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post #1 of 19
12/7/12 at 5:32pm
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I LOVE Prada Amber. I love sweet scents. I love the smell of incense (want to try it in cologne). Really want to try an EDP of a cologne too for the longevity. I should like this one right? Opinions?

*I'm a 24 College Senior who wants something a little "older".
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post #2 of 19
12/7/12 at 5:34pm
Try first, IMO it's quite different from the original.
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post #3 of 19
12/7/12 at 5:41pm
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Originally Posted by tommygunz View Post

I LOVE Prada Amber. I love sweet scents. I love the smell of incense (want to try it in cologne). Really want to try an EDP of a cologne too for the longevity. I should like this one right? Opinions?

*I'm a 24 College Senior who wants something a little "older".

If you like the smell of incense then perhaps Full Incense by Montale might work for you.
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post #4 of 19
12/7/12 at 5:44pm
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Originally Posted by JiveHippo View Post

Try first, IMO it's quite different from the original.

Different in what way?

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If you like the smell of incense then perhaps Full Incense by Montale might work for you.

I'll keep that in mind.
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post #5 of 19
12/7/12 at 6:10pm
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Originally Posted by tommygunz View Post

Different in what way?

Been a while since I smelled it. All I remember is that it was quite different from the original, and I didn't care for it. I do like the original.
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post #6 of 19
12/8/12 at 8:22am
Got a bottle yesterday and I am currently wearing it. On the top it has surprise citrus and a little of the original in the background. As it gets into the heart and the base a vanilla and incense comes up and it transforms into a dark berry feel with a hint of sweet amber. At first I was like oh its the original with a little vanilla then boom the sweet amber and vanilla with a hint of powder and fruit kicks in. I like it myself, but definitely have it sampled with a full spray on ya to see if u like the powder vibe you kind of get. Longevity is going on about 6 hrs. but I can tell its getting closer to the skin.
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post #7 of 19
12/8/12 at 10:11am
I also have a bottle and while i really like it, it is not as good as the original imo.
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post #8 of 19
12/8/12 at 8:31pm
I tried it once walking through Macy's and I found it to be quite a bit better than the original IMO.
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post #9 of 19
12/8/12 at 11:51pm
If you like sweet scents, then you will like Amber Intense. IMO would not classify this as "older," unless relative to Fierce...
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post #10 of 19
12/9/12 at 12:25am
I love this one! Smells expensive.
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post #11 of 19
12/9/12 at 5:17am
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Originally Posted by tommygunz View Post

I LOVE Prada Amber. I love sweet scents. I love the smell of incense (want to try it in cologne). Really want to try an EDP of a cologne too for the longevity. I should like this one right? Opinions?

*I'm a 24 College Senior who wants something a little "older".


So there is no touch point betweene this two... If u wish for incense based scent go for Kyoto, Zagorsk, Avignone.... Gucci PH... Arso, there are great incense based frag.
Prada PH Intense is not that sweet ( on me ) ... If u like ( wish ) something sweet there are mouch better choices
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post #12 of 19
1/1/13 at 8:25pm
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Is this one strong enough for the club?
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post #13 of 19
1/1/13 at 8:29pm
Smells like scented candles and soap IMO horrid
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post #14 of 19
1/1/13 at 8:38pm
I wanted to like it, but find it quite synthetic the more I wear it. It is indeed strong enough for a "club" setting, and at first has a clean, soapy vibe, but the soap gets fakey over time. I have this problem with other Prada scents as well.
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post #15 of 19
1/1/13 at 10:25pm
No, the EDT has better projection and longevity.
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post #16 of 19
1/1/13 at 10:32pm
I find this fragrance quite beautiful and elegant.
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post #17 of 19
1/2/13 at 2:06am
It seemed relatively strong when I tried it on skin at Sephora a few months back... The real question is it good?... Now that is another story entirely. I have certainly tried much worse, but can't really recommend it.
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post #18 of 19
1/2/13 at 4:44am
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Smells like scented candles and soap IMO horrid

Agree - not very pleasant at least to me.
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post #19 of 19
1/2/13 at 3:29pm
It has amazing longevity and is pretty strong. I very much like it. It is different than Prada Amber pour Homme.

I can't really say if this is a "club" scent. I think it seems much more like romantic dinner type of scent.

Also, let me agree with the posts above, I don't get that much incense from this scent. There is myrrh in it, but it is more of a "soapy" myrrh rather than incense myrrh, and the myrrh is more of a top / mid notes phenomenon rather than a base.

Also, the drydown is heavy on the patchouli on me. It is a patchouli mixed with vanilla and cocoa (and yet not that sweet), so if you like patchouli / vanilla / cocoa you should defintely give it a try. But as you see from the above the scent polarizes, so try before you buy.
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