1881 Amber (2002)
by Cerruti

I was looking for an amber parfume which is not sweet and I run into this one, although is a man one:)
I love it, it's strong, it has personality, I wear it in winter and evenings, or when I want something to awake my senses:)

First I must say that comparison to Declaration (made by SixSlarty) sounds very bizarre, to say the least. I can’t see a connection whatsoever.

To me this is unfortunately very boring ambery floral scent. Very light and weak on me without any mentionable character. This thin and very simple blend just doesn’t smell that captivating by any means.

Fresh, androgynous scent that has absolutely nothing to do with the original creation which by the way; I think is far superior to this one, in every single aspect.

The only thing I like about this scent in a way is that its fairly unique scent after all. But unfortunately it doesn’t do much in this case. !881 Amber smells eventually like it was just a “nice try” from the perfumer.


I once bought a bottle of this blind….Didn’t like it that much (as you can see) so I gave it to my younger brother.
Lasts time I saw the bottle it was placed at the back of the shelves of his bathroom – he hadn’t apparently used it at all, so I guess he didn’t like at either….
I never made it an actual subject of conversation with him, though.

Nice and open semi-sweet cedarwoods. Much like Declaration with amber added. Has a few similarities with the original in that it's slightly green and soapy must be due to the violet leaf note. Good fragrance.

imagine sitting in a garden surrounded by rose bushes close to a freshly creosoted fence sipping an ice cold drink.
the strong icy roses to start are a delight but im not too sure about the creosote dry down.

YUCK! I love violets. I love amber. I love cedar. But somehow this mixture smells like furniture polish on me, in a "I feel like I'm gonna retch" sort of way. Ken_Russell is right, though. It's an icy cold fragrance... the white florals clashing like jagged icicles against the cedar and amber. I can't help thinking these notes might have been brought together more harmoniously in a more thoughtful blend.

An amber fragrance may certainly not suit everyone's taste but 1881 Amber will almost instantly spark admiration, contoversy and attention around its wearer. It clerly stands out from other fragrances and even from other amber-based ones, but it is also almost classic due to its impeccable high-end sophistication.
The rose and pepper notes make this scent rather heavy, creating an almost oily sensation, but just
before becoming too sweet or feminine, the amber notes and very refreshing ones(which i wouldn't describe as fruity, citrus or herbal like most male scent "freshners") rescue this compostion in the last minute, making it only as sharp and icy in orther to uphold its masculinity.
Sharp, icy an amber scent- yes, though very remotely, but this one has a very long finish similar to a very old exquisite wine which needs long and careful tasting in orther to reveal all its richness of flavours. This fragrance needs time, a generous interaction with warm portions of skins,maybe minutes, maybe hours before the user discoveres its wide variety of different shades of amber. But once used at its full potential this scent will be as full of ambery, musky and other exotic delights like an Oriental garden from a fairytale. Simply addictive during hot summer evenings and adding mystery and sophisticated(never sleezy, never raunchy)
sensuality and (never vulgar,overdone) extravagance to almost everything from naked skin to the most high-end custom-made suit.
One big prcaution- never wear excessive quantities, already infinitesimal ones will turn its wearer into a center of attention and..attraction; yet a slight drop to much will shroud anyone in heavy cloud of amber recognizable(and rather overwhelming and overdone) within meters away.