L`Eau Ambree by Prada

eilismaireg

Well, I find it hard to believe that so much money is to be made from this type of stuff. This smells like watered down Must, which is no great thing as Must smells like cheap chocolates. The sillage is crap and the boring/pleasant fragrance disappeared after about 2 minutes. Not Amber as I envisage it. L'Occitane Ambre is 10 times better and a quarter of the price.

kastehelmi

Thanks Jillzilla for the sample-despite the patchouli, I want a bottle-that doesn't happen too often....

Infusion d'Iris dryness and romantic lightness, with extra incense and a dash (in the sense of miniscule touch!) of vanilla, sweet and warm-not overdone, it's not a sweet fragrance. What a clean and refined amber! Is there even any amber? This is animalic?
Maybe a bit, but hardly.
I do sense a touch of patchouli, but it's not making my nose burn-it's soft-it contributes to the extra incensiness that makes this so interesting. Surprisingly beautiful, warmly incensey but not smoky, kind of* sexy, like a silhouette kind of a fragrance instead of a "perfume noir" with diva sillage-I think I really like it-almost as much as I like Infusion D'Iris!

Infusion and L'Eau are so similar it's kind of funny. Well done! I have Gucci EDP on the other hand-if you want to appreciate even more a perfume that you find that you really like (or just find "good enough")-wear something foul on the other hand-sniff and compare!

michele23

What a beautiful fragrance but I tested a strip out of a magazine and loved it so I ordered a bottle and it doesnt last at all.Ive never seen a perfume disapear like this one did.Im so disappointed because it smells beautiful.The paper strip out of the magazine lasted longer.I mean in five minutes it was gone.I went back then where I bought it and all the other reviews were also saying that.Very expensive to not last even a half hour.

Trvevil

Hmmm... this is so like Infusions.. Pretty silent fragrance, that is there, but not in your face strong.

I will admit that I expected something darker and heavier than Prada, the first fragrance. Not pretty 'amber' to me, but still nice.

Ofeliarage

Got to say i really liked the first hour of this fragrance cz it was so soft & floral, bt after that the amber became more dominate & really strong on my skin. It smelt rather nasty &like 'dianafrances' said, it smels a bit like men aftershave.
Which is such a shame cz i sampled this, i really liked it & its not cheap.
Also its worth mentioning this is not very long lasting & prada ain't that good at making perfumes.

So save up for something more worthy of its price tag & you won't regret it.

Fragaria

I would love so much to be able to justify buying this. I've just way too many perfumes to buy one at this price. I fell in love with this one just from the sample in the magazine. IF it smells like it did in the magazine, it's my favorite of all times. If I had known this would come out, I'd have never gotten another perfume and spent my money on this one!

singlemalt

Very soft, very close to the skin. It is only in the drydown that I really smell the amber. The Prada base is very much in evidence. This is probably the citrus component. To me it seems similair to Infusion d' Iris,but where Iris is cool and and peppery, L'eau is sweeter and warm. It is also a 'wafter' Just when I think it has gone, i will catch a whiff of it. Lovely! I also have the body cream which is happily very moisturizing on me and provides a wonderful base.

Noelia

I expected that the amber would be more intense and strong..it is sweet,smells like a candle that melts!

F_A

The top notes are very "pink" on my skin, like a sweet compote with a lot of lemons in it, the one that can work perfectly for teenage girls. But then to my surprise it started changing quite fast showing its..masculine side! Amber in the base of this fragrance is very soft, mixed with powdery vanilla, but at the same time the combination of some other notes makes it a men's fragrance on my skin, or at least unisex. Is it the fragrance or is it my skin playing tricks? So strange :)

Victoria Regia

Feels like the drydown of something else that's been on your skin for a long time. An ambered, amped up version of Infusion d'Iris. Quiet, warm and very elegant.

MoietToi

I tried this perfume on yestirday. I must say that I am suprised how soft it was. I expected it to be stronger and muskier. But it's still very beutiful and the amber has a very soothing and calming effect on you. It also lasts ages and seriousley I can still smell it on my skin even after 18 hours! But allthough it is a very classy scent I don't think that it's for me. My Mum liked it very much allthough and she is really picky when it comes to perfume.

Mellyhelly

Ooohhhh, so nice! I got a sample and spritz a good amount in the shop too!
I'm attracted by everything "amber", but it's not so easy to find a matching one. This one is very soft, not too oriental, but definetely a feminine amber. IMO the animalistic edge is very tamed here, otherwise it would be difficult for me to wear.
It starts with a refreshing zest of fresh cut lemon and goes on quite soon with ambery notes melt with flowers. The vanilla is complementary and not cake-smelling (thanks god!). I think that this is the way I would have liked Shalimar to smell on me, only stronger, because Eau Ambree stays very close to the skin without great sillage. I'm not sure I would buy this one because of poor sillage and not so longlasting power, but I definetely think it's a delicious, feminine and extremely refined take on amber theme. A beam in the messy sea of mainstreet fragrances.

sofiapap

I was given a free sample mini with this new perfume in the beauty store i usually shop.I tried it without having a previous
taste in any prada perfume.I find it fresh ,light and floral. I agree it is not a oriental perfume but i say it is soft-rosy-vanilla scent.

Miss_Nightingale

Topsy-turvy, subtly addictive and strangely compelling is how I'd describe this new fragrance by Prada.

Launching in Autumn and invoking the name of Amber, I assumed it would be a warm Oriental type perfume. Just my cup of tea, I thought. Until I read the notes. Until I spritzed and got a zing of zesty top notes (mandarin jumps out at me!) with a background wafting of custardy vanilla and somehow shot through with a very light rose.

Altogether, it reminds me a little of an exotic dessert, such as you might find on an Indian restaurant's menu - you know those delightful vanilla rice & rosewater dishes that have a sprinkling of cardomom pods and mixed spices? Well anyway, it's sort of like wearing one of those, to me. Which isn't to say it's at all unpleasant - far from it, I really like this. Just not what I was expecting.

We must never be guilty of assuming, of course, and should always strive to try new perfumes (like that's a hardship) but I can't say this is going to blow anyone away with its originality or daring.

Perfectly lovely, though I probably wont buy a bottle (it's on my desk at work, currently, and I like the mid-afternoon uplift a quick spritz can bring). I'd prefer this for the summer, though! I think in the summer this would really come into its own. It's not nearly heady or long-lasting enough to tempt me away from my darling Orientals...

dianafrances

i bought this blind, and thank goodness i only bought the sample size. i could definately smell a resemblance with the other prada fragrances. its smells like infusion d iris mixed with prada tendre. the concept is not bad, but it smells too synthetic for my taste. it also reminds me of the smell of mens aftershave.

jellybeantree

Ohh prada how I love thee,let me smell the ways! This is such an intiguing and sensual scent but also so unbelievably easy to wear! I am captivated by its fresh sensual way, that like all prada's is extremely well done! Fresh,sensual,confident,prada thank-you!

vertigo

I love the original one, but I don't love L'Eau Ambree.

It's definitely unusual, modern, intelligent, charismatic, sensual - very Prada!

But it's so animalistic! I just can't stand that.

Stays very close to the skin, which makes an impression that the fragrance is weak. But it lasts and lasts and on my skin doesn't change much in time.

For me it's an EDP of Kashmina Touch by Max Mara.

The bottle looks pretty! Better than in pictures.

Adriana_87

Very good,it is very similair to iris prada but even better.It has more depth and the amber makes it a bit different.I will buy this one too,i am in love with the pradas.

nenuphar

Just tried it.... something in the background reminds me of Pez candies.