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lench90 – :
Spices and rose ruin this amber for me…
Second testing: fizzy candy soda pop smell.
sar2312 – :
In my opinion it is perfectly unisex perfume. Those into amber type perfumes, regardless of gender, would love it.
On my skin I don’t have any citruses at all at any point and it stay linear and barely changes after first 2 minutes.
I would say it is 50% amber, 25% patchouli, and other 25% equally shared between rose, spices and vanilla. The only difference between opening and drydown is vanilla becomes a bit more evident as it progresses and spices and rose disappear almost completely in last 4 hours.
On my skin it lasts 8-12 hours in Fall and Spring, but only 5-6 hours in Winter (since I don’t wear any lotions or oils). Sillage and projection drops in Winter too unless I use twice more than in Fall-Spring.
It lacks originality, but is safe blind buy. Don’t see how anyone would hate it or be irritated by it. In worst case scenario it would be indifference. Very suitable for office use in colder months.
Scent 9/10
Originality 5/10
Longevity 8/10
Projection 7/10
Sillage 6/10
viper44 – :
At first spray comes out sharp peppery citrus and pachouly sweetsour notes I found in Xerjoff Ivory Route, but IR gets to sweeter,softer side because of sandalwood, wile Ambre Premier peppery sweetsour pachouly stays as main line and amber comes out in dry down and makes it unsweet adorable! As much female as male fragrance.
nnnmmmvvvqqq – :
I love surprises and this was the biggest for me in my October 2017 Fumerie sample pack, which had an exceptional selection and I recommend highly.
At first sniff, woah, alcohol! Then, a lovely orange citrus takes over. It slowly shifts into a salty-sweet profile with just a bit of coastal air freshness. The orange mostly fades as a warmth moves in and begins to remind me of sea salt caramels. For a few hours after the opening, it settles into a slightly sweet, deep, and creamy amber with a lovely, powdery vanilla cloud. A subtle rose takes the final bow.
I love ambergris based fragrances, but had completely overlooked Jovoy. Although I am enjoying the sample, I have far too many amber fragrances to run and buy a full bottle. It is Autumn now, but I will definitely be trying this in warmer weather as an alternative to some of my spicier ambers.
gadj111 – :
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Scent & Qualiy: 8/10
Longevity: 9/10
Sillage: 8/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 7/10
Affordability: 4/10
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Overall: 7.2/10
swb – :
Warm spicy amber with floral aspects.
Vanilla comes around in dry down and stays through…
A little bit citruss at the begining and fades away quickly.
The whole thing is cozy yet spicy and chic.on the righte skin could be so femminen and has the potency to be edgy
Great lasting and beautibful presentation.
Recommended to patchouli and amber lovers.
slava_mag – :
Not something I’d go out of my way to purchase. The vanilla is the most evident, and I’m not a huge lover of it when it’s it my face. Quite gourmand. There’s something bitter in the background that I can’t quite identify. I can’t find the patch or citrus. On the upside, it has great lasting power and silage, but sadly not for me.
Aliza – :
The strangest thing happens with this fragrance. If I spray it on my wrists, I don’t get any rose at all, but if I spray it on the inside of my elbow, I get a blast of it for the first ten minutes. No idea why. The blast I do get is a very potent rose, wet and fiery. But after 10 minutes, it’s gone completely.
Then I get the most gorgeous, down and dirty patchouli. This isn’t hippies in a San Fransisco park, it’s an orgy in the mud at woodstock. It’s just so deliciously bad. But then that disappears after 10 minutes too.
What I’m left with for the rest of the time is a nutty amber with hints of vanilla and something I can’t identify lurking in the background. It’s something synthetic, almost industrial smelling.
This reminds me of Ambre Nue by Atellier Cologne, but that one is much nicer than this. This one started to make me feel a bit queasy after a while – and it lasted for ages.
A challenging one, for sure.
sinet87 – :
Another beautiful uncomplicated amber fragrance, with citrusy and vanilla notes. Can I compare it with Boucheron’s Trouble? Hmmm, maybe… I’ve got no roses and only hints od patchouli and even spicy cocoa- similar as in Psychadelic.
pavel222tt – :
After sampling this fragrance several times, I confidently purchased a 100 ml bottle of Jovoy “Ambre Premier.” Thought I (perhaps) found ONE ADDITIONAL dark, exotic, slightly floral, complex, enigmatic, earthy fragrance I could actually wear on a fairly regular basis…and love. Could it be?
Uhhhhh…yeah…no. I think I was wrong! What happened?
I am not a perfume expert by any means; however with my sample I experienced what I thought was a perfect and precise blend & combination of scents and notes, which made me fall in love with Ambre Premier. The notion of “beautifully blended” kept coming to mind as I wrote my initial review. Amber, citrus, smoke, incense, patchouli, vanilla, rose, woods…loved it all!
