Ambra di Luna Ramon Monegal for women and men

The first word that came to mind when I tried this fragrance was: "oily".

Oily hair, canola oil, popcorn cooking oil--overall, Ambra di Luna does not inspire any like or dislike on my part; it simply gives the impression of some kind of golden, warmed oil.

Again with a Ramon Monegal creation, while i feel that this is smooth and exquisite, it lacks for me a proper dynamic to its luxe/exquisite ambered moon aura it wants to create. The idea of joining an usual ambery accord to a flowery and slightly aldehidic structure works well, but feels flat on skin as the times goes by. The amber is noticeable from the beginning, with the idea constructed putting more emphasis on the smoky/incense aroma of labdanum and leaving a vanilla/benjoin accord to the second place. At the same time you can also notice a sparkle, faint floral aroma, typical of aldehydes, that with the sandalwood seems like a inspiration/hommage to Bois des Iles, but made with less sandalwood, more ambar and with jasmine instead of ylang-ylang and iris. And while the idea is interesting, it develops in a rush way, and what is left on skin is a commonplace amber structure. I didn't like also the sillage, it seems sheer. This is the second Ramon Monegal that i test and for the two ones that i tried i'm seeing much ado on the blogs about nothing...

A beautiful amber and musk in harmony since the opening, slightly animalic feel something too, which for me adds value to this fragrance.
The drydown can still improve the overall work because I feel something slightly sweet and creamy at the same time, probably the sandalwood or vanilla do this by giving a precise comfort and wonderful, very well done and a must for lovers of amber.

I agree with alfarom and Signor Fiorenzi, this is a gorgeous amber, well balanced and not overpowering. Dries down to a soft warm cloud enveloping you when you wear it. I love amber and this is one of the best ambers I have tried. It does start out with the castoreum note and then dries down to a sweeter amber so wait for it.

I felt that it was full bottle worthy and so now that gorgeous flacon with the wonderful juice is mine - I'm happy.

After a long time testing all Ramon's fragrance, I think this one fits like a glove on me because The Ambar in this juice is fantastic and gets better as long as the time goes by with a wonderful drydown, not heavy, but well balanced with the others notes. It is a very sexy and sophisticated perfume with a good sillage and good longevity.
If you like Amber, maybe This fragrance should be in your wardrobe.

I'm very curious what fans of L'air de rien and Bal a Versailles think of this. For me this is a bit more wearable, although I notice the staying power is light. I"ll try again with a heavier hand.

What I love is the sandalwood/vanilla vibe. Yes there is that dirty note going on, but the dry down is soft and warm, like a fuzzy warm sweater and not like powdered panties.

I find De Luna to be subtle seduction. This is a discrete, classy fragrance. so far so good with this line!

Very nice stuff from Mr.Monegal. Ambra di Luna opens with a slightly boozy amber note immediately joined by castoreum providing the right amount of "dirtyness". In this phase the fragrance has a fascinating classicism inherent to it. It speaks of old-fashioned female perfumes, powder, animalic notes...Where are you going? Come back here, Ambra Di Luna doesn't smell dated. The castoreum is really subtle and serves as a necessarely balance for the typical sweetness of most ambers. As the fragrance "evolves", there's a woody-balmy quality remarking its presence and driving the composition towards moderately sweet and more modern territories. Elegant, solid and well balanced with compelling, dry undertones. If you like Monegal's restrained style, this is a great fragrance well worth checking out. Full bodied yet not heavy-handed as other compositions in the same genre.

Very well done.

Rating: 7.5/10