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VVTOMAS – :
When I first learned of this updated Youth Dew version I felt conflicted. Updated = reformulated, and I prefer vintage original fragrance. Some fellow fragrantians recommended Amber Nude, curiosity took over and I bought a bottle. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
It arrived today. Now imagine chain saw noise and bits of packaging flying through the air and finally that lovely elegant bottle was in my hands. Very modern, down to the minimalist light brown ribbon, eoching the perfume inside.
A few sprays later I’m delighted. This Tom Ford version of Youth is beautiful! It’s sweeter and lighter than the orignal. There is plenty of spice made soft and smooth by a fruity sweet note. It’s not honey, it rather resembles thick pear preserves with cinnamon and cloves. Delicious!
Longevity and sillage aren’t as impressive as the vintage stuff. Reapplication is the trick, which means my 1 oz bottle will empty quickly.
This updated Youth Dew should appeal to those who find the original too heavy and dark. I love original and will continue to use it. Amber Nude Youth Dew is my new love, and along with Cinnabar will stay in my permanent collection.
oig953speagoessenda – :
In my mid thirties I was a huge fan of the original Youth Dew. I found that perfume so addictive. Youth Dew and Shalimar was my first love affair with oriental perfume. When YD Amber nude came out I was not interested to try it because I consider it was a sacrilège to modify my dear Youth Dew. Recently I make a rechearch on the great Christophe Laudamiel and discover that it was him who made this ”modern” version of the classic one. So I have to smell it…and I realiazed that I really like YD Amber Nude. It’ is as good as the original. A great interpretation of the original. Modern but the spirit of the original is there. I read that YD Amber Nude is now discountinued. So I jump on the last bottle I saw in a discount perfume store at only $50.
zumer – :
Wonderful re-imaging of 1953 Youth Dew. This one is for anyone who cannot or will not wear the Original. Very sad this is discontinued. It is warm, spicy, sexy and has a unique fizzy root beer note that I keep picking up! This is lighter than the original Youth Dew, but it is not weak or shy! If you can find a new bottle of this, BUY IT!
nch318speagoessenda – :
I had bought this in 2005 and loved it. I use to wear the regular Youth Dew in my late 20s early 30s.This one was better,really spicey and ambery.Too bad its gone.
monomusicn – :
Call me crazy, but this deep, sexy and luscious scent reminds of the vintage men’s frag Lapidus Pour Homme!!!
smog2000 – :
The top on mine smells like a vintage frag that has gone off. Then, I get oakmoss and sandalwood. The base is a powdery, creamy amber. This sits close to the skin and is not spicy like original Youth Dew.
SassuriBraify – :
All I can say is WOW! Of course, as usual, I am late to the game. This is no longer available. Why o why did they discontinue this amazingly gorgeous scent? But we know why, don’t we? So that the prices can be hiked up beyond comprehension for ‘rare’ and hard to find delicious scents. This must have been a great seller. I cannot imagine it being discontinued for lack of sales. So I hunted it down on ebay, for a pretty decent price, surprisingly, and now I wish I had never smelled it. This stuff is magic. I love it even more than the original Youth Dew and boy do I wish it would make a come back on the shelves for us because it is a beautiful, softer remake of the original. If you can hunt it down without going broke, it will not disappoint!
Marffa – :
Ok I think that EL Youth Dew Amber Nude is the solid proof that Tom Ford is a frickin magician. To take a dated over-heavy near unwearable classic and update it to make it modern, beautiful, easy to wear and niche -like, that’s magic. I cannot STAND the original Youth Dew something in it is so repulsive to me. (I highly suspect the aldehydes) This version is still spicy and definitly amber heavy and while the original YD DNA is present, this has completely modernized and revolutionized it. It’s missing the heavy church incense vibe but I think that’s a good thing actually. While it is much too heavy for AZ in the summer, I will be eagerly awaiting winter temps when I can really let this little beauty shine, she is a masterpiece.
UPDATE: to me, the drydown smells like woodsmoke, I couldn’t be any deeper in love. While the silage does not seem to be quite as massive as the original, the longevity is every bit as magnificent
serkojin – :
I LOVE this. It is the ULTIMATE fall scent, I just see the leaves turning in Vermont when I smell it, but it also makes me think of the old school luxury of Madison Avenue. Terrific combination.
