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rugal – :
I have recently discovered this scent in my never ending search for a signature “incense-y” scent. I have found it! My search is over! I love this smoky, sultry, sexy, SPICY scent! I feel mysterious when I wear this! It’s present, but it’s not overpowering like so many others in this class. I hope they are not discontinuing it because it’s available everywhere now for cheap! Too bad I only just discovered it now or I’d have been wearing it for years!
trecck – :
This is a beautiful fragrance! The amber, sandalwood, suede, musk and aldehydes are all there and … it’s just a beautiful full bodied strong spicey musky ambery fragrance that I’ve never had or smelled.
This is not a scent to wear to work. Personally, I only need one spray and I’m done.
The projection is massive!!!
The longevity is boss!
Reminds me of walking in the snow in NYC with my husband and we stop to hug so we can get warm. LOL!
The smells of sweet pine, candied and caramel apples and chestnuts roasting from the vendors on the sidewalks.
Strong smells of clove and all spice to make apple pies.
Peeping in the store windows to view the holiday animations and drinking hot spicey applecider cinnamon and hot cocoa.
Yes this scent just took me back some decades ago!
It is very spicey and strong, but also very beautiful in a feminine way.
Would not suggest a blind buy for this scent. As stated, it’s very spicey.
andriusha08 – :
Horrible connotations with 90s pop culture – the worst of nondescript cheap perfumes, inhaled from the high school dance miasma while pressed into a boy who was shorter (as all boys were at that age) and doused in something deeply offensive.
Strangely, I get simililar time flashbacks from Katy Perry’s Indi, which I blind bought simultaneously and have been insatiably sniffing on the other arm. Indi reminds me in a lovely way of my elder sisters’ respective signature scents of that era: Body Shop White Musk (?) and some kind of sandalwood essence.
But Indi has nothing in common with Halston’s disgusting, sweet stink. One of the few scrubbers I’ve encountered. Can’t wait to give it away (let me know if you’re UK based and interested – although I realise after that description…)
кнопа-моя собака – :
I have the EDT version, I found it while scrounging around the clearance section at my local Marshalls. Sometimes it’s fun to drink an abundance of espresso and then scour the clearance racks on all fours like a starving coyote who subsists on bargains.
This find, with a patina of multiple clearance stickers on its shiny box, was $5.99. It was worth any judgmental side glances from other shoppers who were not as dedicated to the cause of thriftiness.
In the beginning, it is aldehydes and tuberose over a dry, resinous amber. The aldehydes are an interesting contrast to the amber that I don’t think I’ve encountered before. As it dries, it gets denser and deeper with musk and woods, nearly drowning the tuberose while the aldehydes lose their sparkle.
It finishes a deep, dark musky-woodsy-spicy amber. I’m really enjoying it.
My EDT bottle has some serious lasting power as well–it lasted until I showered the next day and there is still some clinging to my robe from when I first sprayed it a week ago.
Саня22 – :
Mine is the EdP. Unlike another reviewer, I would say that if you are buying this as a substitute for Ambre Sultan you are going to be disappointed, because it’s not a heavy amber, nor does it have the herbal element of AS. Instead, I’d say it’s closer to scents like Club de Nuit Intense by Armaf (the “feminine”) and Enchanted Forest. It’s not as strong as those and it’s a bit more powdery, but of course for the current prices it’s an excellent deal for those who are seeking this kind of scent. If you already have one of the other two, this might not meet your standards, of course, but in the case of an expensive scent like EF, this might be good to use so that you don’t use up your EF bottle too quickly. Longevity is excellent and projection is good, but I’m not sure I would say very good (I used one full spray to the chest).
ВолЯ – :
This is passably similar to Lutens’ Ambre Sultan: it’s a thick, sweet amber with a layer of spice, and it lasts forever. For the price, you can’t go wrong if you’re an amber fan.
Finds like this are making me a little cynical about pricey niche fragrances, though I will readily admit I have inexpensive taste sometimes.
Liafaccousa – :
Oh, this blind buy wildly exceeds my expectations, which were pretty high anyway, as Halston Classic for Women is on my top shelf. I thought that the gold bottle might be tacky, but rather than resembling a third prize trophy from school days long gone, it could be a small golden sculpture brought home from a more exotic place than mine. Mind you, it could also tarnish pretty badly. Might keep it in the box.
