Youth Dew Amber Nude (2005)
by Estée Lauder

I agree that Amber Nude is reminiscent of both the original Youth Dew and a little of Cinnabar. It doesn't have the mile-trailing sillage or the old lady mustiness of Youth Dew, or the full-on spiciness of Cinnabar. It's Youth Dew with a mellow, cleaner and more modern edge.
Tom Ford did his work well on this one!

19th January, 2012.

The lineage to Youth Dew and Cinnabar are apparent to me, and I think YDAN is better than either of these two revered classics. Up close, the amber smells a bit too plasticky to me. But from a distance, the fragrance really works. Although not one of my personal favorities, YDAN always seems to draw compliments from others.

31st July, 2011.

Youth dew Amber nude if you parallel this from the older sister Youth Dew, it gives
you an impression of a younger less oily
and more velvety feel amber nude is correct. Amber nude starts off with dry unsweetened cinnamon with ginger nuances
there is a short period of sweetness due to the lovely magnolias the sweetness is
distempered by the domineering scent
of ginger. The three elements that makes this scent powdery is rose carnation and
ylang ylang the tea note mmmmmmmmm?
it's in there but like a lot of other notes it fades quickly but it adds a nice addition.

The drydown really in my opinion gets the prize of course of it's namesake
Amber Nude there is a predominate alot
of it but it's the Sandalwood that stands out the sandalwood gives out an velvety feel to the skin then the original Like deep sandalwood incense
burning I love the Color of the flacon
like an sheer bronze sheet caressing you
in a spartan bedroom with Burnt orange
lights around you on a circular Bed.
Gives the thought when 1 wear this.

15th December, 2010.

Nice-smelling amber saved from simplicity by a dull rubber note that balances the amber’s syrup. (Also, less youth Dew than Cinnabar.)

11th December, 2010. (Last Edited: 30th September, 2011.)

I ordered a 30ml EDP of this Tom Ford version of the original Youth Dew.
It kind of reminds me of Cinnabar and is a warm, ambery retro scent. The first
10 minutes are almost too powerful and slighty musty, then the heart notes
kick in an d it becomes more luminous.However,I like the drydown best of all:
very sensuous and inviting. I find this smells best if applyed lightly to the crooks
of my arms - not sure why!

13rd April, 2010.

I really wanted to like this because I love Youth Dew. And while I can definitely smell a similarity, there is a powdery, artificial buzz underlying the whole thing that makes me want to sneeze. I don't want to get into the whole naturals vs synthetics debate because obviously both are important--but this just had a thin fake smell to me.

22nd February, 2010.