I for Men Amber Oriental With Rich Musk, from Clive Christian was released in 2017. The perfumer behind this creation is Beverley Bayne. The notes are Cedarwood, Fir, Leather, Musk, Oakmoss, Olibanum (Frankincense), Patchouli, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Vanilla.
I for Men Amber Oriental With Rich Musk by Clive Christian
To begin with, the notes listed here on fragrantica aren’t even remotely accurate, a common pattern with Clive Christian fragrances on here - Parfumo has a more accurate note breakdown. Amber Oriental promises two things from the name, but only lives up to one of them: the oriental side. It opens with a sweet fruitiness of pineapple, dried fruits, apple, grapefruit, bergamot and juniper with a soft creaminess coming from leather and oakmoss. There’s touches of green floral notes coming from tagetes and davana, however this is brutally overpowered by this very bitter and scratchy musk/frankincense combination. In the base there are touches of patchouli, tonka and vanilla but these unfortunately cannot compete with the overpowering musk. This is a very strange smelling fragrance, I do enjoy some parts of it but I feel the blending could’ve been much better. The fruitiness is pleasant, and this definitely comes across as a musky oriental however, it hugely lacks any Amber component to the composition. This was a blind buy for me and I was really hoping the Amber would have been more prominent.
To begin with, the notes listed here on fragrantica aren’t even remotely accurate, a common pattern with Clive Christian fragrances on here - Parfumo has a more accurate note breakdown. Amber Oriental promises two things from the name, but only lives up to one of them: the oriental side. It opens with a sweet fruitiness of pineapple, dried fruits, apple, grapefruit, bergamot and juniper with a soft creaminess coming from leather and oakmoss. There’s touches of green floral notes coming from tagetes and davana, however this is brutally overpowered by this very bitter and scratchy musk/frankincense combination. In the base there are touches of patchouli, tonka and vanilla but these unfortunately cannot compete with the overpowering musk. This is a very strange smelling fragrance, I do enjoy some parts of it but I feel the blending could’ve been much better. The fruitiness is pleasant, and this definitely comes across as a musky oriental however, it hugely lacks any Amber component to the composition. This was a blind buy for me and I was really hoping the Amber would have been more prominent.