I have a full bottle I’m afraid to use because I’m terrified that if I go through it, by the time I’m done I’ll have to pay $250 for a new one. The realest dilemma of the perfume obsessed lol!
killer_lugansk – :
Why on earth was this perfume discontined?? I still fail to understand, while I cherish my last drops just for a sniff to remember it from time to time and lament over its uncomprehesible death (and probably will look for it on Ebay). This is everything YD should be in the modern age, but a modern age of bold, well crafted perfumery, not afraid of strong personality, and completely deprived of bubblegum stuff. Or maybe this is why they killed it: not in sync with pink fruty white musk bubblegum. Well, no, definetely not one of those. Since YDAN died by discontinuation I actually did not find any other expression of a real spicy-woody oriental in the classic manner with just a modern touch. Maybe just Estee Lauder’s hard to find middle east-bound Ambre Mystique, with the remark that YDAN is in my view of a much better depth, elegant spiciness that meets incense and well crafted balance than Ambre Mystique, which appears rough around the edges in comparison. If anybody could just reproduce perfumes – and happy to pay the due royalties on it – this is my “please make me a bottle of the same” request.
vxk847Diobtetty – :
This is the perfect uplifting and cosy but no nonsense spicy woody amber perfume. Dark brown but scintillating. Makes me smile with pride on fall and winter dark cloudy days, when the wind seems to want to take your day away but you are determined to live it up and make it memorable.
Moderate sillage after a bold spicy beginning. Longevity is quite good.
Коматозник – :
This is lovely if you are an oriental lover.
An updated spin on the classic but its rich in depth unlike a lot of perfumes today. The magnolia, ginger, cinnamon opening gives it spicy depth and echos of vintage cinnabar and the base of youth dew swirl about. Only, it isnt as resinous as the origination YD, and leans to the balsamic amber side to keep it lighter and fresher than the past counterpart.
She is her own creation, but if you are familiar with vintage Opium, Cinnabar, YD , COCO, you hear the echoes of them, so she isnt a foreign or strange new concoction.
This is Tom Fords underrated gems. He took the mantle of the YD name seriously, updated it, freshened it up for modern sensibilities and kept the soul of its history intact. A very difficult thing to do!
If you are looking for something like the vintage cinnabar, not as powdery in the drydown, and a touch of opium and YD thrown in..this is for you. Excellent for fall and winter. Fun thing about this one is, the structure of the notes resemble a lot of higher end frags…
анна320 – :
I love this stuff soooo much. Youth Dew never quite hit the spot for me as it is quite powdery and a little too old lady.
For me, YDAN is like a delicious yummy mature coca cola scent with soft spices.
There doesn’t seem to be anything out there even similar to replace it with…I am so so sad this has been discontinued.
GREKS – :
I’ve always loved Youth Dew, on other people; it just doesn’t work well on my skin. I blind traded for this hoping that it would be a version that I could wear. The scent is lovely. Warm and spicy. I can smell the Youth Dew ancestry, and the Lauderade. And then I put it on myself and I also smell diaper. Fresh, new disposable diaper. It dominates the early projection and then lingers though the entire drydown; it’s very odd. I don’t hate it, but I also don’t feel comfortable wearing it. I put some Modern Muse on top and that helped cover it somewhat but didn’t allay the accord; it also gave a heavier base to the Modern Muse, which is nice. I’ve been experimenting with other layering possibilities, but nothing seems to balance out that diaper.
kristyjanzer – :
I received this in hopes that it would become an amber scented Youth Dew. I have the original and I love amber, so I thought I would love this. Nope. It was full on cat piss as soon as it hit my skin. I left it on for almost an hour to see if it may get better….again…nope. Had to wash it off. I was soooo disappointed. Oh well, leave it to skin chemistry! 🙁
Casylove – :
I was never a fan of the original Youth Dew. To me the name is misleading as there is nothing youthful or dewy about it. I always found it heavy and oily to the point of being overly musky and almost dirty. Tom Ford’s approach is interesting. Its def got the Youth Dew feel and at first they start almost identical, but he ads a much needed layer of amber to it. Once it dries down, the citrus and carnation comes through an takes it in a more lighter, sexier direction. Im a Tom Ford fan, but this doesn’t hold a candle to his later creations like Noir de Noir or Noir Femme. While a hard core Youth Dew fan should love this version, i find this simply a more palpable version of Youth Dew, and not much more. I appreciate the retro vibe of this and maybe the right woman can pull this off, but if given the choice, I’d pick almost anything from his current line to this. Thumbs sideways on this one.
rus59 – :
Reminds me of original youth dew mixed with sahara noir!