Be warned though, this is a powerhouse. Huge silage and great longevity. This is a stay at home scent for me. Australians aren’t big on big fragrances. Their loss.
I don’t smell any Tuberose, which normally dwarfs other notes on my skin. Halston Woman Amber is all spices with subtle citrus and rose on me.
It is underpriced IMO and a hidden gem. I think that in very small doses it will layer well with other orientals, florientals and florals. Looking forward to that.
Edit – I just discovered that my bottle leaks like a seive from the join at the base of the neck. Has anyone else had this problem?
Андрей дух – :
This is intoxicating! What a beautiful amber scent. I keep huffing my arm like a drug.
sphinx – :
I thought I was a little over spicy perfume, but this stuff is swoon-worthy! I can think of many similar things to this but it’s like a better version of each. Definitely agree with the comparisons to Youth Dew Amber Nude, but this amber is sweeter and the pop fizz is more noticeable. It has a little Dr. Pepper vibe like Jeanne Arthes Love Generation Rock. Secret Obsession could be a sister scent as well, but this is heavier. I get a tiny bit of Old Spice under everything which is fun. Seriously. If you like any of the fragrances mentioned in this thread, snag this up.
Evgenymvr – :
@ Dante11
Only know the EDP edition. I never saw an EDT version.
Side male opinion:
I know that women wear perfumes mostly to please themselves (men wear perfumes to please their ladies).
For those ladies who would like to read one male opinion, here it goes:
Halston Amber for women it’s a fantastic sexy EDP. Any women wearing this, becomes more sensual and powerful. It works like a magnet atracting me. I never let my wife to run out of tyhis precious gem. I always have a backup bottle for her.
It really makes me to love my wife even more (and better).
Enjoy!
Greenfertryz – :
does anyone know -what is the difference between the edt version and the edp version?
trying to decide which one to get……..
Оленька27 – :
After loving current Classic Halston cologne, I grabbed this version for about $8 on Amazon using some of my Amazon Visa Points.
I did a quick tissue test after it came in.
I am getting AMBER in a salty/fatty way, kinda like how Ambre Gris by Balmain wears on me.
It’s cinnamon-y, woody, and balsamic too. This is all dry down on cloth/tissue. I missed the opening notes haha. This is def not dated, and can be totally unisex. A very well done (yet kinda basic) amber-wood.
When I test/wear proper, I’ll keep my “nose” out for the aldehydes (I love them) and currant/mandarin.
The heart of this is all amber, I really don’t get any florals, and now the base is adding “support” to the amber. I can smell the suede, sandalwood, and musk making this super creamy and smooooth. I have L’Amber Merv by Hermes and this smells a bit “cheaper”, but similar. L’AM by H is light and airy in a sweet/salty way. Halston Amber is not light and airy. I wouldn’t prefer one over the other because each suits it purpose- Hermes for summer, and Halston for winter (warm, yet dry, totally cozy)
If you like L’Amber Merv, why not pick this up for $10-15 and give it a try? It’s got better lasting power and sillage.
yuvi – :
Halston Amber starts out with a blast of aldehyde and glorious wood! I had high hopes about this blind-buy. But then the currant presented itself and I spent the next few minutes trying to convince myself that this was a ‘boozy’ amber that I would learn to love. But I could not persuade myself that this berry-based concoction would improve. I was about to chalk this up to a blind-buy gone bad and wash the whole thing off when…it settled…into something beautiful! Amber, sandalwood, and suede – in that order. The tuberose is not too sweet and does not play a dominant role in this fragrance at all. Stays close to this skin, and longevity is not bad. Halston Amber is a beautiful, understated (and underrated) amber fragrance. It will not disappoint (especially at its current price). Enjoy.
padede – :
I read a lot of negative reviews here, but on my skin this is pure amber heaven. An unexpected LOVE after a blind buy.
Mesbq554Unlogrere – :
Even though powdery is not listed in the accords, this is incredibly powdery on me. I typically do not like heavy on the powder scents, but somehow this one is blended with the other notes enough that it is not screeching nor making it feel like this is scrubbing my nostrils nor giving me a headache. So it is light powdery accord. There is a soft warmth courtesy of the amber. I pick up a bit of the musk, sandalwood, and suede and a trace of rose now and then, I can also detect the red currant; definitely detect the aldehydes.
