L'Ambre des Merveilles (2012)
by Hermès

Do you like Feve Delicieuse, Ambre Narguille, Tonka Imperiale, Guerlain’s SDV, FM’s Dries Van Noten, etc...sugary comforting scents like that? Yes? Then you’ll really enjoy this. If you turned Creation-E/Enigma down from a level 10 to a level 2 and added a tablespoon of sugar, this is what you’d get. As a masculine AND a feminine fragrance, I give this really high marks! Brilliant work JCE.

I tried this at the airport and nearly bought a bottle directly. I smell a lot of cardamom in the beginning, which gives it a masculine feel which I strangely didn't mind. And it quickly goes to a soft amber, with a sweet orange note.

Longevity might be good, and sillage is strong. I hope the passenger next to me will love it as well.

Amber, labdanum for initial crispness, a soft patchouli and vanilla - quite linear on my skin with limited development.

The sillage is moderate, the projection good and the longevity nine hours.

Not bad at all but a tad too straight and, whilst quite a rich autumn scent it is just too predictable. 2.75/5

Hope II : Gustav Klimt 1907/8

I replaced my Claire des Merveilles with this one. Silly me, this has a masculine feel to it and my husband commandeered it when I offered it to him. I think the original and Eau Claire suit me better. Many will be howling at the moon as I say this, what a fool, they cry.