I get a lot of sandalwood on my skin.
For sillage the original youth dew is the way!
shevirevov – :
I could swear there is incense in there somewhere but it is not listed. Must be the carnation. It looks like a winter fume but what makes YDAN perfect for all year wearing is the perky grapefruit ginger combo that keeps it from getting too heavy. Imo this is not just a variation on Youth Dew, I think they do not resemble each other that much. This is definitely easier to wear and not as ladylike as its sister. And do not get fooled by comparisons to Opium and Obsession. I myself prefer Cinnabar over Opium and love Obsession, but Amber Nude is not like these two power house perfumes. It is a beautiful amber scent that warms me up inside and can easily be sweetened with some more vanilla on top is you so wish. Kudos to Tom Ford who has shown great judgement in all the houses he has passed. A wonderful scent indeed! The dry down is a beautiful sandalwood patchouli thingy, just the way I like my fumes. <3
pomakom – :
I find YDAN very restrained oriental fragrance. It is not as animalic or sweet as some orientals that are full bodied and rich in character- this one is quite pale in comparison. It’s dry and woody, spicy because of the cinnamon. Smells like some spices were in an old wooden cabinet and left there for quite some time. There is a slight rose undertone and I wish it was more emphasized. Something that bothers me about Youth Dew Amber Nude and the regular Youth Dew eau de parfum is I think I smell a hint of olive oil which is annoying and off-putting
Korablow – :
I must have died and gone to spicy heaven… Best blind buy ever!
This is warm and sexy. Reminds me of incense sticks (which I love…). It has an initial blast but it soon calms down, without losing strenght and edge. On me, there’s much patchouli and sandalwood, less amber.
I definitely love this!
Smo†ri†eЉ – :
If vintage Coco and vintage Opium had a baby, this would be it.
The first hour it was quite heavy but now it has calmed down. It´s beautiful and I really like it.
Edit:The name Youth Dew does not fit this fragrance at all imo.. It should be Mature Beauty because that is what it is. I Think it is too heavy for the younger crowd.
metior1975 – :
Every time I see a tester of Youth Dew in store I pick it up and have a smell hoping my nose has somehow become refined enough to understand why it’s a classic..and every time I recoil in horror!
An online perfume store here in Australia recently offered to post three samples (read sprayed blotters) to customers so they could try some new scents. I chose this and for the next week I kept getting it out and sniffing.
This is really not the type of perfume I go for but there is something so classy and vintage about this.
As someone said, it’s a bit ginger beer-ish but I like that. I pick up the cinnamon and incense (though not listed as a note) too. This churchy incense scent is actually quite pleasant too (unlike in John Galliano which I ended up selling).
I can’t see myself reaching for this one a whole lot but I’m glad to have it in my collection.
As ambers go I’d probably be more inclined to use my Serge Lutens Sultan Ambre, but if I’m in a vintage mood this will definitely be the one.
welopiggils – :
I find this fragrance insanely sexy, like everything good on earth… Thinking about it, I lose my appetite for anything else, it’s just not satisfying. A true perfume should make you feel like this, like true love, totally one-off in a given moment and all-excluding everything else…
drupplzx – :
This is a really lovely scent, and early Tom Ford. It didn’t do well at stores because SA didn’t really promote it or understand it. It’s like Youth Dew, but a bit sexier, more sexy with the amber. When you smell this now, you definitely think Tom Ford. Actually it reminds me slightly of his underrated fragrance Sahara Noir. I love this stuff!
iluhin – :
I am going to ignore summer/winter categories. This smells divine and it is very balmy today. Spring, sunny and I get an initial blast of ginger beer, then this precious golden, sweet, spicy almost gourmand dry down. In autumn I thought my bottle had turned. It hasn’t, I tried it at the wrong time/season. Bah to the seasonal thing, wear what you want when you want. This is a definite re-buy if I can find a reasonable priced bottle. Softer than the original, more user and crowd friendly. Love both!
