Davidoff Adventure Amazonia

I have Adventure but, as you, I have a problem with its sillage and longevity.
To be honest there is nothing adventurous about it, easy wearing fragrance , dull if you ask me.

I'm one of the few who has no problems with longevity on Adventure, unless 10 hours is too short . I wonder if we're smelling different things, too, as I really found it quite unique if not entirely adventurous. The amount of spice used (a lot, on me), the sesame note, and the amount of cedar in the base for me (again, a lot!) makes it stand out quite a bit from other designer releases as decidedly more masculine. I also find that its progressions are clear and seamless.. it almost walks straight down the pyramid on me (and I'm *not* one who automatically smells what is listed in the pyramid. I've got most of these essences as essential oils and know quite clearly what they smell like). I find that this is one of those frags that it is easy to grow anosmic too, and I notice it more clearly with only 2 sprays to the chest that I do with say 4 or 6.

Anyhow, that being said I'm really looking forward to trying Adventure Amazonia, too. Hopefully they'll have it at the Younkers I'm going to today, which did carry the original adventure. Someone on Fragrantica reviewd it and said it was quite similar to Adventure in the basenotes but simply had a fresher top.

I'm hoping the base is similar but lighter than the original, that there's more fruit added and perhaps an aquatic note. Hopefully I'll be able to report on this later today (though if the store also has Oceans, that might get the skin test as I'm trying to pick up a few aquatic scents for summer)

Sadly they didn't have it. I'd consider ordering it blind if I could find it on any online retailers. Has this even been released? Maybe someone over at fragrantica just fabricated a review in hopes of winning their free perfume giveaway contest.

Btw, since this thread is bound to draw Adventure fans - does anyone else get a really strong cedar in the base? Almost hamster-cage'ish but in a good way. God, I love this scent.

I just sprayed it along with TdH, Timbuktu, and L'Air and compared them all, and found that Adventure is probably the most dynamic and definitely the most complex as far as evolution goes, although L'Air definitely smells a bit richer. Timbuktu and TdH both just seem too dry and - to steal a Bigsly term - not 'dynamic' enough compared to Adventure.

I wish nobody else would have longevity problems because I think if longevity wasn't an issue many more people would like this scent. It's masculine. It's complex. It evolves clearly. It has interesting and unique notes (I really do get a strong sesame presence in the heart, and the pimento (allspice) gives an unsweetened cinnamon note later in the drydown). It deserves more respect, imo! (it would have been nice if more natural citrus was used in the opening but at this price point I guess I can't complain).

In the strange mental categorization system I have I see it as the "warm" counterpart to L'Anarchiste, even though the scents do vary quite a bit, their similarities make me feel they are both appropriate for the same times/wardrobe/environments.

I saw this at my local discounter. They just got it in that day and they didn't even have it in their system yet it was on their display shelf.

I was really surprised how nice it is. It's still spicy but not as spicy as Adventure. It's a crsip clean fruity spice with a woody drydown. Usually spices mean a warm scent but this has an odd cooling effect.

I find it fun to wear and to freshen up with. I really enjoy it.

....I guess with liking the Cool Waters and now this, I'm a Davidoff fanboy! Haha.

I'd love to hear where it is at, too. I enjoy Adventure more everytime I wear it, but it's a bit too spicy for anything but the cooler nights as summer approaches. Would love a "cooling" version of Adventure, since I find Adventure to be one of the "warmest" frags I own.

Jay's Perfumery. It's an unaffiliated discounter as far as I know. Not like Fragrance Outlet or somesuch.

I had the chance today to try this one too, at Douglas. It seems to be stronger than the original. However, unlike in the case of He Wood, this flanker I didn't find as good as the original. Amazonia is sweeter and spicier. After a good dose of running in this early summer still I can feel it on my hairy arm, so longevity is way better.

Amazonia is available now at Scentiments here ... for anyone interested.

I am sure it will be at Marshalls/TJ Maxx soon - just like the original Davidoff Adventure.

I saw this in a small fragrance store at a mall - but have yet to see it in a major department store.

Anyone smelled this yet?

A fresher version of the original, greener in the top (from the sounds of it), would be perfect for summer.

I tried both the Adventure and Adventure Amazona.. but I could've puked by both of them..

Hmm, given that you hated them I'm guessing you probably didn't analyze them more closely. Do you remember any differences?