AMBER ABSOLUTE

Review of the original, not the re-release:

Amber is the name of the game here, intensive and with smoke and a touch of cedarwood added. Amber pure with little added notes; unlike, for instance, Creed's Ambre Canelle, the amber is not softened up and blended as much; and in spite of a hint of vanilla in the drydown this remains an amber scent with limited sweetness. Sillage and projection are good for the first three or four hours, but the longevity is brilliant: up to ten hours on my skin.

Not nuanced or refined, but uncompromising amber of a good quality.  One of the few convincing amber fragrances.

Launched 2007, discontinued 2012.  Later re-released with a different formulation.

3.75/5