Ambre Tabac by Daniel Josier

Sweet tobacco with a cherry note. Top quality, excellent aroma. Follows the Oajan line but softer. I detect a lavender base that isn’t listed on the website. Performance… poor projection and lasts only 5-6 hours.

I was given a mini when buying Maple Cedar. Smoky and sweet opening (pipe tobacco, not church incense), with a spicy touch. After 20 minutes, a licorice cherry note emerges, lasting an hour. Then it settles into sweet tobacco, ambered, and cinnamon takes the lead without being harsh. For me, it’s 100% unisex; not gourmand but autumnal/wintery, very wearable day and night. Lasts 7-8 hours on skin with moderate projection. It’s a very well-worked DNA, has quality, and I’ve enjoyed it.

Liked it at first, but now it smells like any cheap, sweet Arabic perfume under $30. It’s not bad, but it smells cheap.

Very rich, always in my rotation, never fails. Leaning sweet but not gourmand, perfectly unisex. Not ultra-original these days, as there are many niche and dupe versions, but with notable and natural packaging, it delivers on accords and development. Always pleasant, never cloying. The quality of ingredients stands out; it seems very well formulated with amber, tobacco, and cinnamon, very good. I don’t smell much incense, I think it’s a booster. I do notice an airy licorice and cherry note in the opening, very tasty. Correct longevity, 6-7 hours, with sustained projection in a moderate bubble. Ideal for autumn/cool spring nights and day/night in winter, versatile from informal to formal. Caters to many ages, not youthful nor mature, very intergenerational. Great option in this accord with quality and fair price in niche (and with codes). Hard to go wrong with Daniel Josier. Ideal for starting with sweet tobacco with good execution without stridency. Much better than expensive and brash imitations. Plenty of compliments; it’s evocative and striking without being tacky and without that harsh synthetic tone of beastly sweets. Luxury bottle without being pretentious, good atomiser. Salu2.

I’ll give first impressions. I’ve liked it and it’s to my taste; the name is faithful to what’s inside. Opening is slightly citrusy and spicy, lasts seconds, and then settles into tobacco, amber, the creaminess of sandalwood, and worked patchouli as if it were chocolate. Beyond the notes, a sensation of very sweet liquor with cinnamon, and in the hand, a high-quality pipe tobacco. The perfumer’s image is achieved, which is appreciated. Regarding longevity, I can’t assess it exactly due to the weather and my allergy crisis. My acquaintances say projection and trail are moderate and with this heat it lasts 6-7 hours. I’m eager to use it in autumn/winter; it feels very cosy. It’s not for showing off; it’s not rare or challenging; it’s not a flaw, but don’t look for something super strange because you won’t find it. I believe almost no one dislikes it; quality is noticeable from the first moment. I’d classify it as personal enjoyment and for those closest to you.

I trusted more in the fame and the creator, but it is a soft, pleasant fragrance that smells lovely. It doesn’t bother anyone as it clings to the skin. The downside is that on me it lacks power, projection, and longevity; I was disappointed by the performance even though I like the scent. It’s an amber with vanilla, very skin-like.

I absolutely love it! Very addictive. That blend of tobacco leaf and amber is hypnotic, generating curiosity and not being very common yet, so at a good price you get exclusivity. Great Josier!

Dani surprises us again with what I believe is his best work: an exquisite and balanced perfume, elegant, of amber and pipe tobacco. It’s perfect for winter or going out at night. I recommend it!

A tobacco and vanilla scent that, for me, strays quite far from Tom Ford’s Tobacco Vanille. At first, it smells of non-religious incense with a citrus touch. Then a spiced note emerges, along with sandalwood, patchouli, and above all, tobacco leaves, amber, and vanilla. At times, right at the start, I seem to perceive plum. The result is delightful. On my skin, it has a moderate-to-noticeable trail and lasts over 10 hours; on clothes, until the next day. It’s sweet without excess and of indisputable quality. Although Quetzaly is my king of Josier for originality, Ambre Tabac also has its place. Scent 7.5/10, Longevity 10/10, Sillage 8.5/10, Value for money 7.5/10, Versatility 6.5/10, Packaging 8.5/10. Would I buy again? Probably.