WillianPac17 – :
Beautiful creation, half way between the original Youth Dew and Opium.
I am a fan of both so you can imagine how much I like this one!
It starts with a thick cloud of incense, then the other notes slowly appear, one by one: spices, amber, ylang ylang, carnation…
It makes me think of an Ottoman princess, going to the Great Bazaar on a palanquin for some shopping: her sparkling eyes, outlined with kohl, shine from above the veil covering her face, her sultry perfume surrounds her, and she radiates beauty, elegance and mystery….
Youth Dew Amber Nude definitely is a must a for Oriental fragrances’ lovers, great for warming cold winter days.
GameNeT – :
Loving this! Cozy and warm.. Perfect for 20 degree days in the N. E. But I have to ask.. Does anyone sense a similarity between Youth Dew Amber Nude and Crabtree & Evelyn’s Nantucket Briar?
toka.net – :
Cat piss with great compliments
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The frist time I tried ‘Youth-Dew Amber Nude’ I didn’t like it. I admire Tom Ford for his creations and that’s why I thought I should give it a second chance.
The second time I didn’t simply try it on, but I actuatlly sprayed it on me. From the first second you can sense the strenght of an intense amber. For me it’s way to strong and it goes into cat piss. It reminded me a lot of my cat (that I used to have) and that awful time of year when it went into heat.
To be honest and fair, I did receive a lot of compliments at the office today, because of it. Apparently, older women really like it (on me). It’s not for me.
Overall:
Opinion: It’s a unique (but it still smells of old) fragrance – 2/10.
Longetivity: a lot – 10/10
Sillage: a lot – 10/10
All in all: 3 out of 10 points.
Moulksausia – :
This reminds me of the smells of Autumn. Cold moist earth, crisp dried leaves, and warm spices. A perfect long lasting scent for a cold cloudy day. ♥
shpattneo – :
I have been exploring Tom Ford lately; and his creations are gorgeous and also sooo expensive. So I thought I would try one of his earlier forays into the fragrance world when he was with Lauder. As soon as I sprayed it I knew it smelled achingly familiar; but I sprayed so much and it is so strong I couldn’t place it until it started to dry down.
I was raised as a Catholic, and holy smoke (pun intended) this smells like a high Mass. I don’t see incense listed among the notes; but I have always loved the smell of the incense burned in Catholic churches. I even went so far as to purchase incense scented candles from a Catholic bookstore just to smell that particular incense in my own home.
However, if I wasn’t raised as a Catholic; and didn’t have such positive scent associations with this smell I’m not sure I’d like it nearly so much. There is a “stillness” in the heart of this fragrance where there is usually life.
People have asked for recommendations for a Gothic or a dark perfume, and I thought of John Galliano at the time. Someone else asked “What perfume would you wear to your own funeral?” I thought it was a macabre question, and had no answer. Now I do; but that is in no way a negative judgment of this perfume. The fact that I would want to wear it “forever” so to speak – makes it truly special, in its uniquely gorgeous, somber way. I will always keep it in my collection.
cudba – :
Gorgeous- a new acquisition I purchased untested in the hopes of capturing of the the softness and warmth lost in the new the Youth Dew reformulation. It is like going into the op-shop to find a perfectly buttery leather jacket and (gasp!) it’s in your size. You think, “why it’s only $10, the ladies at the counter mustn’t realise it is 1970’s Hermes!”. You handover your cash, slip the jacket on and feel like never taking it off.
A zesty opening, and a gorgeous long sandalwood dry down with a peak of dried rose and a dash of Amber Sultan. Very very wearable, delicious but never ‘sweet’.
