Ambra Calabria

Citrus ambergreen finished with lovely soft vanilla musk finish. This is an ambergris accord prominent scent. The galbanum is outstanding and really brings everything together like a conductor. The vanilla accord is also done very well. I also started out not very impressed because of initial performance. Maybe I sprayed too much but 10 sprays right after a shower and it wasn't just me struggling to smell it. Forgot about it for months before randomly doing 3 sprays under the shirt and having a fantastic experience with much better performance. I can't come to a firm conclusion but I think it was a mix of the bottle needing to be bloomed and mature some, unfamiliar fragrance with fatigue from big hauls, also maybe I oversprayed leaving myself vulnerable to nose blindness. Anyway it's been solid since then 5-6 sprays if it's all I'm wearing. But I really enjoy the 3 sprays under the shirt with this. It's not a scent I need to dig my nose in to get the best parts. It works so well trapped under the shirt. And this way I can also enjoy something else on my arms. N.R. BN edp goes along so well and leaves me in a musky bliss.

Very lovely. One of the better citrus forward scents. the Bergamotte is very well blended with some green notes and white florals. Thou a bit bitter and zesty in the beginning this stage is short lived and probably necessary for longevity of the topnotes. Soft vanilla and faint, not overreaching amber round the edges without eliminating the freshness for a while. If I didn't have a lot of citrusy summer staples already I would definitely consider this. For the niche of "clean and fresh" It's much more in my comfort zone than bois Imperiale or sel d'issey, which i found underwhelming in contrast and would swap for this gem without thinking twice. Even as a fresh scent It's an anytime and everywhere fragrance; maybe not in deep winter outdoors, but who goes there anyway.

Biggest thing, test on your skin, first spray on paper is renaissance from Xerjoff. Put it on your skin and the warm ambery vanillas come through with the citrus. It’s borderline gourmand, if I had to give it a picture in my mind I would say the little lemon cakes in Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon. Very rich and almost buttery vanilla but the citrus makes it super bright, but like most sweet things it doesn’t last long which is disappointing because I want it to last much longer since I love the contrast of a warm vanilla and I do love renaissance so this reminding me of that is a huge win.

Impressions over time: The notes as written are surprisingly accurate, as are the reviews. There are three quite distinct phases. Initially, the bergamot is intense, and the green notes are almost overwhelming, aromatic like pushing your way through green reeds that are bruised but not cut by your passage. When that dies down, a powdery (but not baby powder) floral with loads of ambery sweetness shows up. Finally it settles into a powdery, musky vanilla, soft and just barely dominated by the amber, with musk and vanilla as secondary players.

Whoa...This one is very very unique. Genuinely notable. Fresh bergamot, with green notes and non-feminine florals. A dry, almost woody, amber, reminiscent of a dry sauna. A touch of vanilla, with just a tiny tiny touch of barbershop/aftershave/barbasol. Really incredible stuff, masterful blending for all of this to be so present so distinctly and without notes fighting each other. Feels refined and mature. I am not certain if it is "for me", doesn't really "feel like it evokes my persona", but am very impressed by this work from Nishane.