Sommernacht

When the penalty interest gnaws at the account balance
The only thing that helps is to go to the cash machine
From the freshly printed banknote protrudes

For those who hold money sacred, Aerarium could be used to take capitalism to the extreme
or simply, hold a high quality fragrance in oily consistency with exclusive packaging in their hands - at an affordable price (what irony).

Iris and amber instant conjures a delicate paper aura.
With a little imagination, it's quite in there.
Fresh banknotes from the hot run ATM actually smell slightly powdery to musty (Aerarium does not), of dry paper and of other, indefinable, which is hardly perceivable as a smell, similar to a molecular scent, e.g. the M02.

Still, Aerarium has durability and sillage.
Initially, I get a stuffy iris that doesn't smell opulently floral, but rather clean, soapy.
Combined with the white amber, there is, with a little imagination, a powdery papery note, with slight mimosa sweetness.
The remaining notes carry the fragrance.

It's not the most varied fragrance, nor is it original, but neither is a tax office.
So why set high expectations? In fact, it could be a possible Intense interpretation of Lacoste pour Femme, although the fragrance notes are very different.

Worth a test!

Well, the title is but greatly reduced compared to what gives the fragrance. Many, as always, think to themselves, yes not another perfume with oud & rose. I understand, really. It's getting on my nerves too. But come on, he is not just out today, but already in 2016. Let's give him a chance.

How did I even come across this fragrance? Well, the brand Shay & Blue was totally unknown to me and on my search for a cheap "niche house" I came across this perfume house. So out of the many, from my point of view quite affordable, fragrances I ended up with a slightly higher priced fragrance from the house after all - Amber Oud Ahad. I actually have no amber fragrance in my collection, it read well, the statements were interesting, the Velvet Rose & Oud of Jo Malone I have anyway and like it very much, so why not - I also generally stand on something simpler fragrance pyramids, there he seemed to fit perfectly.

No sooner said than done. Amber Oud Ahad as a small sample in my hands. Let's start the journey.

Amber Oud Ahad starts unusual, surprisingly after slightly burnt sugar, which develops into a slightly smoky but subtle note, but lingers only briefly and does not hurt, nor becomes overly smoky. Only with imagination is there also something fresh at the start, I rather have to look for it. But there's already a slight honeyed creaminess flashing through here, quite gourmand-like. At times the smoky accord has a chocolate nuance, not dry, rather bittersweet with I would say 55% cocoa content. This beautiful nuance quickly recedes, is more akin to an "impression". Oud I smell out immediately (because I like oud), but always keeps discreetly in the background! That alone happens in the top note.

The heart note becomes floral. A rich, candied rose in harmony with a candied, fresh iris that is in full bloom, not dry dusty but satiny spreading its slightly powdery clean veil of fragrance. At first the rose dominates until it gives way to the iris. Nevertheless, both ladies remain present, there is no leading lady.

Towards the base, Amber Oud Ahad loses some sweetness, which is almost caramel-like. Labdanum and amber play the leading role here. A beautiful balancing act, which here the ingredients enter into with each other. A slightly smoky woody elegance develops, with noble flowers, ultra finely balanced. A feel-good fragrance in my eyes and nose.

My conclusion:
He is: variety in the bottle. Anything but linear. Remarkable scent progression. Qualitatively. A fragrance for fall and winter and rainy spring days like today. A fragrance to cuddle and be cuddled.
He is not: sillage monster, inconsequential.

For whom it is?
Male: conditionally. Female: Super! All other genders? Dare you :-)
Otherwise: All those who find Velvet Red & Oud by Jo Malone good, but too "linear" please try Amber Oud Ahad. Or all who prefer oud in a feminine fragrance that is not too resinous, that does not go in a superficially oriental direction and basically for all who love Gourmands or adore sweet fragrances!

I LOVE IT - so it is immediately shared!!!

I am one of many who perceives BR540 rather discreetly. So one and one came together that I looked around for a good alternative. As a lover of the "Roses Vanilla (Eau de Parfum) | Mancera" I wanted to try Instant Crush first.

