Youth Dew Amber Nude (2005)
by Estée Lauder

Try this one before buying! It is not for everybody! On my skin, it never comes out beautiful, it is just way too strong and way too spicy. I have really tried to like this one, I have tested it many, many times, but it just doasn´t work for me.
I congrat all of you who wears this one well!

Got this a few months ago from my mother-in-law, a friend had given it to her along with the body lotion but she didn't like it. At first I wasn't sure but I put some on and then the whole way from Knoxville to Asheville in the car I kept smelling something yummy and realized, "Hey, it's me - I smell yummy!" So though it doesn't have a special place in my heart like Coco does I find it enjoyable to the point that I use the body lotion just about every day. Something about smelly "yummy" really appeals to me.

A few qualifiers here: (1) I haven't sampled Youth Dew; (2) I'm reviewing at the point of just a second wearing; (3) it's an especially hot June this year.

The first time I applied YDAN, and without referencing any history on it, my first thought was that this amber is highly filtered, the way American wines are passed through fine-micron filters to polish the liquid for visual effect (Europeans aren't as put off my murky sediment). My impression was that the amber was restrained and straight-laced. I did not recognize that the top notes were tea and grapefruit (there is no telltale sharpness), but it is these molecules through which I was straining to detect amber, one of my favorite notes. For the heart of the fragrance, I thought, tra-la-la, this is pleasant enough, tra-la-la. Finally the base set in like dew fall at dusk. Now we're talking! Give me deep, dark, sweet, dirty notes. I'll probably hold onto this sample (thank you very much, Quinpus!); it amuses me. And now I'm curious about Youth Dew for the first time. But for a rustic, bohemian amber that gives me an instant pleasure fix, Ambre Narguile my sweetie.

This is just wonderful as all things dark and dirty must be lurking in these notes, however I still prefer the original. This is much lighter and would appeal to those too wary of the original, and probably may appeal to the younger buyers. The combination of patchouli and dark chocolate is sooo sinful, but is lightened by the fresh tea notes. Definitely an evening perfume, but I wear this in the daylight hours too. Men lurv it.

fantastic reorchestrated by the genius of tom ford-he takes this very classical, elegant and a bit dated fragrance and turns it into a sexy,hip but marvellous scent and this is an example how it shoul be done-you still smell and feel the original version-and the original is definitely outsatnding and unique but tom ford gives it th touch of today-you smell at the same time the classical youth dew and the renewed version which is more sexy,cooler and clearer.the original is classy,down to earth, elegant,sensual and warm and tom ford gives these great composition the final touch of modernity-wonderful arranged and well mixed up!Great work.In conclusion:youth dew amber is the modern version of an outstanding,classical and unique fragrance.Warm,sensual,mysterious, oriental and powerful.with the touch of coolness of the gucci heroe-wonderful!!!

I've never tried the original Youth Dew. When I read the description of Youth Dew Amber Nude something told me I would love it and I do. It is just fabulous. When I wear it I feel wrapped in a sensual and rich cloak that lingers without being overpowering.