Top Notes 
Carrot
Cumin
Cinnamon
Heart Notes 
Benzoin
Ylang-ylang
Patchouli
Turmeric
Base Notes 
Musk
Amber
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Cedarwood
MlleTaffanel
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MlleTaffanel
Dreamt Out
I have little to no experience with amber scents. When amber appears in one of my perfumes, it is usually hard to detect. Therefore, I was all the more curious when I found a sample of "Ambre du rêve" in my last order. Amber right in the perfume name? I had never encountered that before.
Well, I'm not squeamish and immediately doused myself in it. First of all, a very spicy potpourri hits you. Generally, I really like spicy scents, and this one is no exception. Cinnamon works for me almost always, and I find the carrot as a green counterpoint interesting, but I'm waiting in vain for the cumin.
Unfortunately, all of that disappears very quickly, and what comes through is turmeric, and I mean a lot of it! I couldn't have imagined that this would become a problem, as I like to season my food with turmeric when it fits. But on my skin, it overwhelms everything, really EVERYTHING else. Now I smell as if I had bathed in curry. Ylang-Ylang could be a lovely companion if only I could somehow sniff it out. Unfortunately, it has diluted and makes the main player seem quite sweet from the background.
One must give turmeric credit: it is very persistent, as I only smell this one note for hours on end.
In the end, it still paves the way for a rather dusty-looking patchouli. Wood? Vanilla? My skin seems to have swallowed the base notes somehow.
This is not meant to be a real bashing. The scent is well-made, I believe, though I'm no expert. It’s just not for me. For someone with a different skin type, a fondness for turmeric, or someone with different scent preferences, it is surely recommendable. Unfortunately, the amber dream remains elusive for me.
Well, I'm not squeamish and immediately doused myself in it. First of all, a very spicy potpourri hits you. Generally, I really like spicy scents, and this one is no exception. Cinnamon works for me almost always, and I find the carrot as a green counterpoint interesting, but I'm waiting in vain for the cumin.
Unfortunately, all of that disappears very quickly, and what comes through is turmeric, and I mean a lot of it! I couldn't have imagined that this would become a problem, as I like to season my food with turmeric when it fits. But on my skin, it overwhelms everything, really EVERYTHING else. Now I smell as if I had bathed in curry. Ylang-Ylang could be a lovely companion if only I could somehow sniff it out. Unfortunately, it has diluted and makes the main player seem quite sweet from the background.
One must give turmeric credit: it is very persistent, as I only smell this one note for hours on end.
In the end, it still paves the way for a rather dusty-looking patchouli. Wood? Vanilla? My skin seems to have swallowed the base notes somehow.
This is not meant to be a real bashing. The scent is well-made, I believe, though I'm no expert. It’s just not for me. For someone with a different skin type, a fondness for turmeric, or someone with different scent preferences, it is surely recommendable. Unfortunately, the amber dream remains elusive for me.
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