Ambre Extreme L Artisan Parfumeur for women

L'Artisan L'Eau D'Ambre Extreme, I love it for scenting my bedroom and sometimes livingroom. I don't have the perfume for wearing it myself, I have the amberball you see on the right picture (above, right under). This ball is filled with the perfume. It is supposed to last around two years. I have it for 6 months now. It is not that my rooms are filled with an unchanging cloud of amberscent fulltime, it's like different types of amberwaves pass through the room, small quiet waves, then comes a stronger wave, then the ambersea is almost still and so it goes on. Never a tsunami of amber. Wonderful to sniff at and hold it to my nose if I need a direct ambershot. Very, very pleasant if you're an amberlover. The container is beautifully handcrafted. The amberball is at its best in summer and fall, that is my experience until now. I gave one to my mother for her birthday, and she loves it. Even my father likes the waves of amber hitting his nose before he goes to sleep or when he wakes up.

AMBER UNADORNED might be a better name for AMBRE EXTREME, but I will say that this AP composition does have slightly better longevity than the typical offerings of this house. The problem with presenting a base such as amber with few other notes as embellishments is that there is a very real risk of boredom. To me, AMBRE EXTREME seems a bit like amber on sedatives: polite and calm.

The amber in this composition smells smooth, slightly sweet, and generally pleasant, but it leaves me wanting something more. I learned from reading a page from Ellena's forthcoming book (using the "look inside" app. at amazon) that vanillin generally features in labdanum amber (not animalic ambergris...) constructions, which would seem to imply that it does not add anything to this creation, in particular, beyond what already counts as a part of the amber itself.

Having worn AMBRE EXTREME for a while this evening, long enough to grasp that it was indeed a minimalist creation without any of the distractions which tend to make oriental perfumes so interesting, I reached for my bottle of BAL A VERSAILLES, with which it was of course fully compatible, being essentially part of the base of that perfume.

I am sure that this fragrance has its following, but as far as amber perfumes are concerned, I myself am more of a Robert Piguet BAGHARI type. If asked to select a J-C Ellena amber, I would definitely opt for AMBRE NARGUILE, which seems to me considerably more appealing than this one.

Jean-Claude Ellena está considerado como uno de los cinco perfumistas mejores del mundo y en mi opinión posiblemente sea así.
El trabajo que ha realizado para la casa de L'Artisan Parfumeur es impecable desde todo y cualquier punto de vista. Primero ha conseguido un trabajo sobre el ámbar perfecto, dotándolo de una gran pureza. Segundo este ámbar lo ha potenciado trabajándolo con la vainilla, de ahí y con mucha coherencia el nombre de Ambre Extreme. Es un perfume en el cual el ámbar es el gran protagonista.
Quizas sea exclusivamente una fragancia de otoño e invierno ya que es muy cálida ( Cosa completamente obvia por el ámbar ) y sobre todo porque es tremendamente intenso y se huele a varios metros de distancia.
A mi personalmente llega a marearme y tuve que regalarla ( Cierto es que la prové en mí y en varias personas en verano, a más de 30ºC ) pero aún así dejo mi subjetividad para valorar esta fragancia y debo decir que es de las grandes.
Un ámbar de una gran pureza que se reúne con especias y nobles maderas que la ensalzan y le dan esa compleja profundidad y ese misterio que logran crear en el ambiente los grandes perfumes.

I am very fond of amber, but there is a great deal of variability in the quality. Some ambers smell like clay, or Play-Doh (as remarked on by another reviewer), or sweat, none of which do I find desirable in my perfumes. I'm currently testing about 8 different amber perfumes, in hopes of finding one that merits devotion. Ambre Extreme is one of them, along with Lutens Ambre Sultan, Ambre Precieux, & others...So far, I find that the Ambre Extreme seems solid. It's quite simple---I get amber, vanilla, and a hint of spice. The initial scent is not so prepossessing, having strong overtones of clay/Play-Doh; but those dissipate fairly quickly. I am left with a nice warm amber, with a bit of spiciness, and a creamy vanillic base. It doesn't project much but does last well, although in later stages I smell only amber, without the creamy rondure or spices. Compared to the Ambre Sultan, it lacks complexity, but it does last much longer on me. I over-sprayed other scents on the Ambre Extreme and discovered that it makes a wonderful layering perfume, adding depth and richness to florals or florientals; but at the price point of L'Artisan Parfumeur, I'm not sure I want to be layering in order to love the product. I think it could be a very satisfying scent for a man, however.