You can classify IC as a standalone fragrance, yet it has strong similarities to BR540. An indication of this is also the release year 2019. Whether Mancera had intended a copy I do not know, but it speaks of the following:

1. Mancera has recognized which weaknesses BR540 has fragrance
2. Mancera has also recognized the price segment of BR540 and has a much better price-performance ratio an

IC is already alone in the fragrance pyramid significantly more complex and can at least theoretically compete with "Baccarat Rouge 540 (Extrait de Parfum) | Maison Francis Kurkdjian". The complexity is clearly perceptible and he also acts in sum clearly "more saturated" than BR540.

Fragrance appearance: I find the IC not quite as modern as the BR540. BR has a clear "freshness" which is present throughout, IC goes in a dominantly sweet direction, the freshness is only briefly present in the opening. So if BR is already too sweet, you won't be happier with IC. But IC goes through a development and becomes more and more similar to BR in the DD. IC has a huge shelf life and until you arrive in the DD, pass easily 3 hours or more... and the DD holds and holds. Basically though, both are very linear in their development.

The eierlegende Wollmilchsau I have unfortunately not found. The shortcomings of BR (so the sillage with me) and the price, IC can actually compensate well, also the durability is unbeatable, but the modernity and this special freshness (iodine, mint, metal) is missing in my nose with IC. Therefore, I can IC also not classify as "woodier", that is for me rather BR.

As always, it is said, try before you buy. IC is a good fragrance and quite an alternative to BR - especially for blind noses like me, who can not do well with Molecule fragrances.

When somebody loves you
It's no good unless he loves you all the way
Happy to be near you
When you need someone to cheer you all the way

Taller than the tallest tree is
That's how it's got to feel
Deeper than the deep blue sea is
That's how deep it goes if it's real.
...
(Frank Sinatra - All the way, 1957)

Perfume Calligraphy Rose (PCR)... ups currently but a rather frequently used abbreviation :D !? No no, so PCR now really does not smell. Neither bland, nor medicinal, nor clean and just as little sky-high jubilant. PCR smells ... yes what does it smell like? PCR has that certain luxurious elegance that BR540 can only dream of. PCR has history and a deep substance. It is described here and there as an oriental, and I can't deny that quality. However, it is not oriental in the classical sense and PCR has been reduced to the most important quintessence of an oriental fragrance. Everything unnecessary (animalic, oudige, sultry) was simply omitted here and a balsamic, resinous-woody, spicy rose fragrance was created, with light speckles in the DD of ambergris, incense, lavender, pine needles and clove (that I smell, among other things, after 48 on a paper towel, although the last three gengannten are not included in the fragrance pyramid).

For me, this perfume exudes pure luxury, carefree decadence. Carefree life, free from money worries. Outfit to the fragrance: 20s. Make-up: Dramatic (Alexander McQueen). Living in the finest quarter of Paris.

When to wear it Cold autumn and winter days, melancholy days, days when I need a little more warmth, as a bed scent or to go out (no club).
To whom do I recommend it? Ungern very young girls, but I think gladly from the late 20's. On men I see him very well, because he has nothing ostensibly feminine by his woody-resinous undertone, despite the rose.

A fragrance I love and unfortunately discontinued. This young love I try to maintain as long as possible.

PS: Frank Sinatra draws a fitting mood picture to this fragrance!

We are on a night walk
A cold summer night
makes me throw on a thin wool sweater
The wind blows gently
surrounded by a damp warm aura
Our faces lit by the full moon
lays its light on our bodies
sitting hand in hand close to each other
Thinking of that time

A very happy fragrance, elegant in a different way due to the patchouli, a little earthy but not overtly so. The notes blend into a fairly linear but voluminous melange. Find it mysterious and mystical through iris, leather, patch and leather. Rose is present but not overbearing. Patch is not too damp, the suede well measured and lives up to its name. It carries a certain coolness with it throughout.

For me personally no 10s fragrance, for me the opening is not astrein balanced, bergamot and pepper is a combination that takes getting used to, which I feel not quite suitable for the fragrance. Nevertheless, it may linger voerst in my collection, maybe he still holds surprises for me. For an "Extraordinaire" I lack the Bähm, also a certain surprise I expect from a 100% fragrance missing me here.

Loud he is not, max. 7.5 of 10. Also the durability is for me only in the mediocrity. Could I therefore also imagine good as Ausgehuft without anzuecken, business or generally for leisure or feel-good fragrance