No.5 Floral Amber Sensual Musk Tester

When I wore this and held my wrist up to my favorite test subject, my husband told me I smelled "interesting" (see my other reviews for similar such single word commentary meant to be effusive and thoughtful). For him this just means I don't smell like fruit or flowers. For me, this is not very vanilla forward but is indeed a spiced amber - big on the amber in my opinion - and that's a good thing. The spiced opening is further punched up by the carnation, a note that always has a bit of sharpness for me. But it evolves quickly into a sensual powdered amber with an ever so quiet vanilla musk base. I find this perfume to be a beautiful blend that leans unisex without entering cologne territory. PS - I get no burnt rubber/tire note but perhaps that's what my husband smelled and actually found interesting....?

I can't say enough about this. Every time I wear it, I am stunned. first, I can smell it on myself throughout the day...beautiful wafts of spiced amber and musk, It smells sophisticated and sexy, and I feel very powerful wearing this. Super chic, very luxurious. There is a slight rubber accord, but I feel like it's really only when I smell it out of the bottle or right when I first spray it. It subsides quickly, and something really more beautiful takes its place. I absolutely love it and think this will be heavy in my rotation this fall/winter. It is probably more suited to nighttime. I did wear it to work the other day, but it projects a fair amount, so not something I would want to wear in meetings for example.

Rosendo Mateu Nº 5 is a masterpiece for lovers of floral and musky scents. The jasmine here is luminous and elegant, blending beautifully with the clean musky base. It’s sensual without being heavy, and has an almost addictive softness that makes me want to keep smelling my skin. Performance is impressive: it lasts well over 8–10 hours with a steady, moderate projection that feels refined rather than loud. Extremely versatile — I can see this working for both daytime and evenings, across all seasons. Sophisticated, modern, and effortlessly beautiful.

I was afraid of the smell of rubber. It never happened like that. The first spray, I bought very minimal synthetics, even this would be the meat dolls in my childhood, their heads would smell, I likened it to it🥰and I loved it, it turned into a hot sexy amber smell in a few minutes. Extremely sexy is addictive. It was a successful blind purchase for me. Quality and rich content. The smell in myself as a woman is very seductive. I will try it on my husband too, but I think it suits the woman better😜

Bought my bottle back in 2023 and remember that, despite the strong initial rubber smell, I enjoyed the drydown quite a bit. All I had to do is wait for the rubber twang to dissipate. Later on discovered that, being such a strong fragrance, using just a couple of spritzes from further away than normal would somehow tame the strong initial rubber smell, straight into a beautiful, seductive vanilla fragrance. That seemed to help it get to its glorious drydown more easily.