Les Nombres d’Or Ambre Mona di Orio for women and men

I bought this and I really wanted to love it, unfortunately I don't. It's a soft, sophisticated, mellow take on Amber. I'm an Amber lover, but this turned to expensive powder on me. I think it would be perfect if you're looking for an Amber that's very feminine.

Another approach to amber! More than "simple" ambergrìs: all is added here come to work perfectly! The ingredients, the ingredients, the ingredients.... Always and only the best ones: so great that some times it is impossible for us even to recognize and appreciate them as they deserve. I agree with all your reviews ; ) Long lasting either on the skin or on the paper also. And again I keep on asking to myself why M.lle Mona di Orio's creations have somewhere (outside Europe) been so badly, unwisely and arrogantly ill treated when not openly boycotted!?! Probably noses also can suffer from jet lag.....perhaps.

I was not a fan of Mona's earlier works, none of the fragrances from the previous line worked for me and some I found actually right down awful (Nuit Noire). I tried this one, and I actually think that it is something I could wear without any problems. It is strong, dark, but at the same time not in your face (perhaps should I say- in your nose).

The amber is lovely backed up by a lot of ylang-ylang. You can tell straight away it is good quality stuff here. It is woody with raw sweetness in it. The more I smell it, the more I enjoy it. Some ylang-ylang fragrances turn soapy on me, this one does not. To most amber scents, this is like dark, 90% chocolate to milk chocolate. Refined and elegant.

This is it. Heaven and earth in a bottle. It's all woman without any excuse. Amber, vanilla, wood and tolu balsam, a tad ylang-ylang to round and smooth things off. :) love at first sight. (it has to settle first so don't judge on the first quarter)

Very leathery amber. The first sniff is just like traditional amber, strong and distinct but it fades into a comforting sweetness. Smelling this will not conjure up images of amber necessarily, more of a cozy spice. Very nice and perhaps the best of the three fragrances in this collection.

"ve been a long time fan of Ms. Orio's creativity, but I've never felt like she's stepped up and hit it out of the park.

Until now.

Amber will really turn some heads. I put it on and went about my day, and after a while thought, "Oh I really love Citizen Queen." And then i remembered. This is powdery, like CQ, but instead of a soft suede under tone it has a buttery, rich resinous chord.

Edit: on my second day I picked up on more tonka and benzoin. yes, this is a sweeter perfume, but it is not the tonka stinkfest that I usually get when this note is added. Gourmand lovers may be pleased with this one. I still find it earthy and soft, and there is still the floral note that permeates througout.

I still like it and can recommend as an outstanding take on amber. Very wearable.