Naseema

Those who know Secret Amber can imagine the sweet-amber base that comes with a pleasant smokiness, which does not drift into burnt or hammy territory.

The scent is sweet and leans gourmand with a dried fruit nuance. Spicy notes are easily detectable; I wouldn't have guessed that they are cardamom and nutmeg just by smelling, although (according to the knowledge of the fragrance pyramid) the nutmeg does stand out a bit more.

All notes blend perfectly in a resinous-woody framework with a slightly animalistic undertone.

For people who have never had contact with shisha tobacco, they won't recognize it.

Atmospherically, I would categorize it as rather dark and more suited for the cool season or evening hours.

It is well-suited for unisex wear and leans slightly masculine.

A very noble gourmand with understated chic that doesn't scream aggressively yet remains very seductive.
The bottle reflects the type of wear and vibe quite well.

I had expected the "best vanilla scent ever." No, I didn't, but what brings influencers to tears of deep emotion has definitely piqued my curiosity. Please, no discussions here like "I won't be influenced by these money vultures, I'm mature and rich enough to test half a million scents based on the fragrance pyramid." ;-) I will.

How many countless vanilla scents I have tested, I will spare the bored reader from my trips to perfume shops and the mailbox at this point.

When it comes to statements, I am ruthless: one test, exposure time aka drydown, and between home office and housework, everything under 9 points goes into the to-go folder.
This time, I gave the scent a full four months; it could be love at the x-th sniff.

The medicinal plaster note is still there. Perhaps that is exactly what moves Jus de Rose to tears. Childhood memory, where the child was lovingly cared for with a fresh band-aid and a tender kiss. A comforting memory.

But vanilla or THE vanilla? Nah.
The scent has something, but one must detach from the idea of having captured a vanilla scent.

If you are into clean Ambroxan molecule scents, you should give this one a sniff.
Otherwise, the fragrance novice in me claims that the scent contains a chemical note, like so many scents do these days; something between gasoline and hairspray. Admittedly, after a while it is not as piercing, and an interesting scent trail unfolds that keeps drawing you in and makes you want to smell it again.

It is rare, but I find it hard to rate the scent. It fluctuates between 7.5 (quite acceptable, but this synthetic scratchiness ruins it) and 9 (somehow attractive, elegant, a possible purchase candidate?).

It still doesn't move me to tears - except in terms of price.

Why this particular scent became my first review, I don't know, especially since I've written many texts and ultimately never submitted them. Probably the statement function just has too few characters, and here I am typing ten times more than intended, procrastinating with fragrance chatter to avoid facing the challenges of the day. End of the urge to communicate. For now.