Amour Américan / American Love by Gabilla

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Amour Américan
American Love
Gabilla 2018

8.1 / 10 485 Ratings

A popular perfume by Gabilla for women and men, released in 2018. The scent is leathery-sweet. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Leathery

Sweet

Spicy

Oriental

Woody

Fragrance Notes

Vanilla

Leather

Oud

Amber

Spices

Sandalwood

Industrial Marshmallow

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Ratings

Scent

8.1485 Ratings

Longevity

8.9451 Ratings

Sillage

8.6448 Ratings

Bottle

7.1444 Ratings

Value for money

8.1395 Ratings

Submitted by Ray89, last update on 09/26/2025.

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Reviews

17 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/22/2022

9
Pricing 7
Bottle 10
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

MaxSmells
92 Reviews

MaxSmells

1

Is it ?

After reading the reviews of Dark vanilla, I had the impression that this would be a very manly scent, but I personally think that this is unisex fragrance. It has a very sweet and creamy vanilla that a woman could wear but it also has some dark notes that is very suitable for a man. Vanilla and spice and everything nice, if you don't own this, I think you should consider. A very nice Montale!

06/27/2024

10
Pricing 8
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

GharibMD
11 Reviews

GharibMD

1

A masterpiece

This fragrance has been hiding in the stacked lineup of Montale but it is really awesome. The name is very true; just Dark Vanilla. Not overly sweet, but balanced. It dries down into a very pleasant leather (not very animalic).
Once you sniff it, you instantly get the classic Montale DNA and as with most of their releases, performance is very good as far as longevity and sillage are concerned.

It reminds me a little bit of Mancera Oud Vanille which is more woody and oudy than Dark Vanilla.

It leans masculine but I believe women can pull it off especially in cold winter days.

Pierre Montale, Merci monsieur

05/07/2024

8
Pricing 7
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Bigbux23
11 Reviews

Bigbux23

1

Seductive Skankiness

I am so glad to own a full bottle of this (I really need to stop blind-buying), it's such an underrated scent that does lean slightly feminine however doesn't matter at all!

It starts off somewhat earthy and very spicy with elements of sweetness and vanilla. There is a hint of patchouli that probably gives it that earthiness that gives it this animalic, dirtiness for the first few minutes.

The mid is where is begins to evolve more with an addition of suede becoming more evident, the patchouli also calms down and becomes unusually creamy with sandalwood.

The base is probably why I put myself through that animalic and dirty 'phases'. It becomes a seductive blend of vanilla, suede, patchouli and sandalwood. On my skin, this beast was still projecting (not as powerful but evident) and lasted roughly 14 hours altogether. If you can sample or smell this at any chance, please do so!

05/27/2024

9
Pricing 6
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 8.5
Scent

ManoIis
3 Reviews

ManoIis

1

Ein Scharf-Orientalisches Kernkraftwerk

So mancher mag sich fragen, weshalb ich dieses Parfüm mit einem Kernkraftwerk vergleiche.

Die Antwort, welche auch Jeremy Fragrance schreien würde: POWER!

Der Duft sprüht nicht immer so gut auf. Das liegt wahrscheinlich an dem so hohen Duftöl-Anteil. Wenn man es dann aber geschafft hat, den Duft einige wenige Male aufzuspühen, entwickelt er sich auf folgende Weise:

Neben einigen Scharfe Noten, wie Safran, nehme ich eine unterliegende Note Leder war. Nach circa 30-45 Minuten nimmt die Schärfe ab und verschmilzt zu einem Ledrig-Süßen aber leicht synthetischen Duftbad. Diese Mischung hält sich in den Folgenden 12 Stunden gut. Wenn man aber noch 6 Stunden weiter geht, rieche ich am Ende nur noch süße Vanille und kein Leder mehr.

Alles in Allem ein Monster. Das Parfüm hält 20 Stunden auf meiner Haut und Wochen auf Kleidung. Ein Winter/Herbstduft eher für Dates oder zum Abschleppen geeignet.
Jedoch ist Dark Vanille definitiv einer der Kopfschmerz-Düfte, wenn man zu viel aufsprüht. Daher mit Vorsicht sprühen und sich den Grund des aufsprühens.

12/29/2023

10
Pricing 8
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Katymueller
11 Reviews

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Katymueller

Very helpful Review 8

To be enjoyed with caution

I went to a niche perfumery for advice.
I wanted a vanilla fragrance that had depth and wasn't just sweet. Sprayed on the test strip, I really liked Dark Vanilla. I liked this strong but not overpowering leather scent paired with the vanilla even better on my skin.

Because I had only just started to find my way into the world of fragrances, I was unsure about spending the money on it.

So I took my time and wanted to wait an hour and walk around the city. I kept smelling my skin and liking the scent.

Zack! less than 5 minutes later I was back in the perfumery and bought the fragrance. I just liked it too much.

The only big mistake was that I sprayed three sprays directly on my neck a week later. The sillage and longevity are simply above average. But that's how I first spoiled the fragrance for myself.

Conclusion:
With just a few sprays (1-2), the fragrance smells fantastic, mysterious and has depth. With more, it is absolutely too penetrating for me and the leather scent outweighs everything.

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