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devushka – :
Another one I tried years back and have now revisited after digging it out of an old samples box. Now only British (especially Scottish) readers will understand this next comparison but the opening smells of IRN BRU to my nose, it’s a pretty unique smell but is it kinda spiced orange I suppose? Anyway after that initial vibe dies back and the body of this fragrance is a sweet, spicy almost gourmand scent of amber & good vanilla with a poof of cacao, very lovely indeed but hardly groundbreaking even in 2010. A solid but soft amber from Olfactivo with good idea at its heart, complementary notes and that, which I enjoyed.
lenik86 – :
Begins as a spice bomb, allot of nutmeg, & cacao spice, then goes chocolate with amber, & cinnamon.
The vanilla comes later helping the cinnamon, and the nutmeg to balance the juice with the powerful amber. Then, it turn a bit balmy amber with sweet cinnamon, and hints of cacao powder.
Quite interesting, and it’s not a sweet amber, it’s spicy amber.
gendos31 – :
Going through samples from years ago I found this one again and gave it a wearing again…
I guess the best compliment I can give it would be that I don’t really like it, but still I find myself wanting to smell it looking for the good parts…
It has this sorta frothy tinge to it that tickles your nose like some other fragrances. As if it was a drink, and the notes are fizzing to the top, the slowly create some froth around the cup, and then the froth slowly dissipates into a slight powdery smell.
The chocolate cocoa is quite bitter as well, and then when have the cinnamon also tickling our nose again adding to this sorta maybe orangeish ambery drink that is now gone with just the froth left.
As it dries down this tinge of notes slowly goes away and it gets darker, and creamer and more of what I like in fragrances.
But still not really my thing. Just to many aspects I dont like that rub me the wrong way, but when I smell it I guess at the same time I still can appreciate it just a smidge that makes me soooooooorta want to smell it.
bbf986Negeltzex – :
Spicy, soapy amber. Sillage is fairly light. Reminds me of the character of Opium, vintage form. I’ve yet to find the cacao, which is what originally attracted me to want to try this scent. While it’s a lovely scent, it’s not unique enough to merit hunting it down to me.
iik830elipseskism – :
Warm golden amber with a gourmand touch of cacao, vanilla and a pinch of cinnamon! Really cozy, comforting and warming!
Amazing longevity!
Love it!
♥♥♥♥♥
клаус – :
I smell orange, clove, a bit cinnamon on a very light amber base, which is not not dark or resinous, but more clean and sweet. More like a room scent for me. The dry down gets even soapy.
Some ambers can bring me a headache, Alambar has this potential.
Amber perfumes are really the hardest: To find your personal favourite can be a real pain. The best I found is L’Occitane Amber, so that you know, what my personal preference in amber is and you can decide, if my opinion is of any interest to you.
NikolayFlaT – :
This one’s a pretty easy mix…..amber. There are some other notes, as the note scheme says, but it’s basically amber. The heart of the fragrance does possess a little twist of notes, which I’m thinking is vanilla and cinnamon. But all in all it’s designed as an amber fragrance. It is a very good quality, lasting probably twelve hours and the sillage is just right. People will probably smell it on you, but it shouldn’t be overbearing unless you really pour it on. Very nice.
etensepainY – :
Has anyone here smelled Smell Bent Incensed? The opening has the exact same incense blend, minus the realistic burning wood note. After a while this goes mysteriously Powder Bomb, but after that phase it mellows out to a smooth and smokey spiced vanilla-cocoa. I see myself wearing Alambar when I’m feeling mysterious.
оса – :
Alambar is a beautiful amber fragrance!
Not as intense as some other amber fragrances I’ve tried. Soft spicy, cinnamon and light cocoa stands out the most. Very cozy and delicious, super wearable, feminine, mild and very well rounded.
Konika80 – :
Cinnamon, Cinnamon, Cinnamon on my skin for hours! Im not complaining, i like it. But i didnt sniff enough cacao, which is what i was looking for later during the drydown. Drydown was as stated, Vanille, amber, and more cinnamon. I got about a good 4-5 sillage, 3 projection, and 7 longevity. I sprayed from a sample and emptied it out, about 2ml. Hence the cinnamon. But i work outdoors, so i wanted to see the stress take effect.
i like it for the price point and discount i get it for, which is 119$ shipped. Wniter, spring…..2 spray summer. RajuR real deep kool on youtube.
arew – :
I have heard a lot of great stuff about Alambar. This is my first encounter with the line in general, and the expectations were quite high.
This is a lovely amber scent. If you know SL Ambre Sultan, this one is quite similar. A very prominent amber note surrounded by sweet vanilla, but in Alambar it is a bit more rounded, less green and spicy as opposed to AS. Alambar is a little diamond in the world of Ambers- while there are many great perfumes with it in their centre, this one really would work for every day situations as it is non offensive and quite low key. Oriental, but at the same time quite modern. Not as mystical and mysterious as some other amber scents, but I must say, tremendously enjoyable to wear.
dmcreddog – :
I have been searching for my ideal amber in the last months (from September and up to now), I have tried so many amber based perfumes, and the winner is ALAMBAR!
This is exactly what I was looking for: just amber, not too sweet, not too spicy, not too simple, not too “warm”.
In fact, ALAMBAR is a bit “cold”, and a bit “clean”, I don’t know how the perfumer managed to make it so, but this fragrance is truly outstanding in this genre, expensive smelling and special.
It’s a tad powdery, too, I guess it comes from the cacao note, which is not strong here, just a tasteful hint of it, along with a hint of cinnamon.
I would say – for a complex, elaborated, “mystic” amber go for AKKAD from Lubin, and for an elegant, refined and simple (in the best possible way) amber go for ALAMBAR. I also love 114 from Histoires, but to me it isn’t predominantly amber, and therefore it’s a different genre.
ALAMBAR is totally unisex. Great sillage and longevity, and lots of compliments 🙂
SAINT22 – :
This is a yummy easy to wear amber that has quite a cinnamon like opening but this dies down to a beautiful amber vanilla cocoa scent. It’s not a challenging scent so for those of you who actually like something that is eminently wearable this could be your amber.
10.20.26.156 – :
A symphony to amber, so simple yet so unique and breath taking.
Alambar is clearly all about amber, it opened sharp and soon settled to a fantastic amber scent with loads of gourmandy cacao and vanilla goodness on the background. Easily could be worn by men as well as amber balances perfectly the sweetness of vanilla.
Stays close to skin and wraps wearer in a soft, comfy blanket, longevity is great.
Fantastic work, one of the best amber scents for the price. Worth a large decant or a full bottle for every amber lover.
UPD: 8 hours later – delicious vanilla cookie drydown, gentle and simply amazing.
merkuld – :
incredible, sofisticated, beautifull scent. it similar to dior intense but most sophisticated.
Mejtq701InsuffBooni – :
This is a lovely skin scent, ever so faintly woody, with warm cocoa notes and the merest hint of cinnamon that doesn’t overpower it with a solid amber vanilla base. Not really gourmand on me, but of that ilk. Comforting, lighter than it sounds and no huge sillage. A really nice dry cocoa amber blend. Very nice.