While I really like the original version - L'Eau d'Ambre - this one is nice once you get past the opening notes (which can last a good while). For some strange reason, this phase reminds me of Play Doh.

I love this perfume! It is one of my winter favorites. I have been looking for an amber fragrance for so long and this one is just perfect!
The amber is soft, sweet and warm. The opening is quite spicy (I prefer the dry down) and a little dry. But once it settles down it becomes creamy, the vanilla makes it so cosy! The staying power is great. People around me often tell me I smell nice when I've been wearing it for several hours. I can also smell it on my pillow and in my hair when I wake up the next day!

I've just smelt this in Space NK. I love Amber but am not keen on Patchouli. This smells really expensive and mysterious. Am tempted to buy now as the weather is foul for June but we could have a heatwave next week that lasts until October (I live in hope!) so will hold off on buying until Autumn. Mmmm!

I ordered a second sample of this, because it seemed too bland to me the first time, but the reviews made me think I might be wrong. So, second try and still I don't get it. I mean it's nice, warm, sweet (but not too sweet), comforting. It's NOT spicy; not on my skin anyway. It's amber and vanilla pure and simple. It's also a cocooning, skin scent that I like but only I can smell. And it doesn't last too long; about 4 hours tops. I can't say I don't like it, but I don't feel like investing in a full bottle either. Wearing it side by side with MP&G Ambre Precieux, this comes out as the softer and more linear of the two. However, if you want a perfume that focuses on amber and amber alone, this might be the way to go.

Maybe my original review of this was too harsh. Straight up transparent Amber - Still, nothing extreme, still not worth the price.

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Presentation: 5/10
Uniqueness: 2/10
Value: 4/10
Longevity: 4/10
Projection: 3/10
Smell: 7/10

Overall: 5/10

It a necessary during cold days, but when I bumped into Ambre 114 (Histoires de Parfums), Amber Extreme shows somehow thiner in depth and warmth. To me the "Orientality" is more complete if this formula goes linear (thus one will have all spices without decline!)
So I decided not to buy this perfume, but to have a candle instead.

If you like this, go for Byblos Patchouly, they are almost identical.

I like ambery scents and this one is no exception! It is so well crafted, strong and daring, but not very long-lasting. I enjoy to smell it on some people (not for everyone!) but on my skin I prefer L'Eau d'Ambre (not Estreme)

Aeternitas has said it perfectly! I too love this scent, I find it gorgeous and delicious in every way. It is a refined and sophisticated amber with just the right amount of vanilla sweetness and smoke.....for me, the Ultimate Amber! I want to bathe in this, to swim in it, to drizzle its molten amber fluid across my skin!

Rich, heavy amber without the unfortunate body odor note I sometimes get with ambers. Lovely, dark, almost vanillic amber that just smells like dark gold. One of my favorite ambers.

L´Artisan is my favourite perfume house and Ambre Extreme my favourite amber. I love the cleanness, I do that in frangrance anyway. This is a great mixture of clean and dirty :p.

L'Eau D'Ambre Extreme is all that I look for in a fragrance - spicy, warm, dark, sensual, noticeable and somewhat masculine. I think it could be more for a man than for a woman. It's a rich oriental amber blend and it plays out on my skin perfectly, starting with a peppery burst and ending in a smooth, oriental ambery sandalwood holding an undertone of vanilla. It reminds me of the actual color, look, and feel of true amber. It's smoky and comforting, best for winter and cool days, too much for summer. It's my favorite!