To me this is more of a “dry” perfume. At no point do I pick up any citrus/orange itself, but a bit of brightness does peek through on occasion. Tuberose is totally MIA here for me. Leans a bit unisex at times. I am using words like “on occasion” and “at times” because for me, this fragrance changes notes so wildly throughout the day, hour by hour, and sometimes even minute by minute. A roller coaster of a fragrance!!!
All in all a decent dry, powdery woody bit of leather scent for me. I do agree, this seems “older” than 2010; there is a definite sort of a vintage scent about this.
The bottle is incredibly comfortable in the hands, and a classy, classic design. All in all I am happy to have this, this was a blind buy, and for the price ($8.00USD for a large bottle at TJM), I guess I can’t complain. Not sure I would buy this had I smelled or tested this, but it is nice for what it is. Sometimes I am in the mood for dry, powdery, woody, leather type scents, like today, in the pouring down rain, a touch chill in the air; this is nice on days like today.
But this for me is one of those fragrances that different notes appear who knows when during the day, so this is a fragrance that I definitely have to be in the mood for, and I would not wear this to the office. But on rainy errand days like today, or maybe coffee with girlfriends, that sort of thing, this is fine.
Mexjj901Negeltzex – :
Seems so much older than 2010. I opened and tested this in the car, and nearly killed my boyfriend. A slight improvement over Halston Woman which is more masculine. The drydown reminds me of Iced White A Dozen Roses or Estee Lauder Private Collection. This will be an at home alone fragrance only. The bottle alone was worth the 13 bucks at Marshall’s. This bottle next to Halston Woman looks like a little pair of Jeff Koons sculptures.
innonsebaibly – :
I found this for 12.99 at a Marshalls and since I’ve never seen it on eBay for under $40 I bought it. I am on the fence. I knew this was not a safe blind buy for me as I am not a huge fan of aldehydes and after the first spray that’s all I smell. Sharp slightly spicy aldehydes. Not the worst aldehydic experience ever but not my favorite opening either, that’s for sure.
I’m going to wait for the Amber, woods and suede and see how I feel then, but it’s really too soon to tell. I’ll be back with an update later.
UPDATE: so after a bit the aldehyde sharpness wears off and you are left with the most delightful dry spicy animalic Amber you can imagine With a nice warm woodsy suede background. Love it!
unargraitte – :
For me, this is meh. Just okay. Not particularly unique. Smells similar to Dior’s Dolce Vita to me. Not particularly ‘hypnotic’ and not as lovely as the reviews here make it sound. My quest for the perfect amber fragrance continues.
Tallas – :
An under rated GEM…..just like the men’s version is also under rated. This is a great amber spice scent…I find it unisex also. This goes on heavy at first, the true magic comes thru the scent evolving on your skin…and then the fab dry down ….awesome.
I am a tuberose lover….and IMO, it is barely there….only way in the background…no matter…
This is going to become a standard for me….the men’s Halston Amber already is for me.
Try them both, if you can. Available on line very inexpensive, worth every penny.
paolo555 – :
The bottle was a must-have, but the perfume itself was too strong for me.
avdrunya – :
I love incense and amber, but can’t wear vanilla ANYTHING (instant play-doh on me), and this is the rare one that fits that order! Blind buy based on notes. No florals or sweetness come through on me, just a pungent musk and (unburnt?) incense. Not too masculine, though…
My boyfriend is super-picky about scents…and he likes it on me?! This Halston breaks a few rules, and is better for it.
It’s special, it’s strange, and it’s beautiful: a high-end import shop’s back room, where the “good” rugs are stored away from the daylight and the shop owner takes his tea and sliced orange.
god_14 – :
Wow! This is an uncompromising fragrance. Rather than being warm this stuff is positively hot! An aggressive amber, softened and feminized with floral notes but lets get it right, this is a hearty, balmy resin fragrance.
It’s almost syrup-like intensity opening with a spiced oriental feel and a puff of powder. It’s got a bit of the old style straight benzoin, Bain de Caron thing coupled with a dressier tuberose, which is prominent in the opening and fading into the dry down but for me providing a great compliment for the amber accord. Tuberose is one of those love/hate things for me but in this I just get the good stuff. The sweet sharpness is more like labdanum than olibanum but either way it’s prominent throughout…another thing I like.
There’s a creaminess of sandalwood in here too, maybe coming out more on my skin and conspiring with the amber accord again to intoxicate.
