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dishka555 – :
I had a decant of this for a long time, and loved it whenever I put a bit of it on. I wanted to smell this all the time. Felt rich and powerful. It took me a long time to make the jump and buy the really expensive actual bottle. But now that I have become more familiar with other high end fragrances, and I actually have this and spray it on, I end up a bit disappointed. It doesn’t have any interaction or synergy with my skin. There’s no real complexity or much evolution. And it doesn’t last very long. So, the expensive bottle mostly stands in the back on my shelf, to remind me to choose a bit more carefully in the future, and that expensive doesn’t necessarily mean a better experience.
vnm763 – :
Kesinlikle parasını haketmeyen bir koku. Sabunsu bir açılış ile tıraş losyonundan hallice başlıyor. Kalıcılık ve farkedilirlik düşük. Kavun, lavanta, böğürtlen ile başlayıp misk ve ananas ile devam ediyor. Hafif vanilya hissediliyor. Aynı paraya tüm ömrünüz boyunca kullanabileceğiniz tıraş losyonu almanız daha iyidir diyebilirim. Ha illa denemek isterseniz de küçük sample ile başlayın. Kesinlikle kör alışı almayın.
Koku:7
Kalıcılık:6
Yayılım/Farkedilirlik:6
Fiyat/Performans: 3
Genel Ortalama:5.5
Megju785elipseskism – :
This is a very thin powdery scent that contains no hint of amber. Within an hour it’s disappeared completely.
deusbabus – :
This is too much soapy, lavendar, lily of the valley, grapefruits, musk, and some other meh notes.
I remember i have smelled it just like that way before, but last year in nov, i’ve sniffed it in one of London’s shops and surprisingly it smelled quite sweet and fruiti rather than this soapy, but now with another new sample i am smelling soap again! maybe that one in London was an old patch and you know how notes blends and changes overtime!
This patch is not for me, too soapy for my taste
mahirderya – :
Definitely a bit misleading when amber is the name, the absence of amber is a bit problematic and begets a little explanation (consider Tom Ford Rive d’Ambre, a similar culprit).
Parfums MDCI Ambre Topkapi is a fairly generic-smelling spicy, sweet, fresh mix dominated by vetiver, citrus, and woods. Not much evolution, complexity, or intrigue.
Performance is surprisingly weak after trying Invasion Barbare yesterday. Invasion Barbare has great performance but Ambre Topkapi is almost a skin scent within an hour of wearing.
The scent itself isn’t unpleasant but it’s sadly benign and average, and the cost of $250 for 75ml isn’t remotely justified. Skip this one and smell something else.
6 out of 10
kqc579speagoessenda – :
How this doesn’t have much more love and hype beats me. If you like barber shop lavender type frags, this is the holy grail of them. The best. Masculine, clean fresh lavender awesomeness. Not for beginners, one must know a little something to appreciate this art. Pure art perfection. Don’t get it twisted, Cuir Garamante is the best from the line, this being second and invasion barbare is my least favorite, not sure why everyone only talks about it…
9/10
habibi2010811 – :
This is an unemotional scent. Whereas the rest of the line has plenty of charm, this has none. It’s a vague, synthetic, generic-smelling ‘80s sweaty masculine with lavender and aquatic aspects (something fruit-like). It’s a touch boozy, a touch animal, a touch soapy, but for the most part, it smells like a bargain bin perfume or an outmoded body spray. There’s nothing amber about it; it’s just a sweaty, herbal, fruity, synthetic misstep in an otherwise fine line. Horrid.
Intoftfaf – :
not so masculine. intersting smell. go for the refill. there is no need to pay a fortune for a sculpture
bugatti.tlt – :
The only feeling this one stirs in me is one of abject disappointment!
I couldn’t wait to try this I imagined it was fantastic from the notes. Also I desperately want to add one of these to my wardrobe…I mean the STOPPER IS A SCULPTED BUST for heavens sake!!!
Don’t get me wrong this smells good, fresh well balanced and blended notes that crate a masculine mix of musk and oakmoss with fruity top notes and lavender. Just to mention the opening, it’s wonderfully fruity for a split second and that pineapple note is really nice.
I just suspect its a victim of being too understated for something which should stand up and be counted considering the grandiose, borderline pomposity of the brand and packaging and above all price.
I really hate to be a philistine but this to me smells like a long lost Lynx deodorant from the 90’s, albeit a very nice classy version.
Dry down is pleasant longevity is average.
Certainly has something of the mundane about it, I was expecting to be swept away by Ambre Topkapi instead I just feel a bit empty.
I really, really hope that Invasion Barbare is better because I want one of these preposterously opulent flacons!
Bavar – :
I smell leather as the top and main note. The price tag is enough to make me never seek anything else out by this creator. Making it unreachable financially is possibly the biggest thumbs down there is. I imagine I am paying for ego in this case. No thanks.
ZofwootsIcews – :
I tried a few samples of this and was impressed. The initial opening I’m not fond of but after about 20 minutes I loved it. It seemed to last a long time. If I had enough money to spare I would keep a bottle of this on hand.
pgi1951 – :
This is one of the more interesting MDCIs to talk about – to me it smells like the highest end designer fragrance you could imagine. There is no amber here, so people tend to judge it based on that, rather than the fact that this would be an excellent signature scent if you were needlessly rich. Appx 4 hours longevity on my skin.
Scent: 7/10
Overall: 6/10
irchik190488 – :
Although classified as a woody-spicy, Ambre Topkapi opens wich a freshness of citrus notes of pineapple and bergamot, by the way, MUCH more pineapple than bergamot and after a while the spiciness of its heart appears with cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, ginger, basil, lavender and thyme.
The scent isn’t strong and you can run down because the fragrance does not really last too much as I was expecting to, so at the end you can see that a little bit of musk and vanilla can be noted and then you realise that it is time to give you some good sprays again.
For me this fragrance should be classified as an unisex citrus fragrance, and it is perfect to be wore no matter the season of the year nor the hour.
It is a nice parfum with a very special bottle, or better, it can not be called just a bottle, it is a masterpiece.
aktandr – :
Just don’t like it. For me combo of amber and fresh, fruity top notes smells sintetic, cheap and unpleasant. I also don’t like this combinations in Montale’s scents