Ambre Cashmere Intense, from Nicolai Parfumeur Createur was released in 2015. The perfumer behind this creation is Patricia de Nicolai. It has the top notes of Citron, Mandarin Orange, and Pepper, middle notes of Cloves, Orris Root, and Violet, and base notes of Amber, Benzoin, Labdanum, Musk, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, and Vanilla.
Wow!!! Magnificent opening, I mean like it's almost too much for me to bear. It's clearly a cashmere soft effect of fruity notes, sandalwood, musk and warm, fuzzy, creamy, aroma chemicals all swirling around but where will the dust settle? I had my money on a kind of strawberry shortcake, dolls head, with a ambrette musk cosiness and it's sort of that but changes quite significantly again. It settles down after that initial storm of 'stuff' and it actually more citrusy in fact it smells almost EXACTLY like a Twister ice lolly (UK peeps will be down with that description I'm sure) flanked by synthetic orris and ambrettolide type musks, it's pretty fucking gorgeous. Stick these lovely materials in less competent hands and you might have a fairly pedestrian perfume on your hands whereas this is interesting, and really throws a curveball with that opening. I'm still not sure I want a bottle though. This is the thing about Nicolai's work it's so wonderfully crafted that everything chimes on a similar, kind of classical frequency, making it hard for your favourites to stand out. I'm yet to find a Nicolai I find exceptional but they are generally speaking very, very, good.
Wow!!! Magnificent opening, I mean like it's almost too much for me to bear. It's clearly a cashmere soft effect of fruity notes, sandalwood, musk and warm, fuzzy, creamy, aroma chemicals all swirling around but where will the dust settle? I had my money on a kind of strawberry shortcake, dolls head, with a ambrette musk cosiness and it's sort of that but changes quite significantly again. It settles down after that initial storm of 'stuff' and it actually more citrusy in fact it smells almost EXACTLY like a Twister ice lolly (UK peeps will be down with that description I'm sure) flanked by synthetic orris and ambrettolide type musks, it's pretty fucking gorgeous. Stick these lovely materials in less competent hands and you might have a fairly pedestrian perfume on your hands whereas this is interesting, and really throws a curveball with that opening. I'm still not sure I want a bottle though. This is the thing about Nicolai's work it's so wonderfully crafted that everything chimes on a similar, kind of classical frequency, making it hard for your favourites to stand out. I'm yet to find a Nicolai I find exceptional but they are generally speaking very, very, good.