V for Men Amber Fougere With Smoky Vetiver, from Clive Christian was released in 2017. The perfumer behind this creation is Christian Provenzano. It has the top notes of Bergamot and Pepper, middle notes of Olibanum (Frankincense), and base notes of Amber, Smoke, and Vetiver.
Amber fougere to me, would have been better named as Oriental Fougere - I don’t get much amber from it. It opens refreshingly pleasant with bergamot and lavender, providing that typical fougere element, before a large array of pepper joins in: white, black and pink pepper stimulate the senses significantly. It’s from here that a sweet, resinous freshness creeps in coming from the elemi and frankincense, leading way to a very polite vetiver and touch of incense. Unfortunately I don’t get much more from this scent, before it soon dies down on the skin. This is a pleasant enough fragrance, however I find it to be rather mediocre overall. It’s incredibly overpriced for what you’re getting - it’s very gentle on the skin in my opinion and doesn’t have much character to it. It’s simply a fairly simple and mass appealing pepper affair with fougere qualities to it.
Amber fougere to me, would have been better named as Oriental Fougere - I don’t get much amber from it. It opens refreshingly pleasant with bergamot and lavender, providing that typical fougere element, before a large array of pepper joins in: white, black and pink pepper stimulate the senses significantly. It’s from here that a sweet, resinous freshness creeps in coming from the elemi and frankincense, leading way to a very polite vetiver and touch of incense. Unfortunately I don’t get much more from this scent, before it soon dies down on the skin. This is a pleasant enough fragrance, however I find it to be rather mediocre overall. It’s incredibly overpriced for what you’re getting - it’s very gentle on the skin in my opinion and doesn’t have much character to it. It’s simply a fairly simple and mass appealing pepper affair with fougere qualities to it.