I’ve really enjoyed it. It’s very sweet but not cloying; it’s a punch-like sweetness where sweet pipe tobacco stands out alongside patchouli, which is the key note, and vanilla. I clearly detect cinnamon and some fruity note, perhaps apple, though it must be from the blend as they aren’t listed. The incense is very subtle and only appears at the end; the patchouli is constant, and at the finish, it leaves a sharp, fresh aftertaste reminiscent of incense, which is very agreeable. I’d like to know how similar it is to Herod, which I tried some time ago but not enough to form an opinion. I think Herod was more in the style of Spicebomb Extreme—sweet and sticky; Ambre Tabac is drier and more wearable, akin to Wanted by Night but much more mature, with infinitely more quality and presence. I’d appreciate if someone could clarify the comparison with Herod, thanks. Otherwise, the longevity is tremendous and the projection is moderate from start to finish. I’m keen to try Green Leather by the same perfumer; I don’t know how notable the raspberry note will be, but if it’s strong, it would grab my attention.

At first, it smells of sweet incense, nothing religious, followed by a wonderful, cosy amber with vanilla. A few minutes later, I notice a honeyed touch, almost mentholated by the patchouli, and also the creamy sandalwood, although the tobacco barely marks on my skin. After a few hours, the vanilla dominates and I feel I’m smelling the best crème brûlée of my life, with that typical burnt sugar layer of desserts. It’s a gourmand that fits perfectly with an elegant outfit, for both ladies and gentlemen. Personally, I think it has a slight resemblance to Oajan by Parfums de Marly, but that one is more cinnamon and honey, while this is a bit more masculine. It’s unisex, with moderate to high projection. Ideal for cold climates or fresh nights. Obviously, it’s already on my wishlist.

An elegant gourmand that smells of blonde tobacco, very dry and aromatic, like those pipe blends made in the shop and smell exquisite. With a touch of amber, it’s spectacular for the afternoon, evening and winter. With six sprays, it lasts about ten hours. In spring, two sprays inside the shirt are balanced with the heat and there the tobacco is king. Recommended? Of course! Among the best quality gourmand ingredients.

I had never bought a fragrance by Daniel Josier and it pleasantly surprised me. Smelling it reminded me of Ultra Male by Jean Paul Gaultier, but more sophisticated and elegant, and also of Spicebomb EDT. It denotes class and invites you to get closer. It feels very warm, ideal when the cold starts. The aroma is very kind and the notes are well assembled, a perfect puzzle. A curious fact: the composition doesn’t declare honey and cinnamon, but I feel them very present, I suppose due to the interaction of ingredients. The opening has a concise bergamot, not strident, to then give way to warm woods. Then come the ‘Final Boss’: tobacco embraced by amber and vanilla. It’s not cloying, but rather dry, without sticking to the nose. It’s perfectly balanced. In terms of performance, it projects well (a metre and a half) for four hours and then stays in the personal sphere for up to ten hours. I left with a very good feeling. It’s clear that Daniel Josier knows what he’s doing and spoils his products. I will surely repeat. My next target might be Green Leather.

I like it, I used it daily to go to the office for two or three months. It’s really a good fragrance; the amber and tobacco are very present, being a dry tobacco, not juicy or sweet. The amber and vanilla round off the accord and smooth out the rough edges. Curiously, I stopped using it because I got saturated; it has brutal longevity and enough trail to smell it constantly, something that can cloy even the most enthusiastic. Now I try to dose it to enjoy it better; it’s one of my little treasures. By the way, it reminds me quite a bit of Oajan by Parfums de Marly, although I think Ambre Tabac distils greater quality, it’s more defined and less ambiguous.

Another perfume that follows the Tobacco Vanille pattern, but combining the sweetness of vanilla with the amber. It opens quite sweet for my taste, but over time a sweetish tobacco note emerges until the two hours, achieving an attractive balance with the vanilla and amber. Quite unisex aroma that moves on the thin line between masculine and feminine without leaning either way. It didn’t overly excite me; I expected more due to the hype. The trail is moderate, leaning towards soft, and the longevity about ten hours.