Surprisingly, my full decant of this fragrance opened with the STRONGEST boozy, spicy and fruity notes I’d ever imagined…fruit? After the initial almost harsh opening, the sweetest (almost cloying) scent of amber began to build…and unlike my sample, the amber built & built & built and built.
Unfortunately, the amber never pleasantly matched (as I previously experienced) with dark, dreamy vintage rose along with hints of patchouli & smoke. At one point, I thought I detected a wee-bit of rose but only as a mid-note…fleetingly, the rose was gone. Sadly, after loving the blend of notes and scents during my sampling, the amber notes (matched with a wee-bit of vanilla accord) just never seemed to balance out…or go away.
In all fairness, I DID wear this perfume after a day of experiencing a sample of Frederic Malle “Portrait of a Lady.” Did that sully the water, er…I mean the fragrance of Ambre Premier? Did I get jaded so quickly?
Eerily reminiscent of my experience with Parfum d’Empire Ambre Russe…uggggh! Very similar fragrances, IMHO.
For $200.00, this is sadly another sell on eBay.
keykeeper – :
Easy citrusy, light-spicy amber. Feels like gourmand. I don’t smell rose here. This one for those who is seeking minimalistic fragrances, something airy. This is pleasant and nice, but forgettable.
88vovan88 – :
..Or it could be called Patchouli Premier. You know a patchouli is dirty when your arm starts to smell like a pencil eraser. What’s interesting is this smells like the dry down in Les Jeax Sont Faits. Amber not as pronounced as the patchouli, is as warm as ever. Zero citrus on my skin. It’s rumored here that the rose has pulled a “Milli Vanilli”. The rose isn’t a lip syncher in fact, it’s joined with vanilla waaaay deep within the development. Overall, this is a good one. Just goes to show that it’s not hard to find a heavenly perfume. Just go straight and make a right…
rou075Bessinepome – :
Citrusy and Rosy Amber Dirtied w/ Patchouli…
When I sprayed Jovoy AP for the first time I though I had sprayed myself with Jovoy Psychedelique by mistake. I had to look at the bottles to make sure I had not switched them. But I didn’t. Then of course, after some minutes I started to notice the differences. The reason for thinking I had made a mistake is that AP, like Psychedelique , is an amber and patchouli fragrance. Also, they both have rose, vanilla, and musk as ingredients.
However, the big difference between the 2 is that naturally amber is the main star of AP while patchouli is the main star of Psychedelique, which is why AP feels sweeter. AP also differentiates itself in the opening by having citrus notes, more notably orange, and having a little pinch of spice accompanying it. Just initially, at the opening, the rose is a little more noticeable in AP than in Psychedelique.
During the dry down I notice little difference between AP and Psychedelique …the both exude this ambery-patchoulic-vanillic-musky drydown…one in which AP’s version perhaps is a tad sweeter and softer.
So, if you want to feel more patchouli (smokier, woodier, denser), go w/ Psychedelique; if you want to feel more amber (sweeter, lighter, citrusy), go w/ AP. Not matter what, you will get a degree of that delicious amber-patchouli vibe.
AP is totally unisex. I disagree w/ Fragrantica’s classifying AP as a woman’s fragrance.
AP is very elegant, attractive, pleasantly and moderately sweet without being cloying…very wearable and easy going…I like this amber fragrance…
nesalvador – :
A very simple Amber fragrance for those who may be seeking the ultimate amber scent. Ambre Premier literally open with Rose, has Patchouli in the heart and then dries down to Amber and Vanilla. All in all, you can ‘taste’ each note one after another. The patchouli is responsible for taming the Amber down. Vanilla gives sweetness and the Rose provides some aroma.
A bit too much for me, but I can see this appealing to others a lot. Amber is a popular note that I have never liked particularly much, but it gets a lot of love by others.
Totally recommend this if you are on the hunt for an amber-dominant scent.
tiag – :
really good ambery sweet fragrance ,today i’m testing a sample on my skin and i have to say its quite pleasant but i actually didnt go mad for the sillage and longevity not excellent imho i think its an amber very close to the skin of the wearer but definitely not powerhouse
6/10
алкс – :
One of the best amber fragances that i have been tried recently.
To sweet and depth. More fresh and less incensey than Ambre Fetiche, for example (I love Ambre Fetiche too).
Longevity is only decent (no more than 5-6 hours) and sillage is moderate-low.
scent: 7/10
longevity: 7/10
sillage: 6/10
Vadosbc – :
A -massive- citrusy amber. The sweetness is downright merciless! Save this bossy fragrance for wintertime.
No signs of rose. Just an extremely original amber that will tickle your nose buds for seven hours or so. The most challenging creation from the house of Jovoy so far.
Sometimes you should know better which fragrances you can and cannot spray on just before going to bed. This is the latter.
wares – :
Jie absoliučiai nuneša stogą.
Man primena senąją Prada Amber, žalsvą skystį, tik Jovoy saldesni ir ilgiau isšliekantys – tobuli.