I see this as a floriental fragrance which I can understand some people considering to be unisex and frankly I could pull it off. Having said this it reminds me so fully of a confident, sexy, more mature woman sort of vibe? For this association in my mind I couldn’t wear it but be damned sure I’d be attracted to a woman wearing it. It’s a bit naughtier than the kind of scent your mum might wear, I like to think more of a liberated cougar type rocking Halston Amber Woman.
It’s no joke performance wise too…goes on nice and strong, doesn’t last excessively long but projects really well for a good couple of hours before retreating to a low skin scent.
Update: My girlfriend has been wearing samples of this the past few days and it comes across very tuberosy on her especially at first.
sigades – :
How many ways can I say that I love this perfume? It is like they poured romance, mystery and longing into a bottle. I already loved Halston Classic, now I truly love this as well.
The opening is a hit of amber right across my face.. and I liked it. I knew something good was coming. The balsam and the woods are coming thru in beautiful bold layers but mostly this perfume for me is a bout the beautiful smoke and how they got it into a bottle…. And when you think it has tossed you on your head and messed with you until you can’t get up… here comes the leather, musk and sandalwood.
If I had one word for this perfume, and if you are into orientals, my word would be Haunting… Love this perfume.
Lasts about 5-6 hours or longer on me and silage is a very sexy arms length.
Onevzlxa – :
I love tuberose, most ambers…even when they are very sweet, but the olibanum ruins this for me. Very dry, very strong. Overpowers even the tuberose and leather. I will have to try other olibanum (incense) heavy perfumes to see if this is the norm for me, or just the way it’s done here, but the note smelled too much like inexpensive incense sticks to me. It went back.
Mishunya – :
کهکشان عطر ها بسیار بزگ و پر حرکت اما کدامین خواهند مان ؟
در این خانه عطر سعی در ماندن دارد کمک میکند برای حفظ رایحه خود در کنار تمامی بزرگان خالق رایحه ها باید شیک ایستادگی کرد تا توسط این شیشه و درونش خود را در یک مراسم
شیک و مدرن حضور شخصیت بوه حس وردو یک خانم مدیر را بصویر میکشد. رایحه نخست
شکوفه ها وپخش یک نفس از ترشی مرکبات دیگران را حضور خود را با شما احساس میکنند تا خودشان تنهائی خلوت را
Magvaycheg – :
Sweetest Amber…and lasts forever!:)
BANESTINOI – :
For the first hour this perfume is almost overwhelmingly sweet on my skin, but once the top notes have faded it mellows to a warm, woody, spicy scent. I usually avoid perfumes that contain sandalwood because I find often find that it dominates all other notes, but that’s not the case here. Sandalwood is a weighty note and works perfectly against the sweetness here.
My boyfriend adores this perfume and thinks it is very elegant and sophisticated.
It reminds me very much of Hermes’ Elixir Des Merveilles, which is a lighter fragrance, but has the same sweetness and warmth at the heart.
I’ve only just acquired my first bottle of this fragrance, so may well update this review in month or so, but for now it gets the thumbs up from me!
Fallen_TK – :
This is a very strange perfume. On me, it smells like a hamster cage, a very animalic scent (due to the unsane amount of amber I guess).
Good news for those who like such frags: Halston Amber has a very good staying power and sillage.
editing: i was browsing through my samples today and sprayed this one on again. maybe i was too harsh writing about the hamster cage but i will not take my words back. What is more, now it gives me a funny WET hamster sensation thanks to the tuberose and aldehydes. There is a possibility I will start to enjoy this “pet” smell)))
In general, this is a very abstract and nondescript piece of perfumer’s work. a heady mix it is too…
_Skrech_ – :
I am IN LOVE with this fragrance, sweet and spicy and sensual, almost masculine.
I only know of 1 place to purchase and it is approx $150/50ml but I am seriously thinking to take the plunge.
I seem to skip the opening notes and go straight into the middle, a sweet amber and rose opening with spicy musky suede finish.. Oooh so captivating.
Maybe I can settle down and accept my Visit by Azzaro.. we shall see…
czipmwfjsfk – :
truly a KNOCK OUT perfume, very beautiful, very strong, lasting. SPICY , SPICY, SPICY, I got a sample at Neiman’s a few weeks ago and the card still smells awesome, this has a true lasting, staying power unlike many NEW perfumes, and this is very very current. kind of like youth dews amber nude, but better.