Extra points for the beautiful 1970’s styling…
Shulc88 – :
Ok. So I have been wanting this fragrance for the longest time. I love amber so the name told me I had to have this. Plus, EL makes great fragrances. I lucked up and found 1 bottle of this at a mall kiosk. I know, frown your faces. But the price was affordable, so I jumped on it. I could not wait to open my gem. I open the box and sprayed. That’s where the joy ended. It smelled old. I could’ve kicked myself for the purchase. I put it back in the box and put it away. After several days I decided to retry my find. I’m sooooo glad I did. Do not write this fragrance off. I figured out the secret to ELAN. Don’t smell yourself. Seriously. This scent will throw you. The scent of air you leave behind is divine. Oh my goodness! You can tell it is youth dews cousin, but it is it’s own person. And I’m not totally sure everyone will be able to see the connection to YD, but they will know you smell great. It’s warm, it’s slight cinnamony, and oh is it sexy. Please get one if you can, and give it a moment before you try and give it away. Tom Ford did an exceptional job. I’m loving the air around me!
владимир1973 – :
Oh no! Essence of Estee Lauder strikes again! I simply cannot wear nearly all EL fragrances (except for my darling Sensuous), and it appears that—at least from the first 30 minutes—Youth Dew Amber Nude is no exception. The first blast is a bitter, acrid smell which leaves me searching for words other than “pee” and “bug spray”—I find those descriptions unoriginal and unhelpful, but that’s the impression I get. Is this the carnation? I’m not sure, but it is not pleasant; I decide to persevere, mostly because scrubbing would leave me late for work and without a perfume for the day.
After the first hour, things are starting to mellow slightly. The key seems to be NOT to sniff my wrist heavily, but to let things waft up toward my nose. I’m pretty sure what is the carnation is now more floral and less urine, but that ammonia-esque note is still there. I’m also puzzled: is there oud in this scent? Some of the strange bitter chemically-ness is similar to what oud does on my skin. I am smelling something like cedar, too—sharp and woody, but not unpleasant.
Where is the amber? I can’t smell it—not a warm, nor a cold amber; not incense or vanilla. I can’t smell sandalwood, cinnamon or even patchouli. Maybe on someone else’s skin, this would smell like a seamless composition of notes—for me, sadly, it’s just an indistinct blur of cedary bitter acidity.
I hate writing negative reviews, so I’m trying to write at least a helpful negative review. Will be looking to swap this one soonest.
swimmaster – :
This lasts 10+ hours on me, One spray on my naval and it wafts up to me through my clothes all day and is still descernable the next day. I should hate this perfume as I loathe most gourmand perfumes and absolutely hate vanilla but I can’t stop myself with this. It’s amazing and I’m wearing it to get me into the Christmas spirit.
fnk413speagoessenda – :
I cannot wear the original. It makes me sick. But this one is a different story, so long as i use a tiny bit, we compliment each other very well. Perfect scent for fall/winter.
elassyEneva – :
It’s a kind of magic in winter’s tale.
MarinaD – :
On me YDAN is a gentler, but still potent, version of YD, enriched with extra amber. Love YD, love amber –> Happy bunny! Perfect on a wet and windy day like today.
romanik76 – :
This is very nice! Call me crazy but it smells like Coca Cola mixed with spices? In a good way of course! Kind of reminds me of Coco Chanel.
dimakhom – :
A warm, golden, ambery concoction, redolent of incense and spice. Opens with a burst of grapefruit and ginger, which is quickly overwhelmed by cinnamon and tea notes. The magnolia is very subtle, but pairs well with the lingering grapefruit, to give a fresh lemony lift to an otherwise heavy opening. I think it is best not to compare this to Youth Dew at all, but to consider YDAN independently of its predecessor; this is no mother daughter flanker relationship; these two are more like kissing cousins.
Very potent, like Youth Dew, though. Fabulous projection, silage and longevity, so spray carefully. I know many folks don’t get florals with Amber Nude, but I find the heart a wonderfully fragrant floral accord, all buttery and soft, with a very powerful carnation that reinforces the spicy cinnamon, giving a clove effect to further amp the already powerful incense. It is spicy and peppery and works beautifully with the rose note.
I honestly don’t know what they mean when they say this is a black rose. I grow roses, so I am skeptical on all fronts. By the time you hybridize enough to create a black rose, well, first it isn’t really black, and second it doesn’t smell. But, that is another topic. I do smell rose, though, quite clearly, and if I had to give it a color I would say a deep carmine red. Blood red. The jasmine is powerfully present and indolic, over-ripe and animalic, pairing with the ylang ylang to produce a very rich floral accord that struggles to be heard above the ginger, tea and cinnamon.
