Ambre Gris by Alyssa Ashley

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Ambre Gris is an interpretation of amber that offers amber plain and simple, but with a refined, stylish, and gentle simplicity, sober, elegant, and androgynous, which I have liked a lot.

Here on Fragrantica it’s cataloged as feminine, but the box and bottle carry the unisex symbol, and a while ago I tried it for the first time and the lady at the perfumery offered it to me as unisex, otherwise I wouldn’t have noticed. It’s an amber accord, sweet and balsamic, with a precious luminosity and freshness. In the opening, that amber sweetness yields to subtle citrus, fresh, and fruity nuances, which don’t eclipse the warmth of the amber but add freshness to it. This opening is ephemeral, lasts nothing. Then, subtly, the fragrance becomes powdery with ethereal and translucent floral wafts, very beautiful, creating an ambered, warm, and very powdery aroma, which reminds me of powder puffs, but not just any powder puffs, but of an 18th-century French dressing table with poufs and overflowing with ultra-expensive makeup powder. Little by little, a more resinous and masculine amber shows up, sweet but rough and vanillaized, where a creamy sandalwood weaves in to correct the previous powdery note and show a cruder, woodier amber accord, though equally precious. In my opinion, it’s mainly feminine, but I have no problem wearing it. The opening is the most feminine part; then, as it develops, it loses that excessive femininity and a more wearable aroma for a man appears, and although I have more masculine ambers, this one seems equally very good to me. The performance is good; on my skin it lasted about 8 hours, although its projection is moderate and soft, it’s an intimate and close-range perfume. I see its use appropriate in cold and temperate climates, day or night, it’s not intrusive or annoying, so it’s very versatile. Highly recommended perfume for women who like these amber accords; for men, I would only recommend it if you’re open-minded and like these notes, otherwise better not to try it because you’ll probably tag it as feminine, anyway I got the 50ml Eau de Parfum online for 10€, I didn’t risk much because I already knew the scent, as I said at the beginning, but at that price, nothing is lost.

• Amber
• Citrus
• Sweet
• Balsamic