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A wonderful amber from Chopard - recommended for all amber lovers.
Amber Malaki is an excellent amber perfume from Chopard designed by Amandine Clerc-Marie. It is cheaper, sweeter and more interesting than Ambre Sultan. The entire Malaki line from Chopard is worth investigating. They all use well-known perfumers (e.g. Ropion and Morillas) and are relatively inexpensive. This review is based on a full bottle of Amber Malaki that I bought from Jomashop for $54.
This perfume does not have a clearly demarcated olfactory pyramid. It is safe to say that it is a beautiful amber with minor variations in color as it progresses on your skin. According to Chopard, it opens with frankincense orange blossom. I get more frankincense than orange blossom, but it is beautiful, nonetheless. The heart notes amber and papyrus, followed by labdanum and vanilla in base notes. Given that amber is typically labdanum and vanilla, it is unclear to me if the heart notes are different from the base notes. They smell very similar to me. Papyrus is not a note my nose can pick up amid these beautiful resins.
The performance of Amber Malaki is very good. I can smell the amber on my skin 6-8 hours after the initial application. The sillage is fine, but modest as expected for an elegant amber.
I would recommend Amber Malaki without hesitation to all amber lovers. In my opinion, it is better value that amber perfumes like Ambre Sultan. The perfumer makes the amber intriguing by changing the resins along the olfactory pyramid.
This perfume does not have a clearly demarcated olfactory pyramid. It is safe to say that it is a beautiful amber with minor variations in color as it progresses on your skin. According to Chopard, it opens with frankincense orange blossom. I get more frankincense than orange blossom, but it is beautiful, nonetheless. The heart notes amber and papyrus, followed by labdanum and vanilla in base notes. Given that amber is typically labdanum and vanilla, it is unclear to me if the heart notes are different from the base notes. They smell very similar to me. Papyrus is not a note my nose can pick up amid these beautiful resins.
The performance of Amber Malaki is very good. I can smell the amber on my skin 6-8 hours after the initial application. The sillage is fine, but modest as expected for an elegant amber.
I would recommend Amber Malaki without hesitation to all amber lovers. In my opinion, it is better value that amber perfumes like Ambre Sultan. The perfumer makes the amber intriguing by changing the resins along the olfactory pyramid.