For me, it is when the amber, patchouli and sandalwood begin to dominate that everything falls into place. One of the best ambers ever, although it is rarely mentioned when amber-centric perfumes are discussed. Very warm and rich amber, balsamic, vanillac, and resinous. The sandalwood is lovely, soft and woody, sweet and heavy. With the patchouli and vetiver, very green and exotic.
This reminds me of absolutely nothing else. It is not Youth Dew light, it is not Youth Dew gone wrong, it is its own creature: sexy, but certainly not girly or “fun”; this is a serious fragrance to be approached with caution and handled with care. I have two backups and I still learn something new every time I wear it. Today I am wearing one spray at work and it seems almost gourmand to me today, all cinnamon and clove and black tea goodness. Later in the day it will be all about incense and wood.
Lasts and lasts, and projects big. Will fill a room unless lightly applied.
Morikone – :
This is ONE HELL OF A HEADY PERFUME!!!!! It is not light and NEVER WILL BE!!! DARK, DARK, DARK!!!! Im on the fence about this scent really. I only wore it during the winter because you would gag in the summer thats for sure. Not terrible but not overly beautiful either. THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING LABEL ON THIS ONE!!!!
jinkol – :
A little goes a long, long, long, way, and it’s for the adventurous. Apart from Clinique Aromatics Elixir, this is the scent that gets the most notice, as in: “Oh, my God, what are you wearing?” I think Tom Ford has the rare ability of capturing the essence of the sex in a bottle, and if you can’t spend a fortune on his ‘private blends,’ and I can’t, this is the next best thing. It’s fall-winter, dark, moody, musky, smoky, sandalwood-referenced, wildflowers past peak, with a hint of cedar dry, heading into burning leaves, clove, ginger, cardamon, nutmeg, like a Thanksgiving dinner indulgence with a secret assignation that follows. An epicurean’s delight, it’s at turns herbaceous then, musky, and it has to be an ostracized outsider among the other cheap drugstore acquisitions. If you spray it on paper, you get a whiff of peppermint and rubbing alcohol and you’re in the medical clinic and so you move on. Which is understandable, but a mistake. On the skin, with time to develop, and I imagine it is different on everyone who wears it, beyond the cedar, clove, ginger, pepper, you also get sweet female animalic musk, tea with lemon, and rich amber. It lasts forever; sillage for days. Enjoy it…sparingly, and with someone very special.
Sanya073 – :
Aloha! I have a 2.5 oz bottle of Youth Dew Amber Nude and I only sprayed it a couple times. Did not care for it which may be due to our tropical, balmy weather in Hawaii.Will send it to someone in the U.S. free of charge. Please message me if you are interested.
hencesoassy – :
I have Youth Dew as my signature scent so I insisted on trying the YDAN version. In my opinion they are totally different beasts. YDAN reminds me of ginger beer stored in a wooden keg to age. The floral notes do not pop out on my skin…I do get a bit of the tea….but mostly it is a deep woody vibe. I’m on the fence with this one. Might see if it grows on me more and maybe try it in the fall when the weather is cooler.
latish – :
Well this is my first review ever and boy did I pick a challenge!
I’ve always wanted to adore YD and I do on other people. But it was always Bleugh on me.
I’ve been searching for something to replace my HG of ambers …. ironically another TF amber absolute.
YDAN is in my opinion better.
Think woman not girl. ALL WOMAN! Black silk as opposed to white nylon lace. Creamy velvet skin instead of fake tanned orange leather.
This is an extremely confident perfume and provokes a lot of comment when I wear it.
I usually wear it when I need to make an impact but in a classic sensual way…..exuding female personal power.
I had one very senior gentleman in a business meeting actually sniff my neck in a completely unconscious way who then crumpled in complete embarrassment at what he’d done
jkhm – :
This has a distinctly amber fragrance chord to it which with my chemistry, goes completely medicinal – almost as if I had slathered cough syrup on my skin. I much prefer the original blend of Youth Dew, (you can read my review of the original Youth Dew and you will definitely see “why” I like that particular fragrance).
