Ambre sultan Serge Lutens 1993 Eau de Parfum

Thanks to Kankuro for the sample.

When I first sprayed the fragrance, the wonderful amber scent immediately filled my nose. The amber scent is definitely the main theme of this fragrance on my skin, and everything seems designed to present this amber aroma as perfectly as possible, so TVC15 is definitely not a fragrance for you, even though I wouldn't describe it as sweet.
As I mentioned before, a wonderful amber scent greets you right after application, refined with laurel, myrtle, a hint of oregano, and angelica root. The aroma is wonderfully dark, smoky, and daring-nothing sweet, but rather noble and heavy, like an expensive velvet curtain.
The top note lasts on my skin for about an hour; after that, it fades and is replaced by patchouli and benzoin, which give the dark, smoky aroma of the amber an animalistic and wild note.
Unfortunately, this fades three hours after the top note has already disappeared, and now the amber scent also starts to weaken, slowly fading with sandalwood and vanilla.
I must disagree with the chemist; on my skin, the vanilla is only detectable at the end, and even then in a homeopathic dose for Serge Lutens.

I recommend this fragrance to anyone who enjoys the heavy, dark Arabic aroma of amber. In my eyes, this scent has nothing to do with an expensive palace; rather, it evokes a club from the colonial era where noble gentlemen present various treasures from the Orient in dim light, surrounded by cigar smoke.

I give it 90% because I like the fragrance and think it's good. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite reach 100% because the drydown is a bit too boring and predictable. The longevity is acceptable at 5-7 hours, but not outstanding, and I also deduct 5% because it may seem overwhelming to many people, like all fragrances from Serge Lutens. All in all, I would give the fragrance 80%, but since I really love the amber notes, I allow myself to add another 10%, which brings it to a 90% rating.
Definitely a fragrance I would love to have in my collection.
*Aunt Edit comes in and taps me on the shoulder* I finally wrote a comment that's longer than Kankuro's; I don't think it's better, but at least it's longer-so that's something, right?