinnamon than cardamom. Even the skin scent is gone after 4-5 hours, so longevity is moderate. Overall, this is an excellent fragrance, worth trying if you like amber.

This is such a well covered genre that the only thing you can do as a perfumer is not make a mistake.

So how does i profumi fare? Well. But I must confess, I LOVE amber fragrances; they ooze opulence and well being. Give me amber as the leading character and I'll give you my undying adoration.

But Profumi adds a special treat. I don't know how it's happening, but there is a low humming incence vibe. Not church-y incense, but boudoir sensuous incense. Mmm.

Oh, and did I mention the price? Very affordable in the smaller size. I may have to give in on this one...