I’ll admit that my chemistry is sometimes very fickle. The fragrances that a lot of other people like, sometimes do not work on my skin and “turn” after about 10 – 20 minutes.
Give this a try with your chemistry, you may really love it! It definitely has a strong presence of sandalwood, so if you LOVE sandalwood, this could definitely be your thing!
vitall1208 – :
Smells like a mix of 1/4 of the original Youth Dew and 3/4 of Chanel’s Coco. If you compare the notes you’ll notice they are very similar, only this one has cinnamon and Coco has cloves.
Beutifully rounded, voluptous perfume for women, not for youth.
mihidenko – :
I have found a way to make YDAN more wearable!! I love YDAN but I find the incense like heart too strong…I didn’t want to give up on this frag as I find it so bold yet classy and quite like the boozy + cola note.
So I adjusted the juice by mixing it with another sweet perfume –Halston Amber woman. On a flat ceramic plate I sprayed YDAN once and on then on top of that 1 spray of Halston Amber. Using my pinky finger gently mixed them and dabbed (not rub) back of my knees/elbows/wrist. WOW! I am in love with this…the kind sweet amber of Halston softened the incense note (that was probably from the clove-ish carnation). Technical perfumistas might be opposed to mixing it this way, but it worked for me so I’m happy.
I imagine what you choose to mix it with should not stray too far from YDAN so it keeps its integrity, yet strong enough to hold it’s own notes. Otherwise, the carnation will just kill it. I imagine sweet cinnamon scents like Dolce Vita, Cavalli’s Oro, Casmir, EL’s Amber Ylang Ylang etc would do well but I have yet to try it. A spray each worked wonders but I am thinking of trying out different ratios as well….perfume adventure!
achi.shashikadze – :
Very very VERY strong. To me it smells medicinal cinnamon. I sprayed once on my wrist, tried to give it time to dry down but it made me nauseous, so I scrubbed it(after 30 minutes)….scrubbed it again….and its still projecting stronger than any other perfume I’ve ever tried. I wish I liked it. The longevity and sillage are amazing.
usep1 – :
Extremely sedutive, engaging, warm sensaction that conveys a warm, intimate and radiant trought the cannamon, dark flowers, spices and black rose.
A true work of art created by the great Tom Ford and Estée Lauder.
Love having this perfume but not against the save at any location.
whophiemi – :
Back in my days as a Beauty Advisor and Resident Makeup Artist at Estée Lauder, Myer Sydney City there was an extensive line of fragrances on the counter. I wanted to know them personally, to wear and experience the releases Estée Lauder gave the world. Decade after decade, a historical time line of fragrances show casing perfumery styles. It was the trend setters vs the best sellers. The name sake Estée and a whole Private Collection. 6 Men’s fragrances and a swag of flankers. It was my job to wear, recommend and sell fragrances to the customers of Estée Lauder.I was completely spoiled for choice! I started with the ground breaking and historic vintage classic Youth Dew, which was originally conceived as a bath oil in 1953, then quickly fell in love with the 1969 animalic leather stunner Azuree. I admired the ultra feminine aldehydic florals Alliage and Beautiful and to be totally honest I only fell in lust with naughties starlet Pleasures. You should have seen the number of Pleasures flanker Christmas gifts packs I had to count one afternoon in the store room of late October 2010. ‘Ridiculous’
In 2005 Tom Ford lent his talents to recreating the first fragrance that pushed Lauder into the stratosphere she orbits today. Sending in a man to reinvent a woman’s work, how would he pay homage to Youth Dew. Could he produce a perfume variation even Estée herself would be proud of? It sounded risky and bold, but on the other hand a genius idea to give the old girl a dressing up by Ford, adding modern nuances and flavour while honoring its heritage.
Fragrantica gives these featured accords:
Top: Magnolia, ginger, cinnamon, tea, grapefruit
Heart: Carnation, jasmine, ylang-ylang, black rose
Base: Sandalwood, amber, patchouli, vetiver.
Opening
From the very onset it is clear Amber Nude has Youth Dew graciously riding shotgun! Like a conscious voice in your mind it still has that famous recognisable balsamic undertone. Yout