Ambra Calabria Nishane 2014

My first destination after the pandemic was Istanbul, and on the very first day, I went straight to the Nishane store in Nishantashi, jet-lagged, excited, clueless and incredibly happy to be in one of the most awesome cities in the world. At that time, I already owned Wūlóng Chá Extrait de Parfum, but none of the Time Capsule collection scents were available in Japan. I thought I'd be coming back home with one of the Time Capsule scents, but I bought Ambra Calabria instead. It was the height of summer, hot and steamy, and the combination of green bitter galbanum with bergamot that evolved into a discreetly sweet jasmine-coriander on a bed of amber just hit the spot. It's a scent that sits equally well on a man or a woman, it's just so beautiful and forgiving and soothing. I love spraying it on skin and clothes and while not a beast mode perfume, it lasts a solid 8 hours on me.