The search for the protagonist of the perfume Ambre Tabac by Daniel Josier does not lead us directly to the eponymous fragrance notes of amber and tobacco but first to the incense, which determines the direction of the fragrance from the beginning. It does so with an intense, spicy aroma that leaves little doubt about its current dominance. From the outset, however, this incense is also like a soft, warm and protective cloak that immediately reminds me of the aromatic scent of the Christmas Raachermanneln in front of the fireplace at home. It never resembles the sacral smell of cold church rooms or that of smoke or acrid smoke. This results not least from the sidelined, not independently noticeable fruity-fresh bergamot, which blossoms perfectly in the incense and takes him the dark peaks.
While with other perfumes often their scents in the memory emotions and experiences inspire, it concerns with Ambre Tabac with me rather its Vepackung with content. As children and teenagers we enjoyed unrestricted freedom in playing and roaming around in the countryside, in the adjacent, destroyed and at that time already overgrown air base, the many small woods, gravel pits, ponds and openly accessible garbage dumps. A paradise for explorers, adventurers and treasure hunters. Many times we found our little treasures in the form of cartridge cases, signs, watches, porcelain, tools, spray bottles, cigarette albums, books, photos, flasks, cutlery and much more. Only the "big one" was missing, but we knew exactly how it should look like, inconspicuous on the outside and shining golden on the inside! Our greatest treasure, but we did not know it at the time, was our freedom and light-heartedness to do all this without supervision, without helmets and without control calls!
These times and incidents move my thoughts as I unpacked the perfume Ambre Tabac by Daniel Josier. The dark box of solid cardboard, solid and with some pale gold decorations, makes a rather modest, simple impression! All the brighter a sparkling sun shines, no dazzles the viewer after opening the box. The thick glass bottle fills the box almost completely and glitters together with the huge Golden Nugget lid around the bet, while the bright glow of the golden yellow liquid drives away the last suspicion, it is not a significant treasure!
After the incense has set itself intensely, brightly and with a sweetish freshness well in scene, it is also immediately flanked by tobacco and amber impressively. Although these title fragrance notes should only appear as a base chord, they mix very early in the fragrance of Ambre Tabac with, whereby their tobacco facets come with time more and more to bear, woody, spicy and marzipanig-sweet. In addition, there are very warm, velvety and also earthy aspects, but all perfectly merge in this complex, highly aromatic overall composition. Also a mentioned vanilla note certainly contributes its sweet-spicy aroma without being overt itself. The supporting pillars of incense and the tobacco becoming drier, powderier and more tart towards the back remain until the end.
Ambre Tabac was created with very good Haltbakeit (good 10 hours) and decent sillage as an eau de parfum for men. The very bulky, masculine flacon points directly to it. Daniel Josier as the responsible perfumer designed here certainly his masterpiece. Early in life he was interested in perfumery and after training and studies he quickly received direct employment at various companies and / or worked with many for many years, including Symrise, UniLever, LVMH, Iberchem and Puig L'Oreal. In 2009, he founded his own collection of niche luxury fragrances, L'Atelier del Perfume. In doing so, he likes to draw on the classic-traditional inspirations of his native Spain and its fantastic landscapes, coasts and cities.
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Top Notes 
African frankincense
Bergamot
Heart Notes 
Sandalwood
Patchouli
Base Notes 
Tobacco
Amber
Vanilla
BertolucciK
NicSeal
AntAgu
Hajuvana
Almostfamous
Astrelle
Lmr4j3ire
BoBoChamp
Emorandeira
