Ambraliquida L'Erbolario
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"... as if distant gardens withered in the heavens..."
Ambraliquida - this spell-sounding perfume name fascinated me for quite some time. And every time "Avada Kedavra!" was heard in a Harry Potter movie, I had to think of the "Ambraliquida":) Don't worry - the scent is by no means as morbid as the death curse from the J. Rowling universe, but surprisingly good.
Surprising - because it was namely a blindbay. There was no way for me to test the fragrances of L'Erbolario at the time, so I had to order the Ambraliquida blind. And since the sympathetic Italian brand offers its products for absolutely acceptable prices, the decision was easy for me.
Why I ordered the fragrance in the first place? Because of the name (see above), and because of my desire to try something off the floral track. What would be best suited, if not an amber fragrance, a fragrance whose main substance for thousands of years finds its use in perfumes - namely the liquid amber, the resin of the amber tree.
Before we move on to the fragrant essence, a few words already about the packaging and the bottle - a virtual unboxing so:), because I find the design of both quite successful. Especially the flacon has already appealed to me in promotional photos - this satin dark brown glass fits very well to the fragrance character and has proven haptically a hand-flatterer. The lettering as well as the cap - both held in bronze - also quite suitable. The white cardboard adorn the golden leaves of the said amber tree, which looks firstly very appealing and secondly very authentic - inside is what's on it.
So what is inside? According to my sensation - exactly what Pinkdawn has written in her worth reading and apt review: as "...when you open a box that has been found again after a long time, on which is written autumn". The scent is warm, soft, dry, slightly spicy, distinctly balsamic. Styrax and labdanum play the main roles here. Although I initially denied the fragrance its sweetness, I would still attest to it now. However, this is neither the sticky sweetness of an oriental nibble nor the sweetness of musty foliage, but the subtle sweetness that brings us the wind on a mild October day along with other autumnal aromas.
Indeed, this is how "Ambraliquida" smells to me - like an autumn day, not necessarily lit by the sun, but rather by gorgeous golden-red foliage. This scent makes me wander along winding paths in an autumnal park, where the resinous-balsamic wind swirls dry leaves around me... Oh, what - you become an autumn leaf YOURSELF, ready to be driven along the path by the wind! And that's also due to the fragrance character - namely, it's engaging, pervasive-enveloping (quite characteristic of amber fragrances, as I've now learned). And since the durability and sillage neatly deliver, one should be careful with spraying.
The Ambraliquida is for me a beautiful "mood scent", which - like the Gris Clair - is intended more for internal use. No "show-off" fragrance, although very present in its appearance. He is far from lovely or verfüherischen floral "compliment magnets" and yet he is dear to me :)
PS. I quote in the heading the wonderful lines of R.M.Rilke ("Autumn" from the "Book of Pictures" 1906)
Surprising - because it was namely a blindbay. There was no way for me to test the fragrances of L'Erbolario at the time, so I had to order the Ambraliquida blind. And since the sympathetic Italian brand offers its products for absolutely acceptable prices, the decision was easy for me.
Why I ordered the fragrance in the first place? Because of the name (see above), and because of my desire to try something off the floral track. What would be best suited, if not an amber fragrance, a fragrance whose main substance for thousands of years finds its use in perfumes - namely the liquid amber, the resin of the amber tree.
Before we move on to the fragrant essence, a few words already about the packaging and the bottle - a virtual unboxing so:), because I find the design of both quite successful. Especially the flacon has already appealed to me in promotional photos - this satin dark brown glass fits very well to the fragrance character and has proven haptically a hand-flatterer. The lettering as well as the cap - both held in bronze - also quite suitable. The white cardboard adorn the golden leaves of the said amber tree, which looks firstly very appealing and secondly very authentic - inside is what's on it.
So what is inside? According to my sensation - exactly what Pinkdawn has written in her worth reading and apt review: as "...when you open a box that has been found again after a long time, on which is written autumn". The scent is warm, soft, dry, slightly spicy, distinctly balsamic. Styrax and labdanum play the main roles here. Although I initially denied the fragrance its sweetness, I would still attest to it now. However, this is neither the sticky sweetness of an oriental nibble nor the sweetness of musty foliage, but the subtle sweetness that brings us the wind on a mild October day along with other autumnal aromas.
Indeed, this is how "Ambraliquida" smells to me - like an autumn day, not necessarily lit by the sun, but rather by gorgeous golden-red foliage. This scent makes me wander along winding paths in an autumnal park, where the resinous-balsamic wind swirls dry leaves around me... Oh, what - you become an autumn leaf YOURSELF, ready to be driven along the path by the wind! And that's also due to the fragrance character - namely, it's engaging, pervasive-enveloping (quite characteristic of amber fragrances, as I've now learned). And since the durability and sillage neatly deliver, one should be careful with spraying.
The Ambraliquida is for me a beautiful "mood scent", which - like the Gris Clair - is intended more for internal use. No "show-off" fragrance, although very present in its appearance. He is far from lovely or verfüherischen floral "compliment magnets" and yet he is dear to me :)
PS. I quote in the heading the wonderful lines of R.M.Rilke ("Autumn" from the "Book of Pictures" 1906)
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