L’Eau Ambree by Prada

It just doesn’t work for me; it smells of citrus and talcum powder, very mature and feminine, with almost no sillage. However, once it dries, it leaves a halo of elegance.

sara.guin, it hasn’t been discontinued in Spain; I saw it just a few days ago at the perfumerie in La Roca Village, BCN.

I absolutely love it! At first, it didn’t appeal to me much, but in the end, it smells like soap and makeup—very elegant and refined. I’d give it a 10. What a pity it has been discontinued in Spain.

The first thing I do when trying a new perfume is spray a little on the cap. When I did this with L’eau Ambree, I immediately thought, ‘But it’s Infusion d’Iris!’. Once applied to my skin, the opening was indeed remarkably similar to that other Prada, which I have reviewed before, noting that I find it very light, almost as if it lacks longevity on my skin. Well, it seems my body chemistry is at odds with Prada, as I can barely perceive L’eau Ambree right after application. Looking at reviews on the English version of Fragrantica, I realised others experience the same thing, so at least I know I’m not the only one and I don’t feel so lonely, haha. However, after a while (and several applications all over), I detect mandarin and patchouli at the start, along with something similar to the incense in Infusion d’Iris, which is strange as this isn’t listed among the notes for L’eau Ambree. Could it be opoponax? By the way, why ‘Ambree’ in the name if amber doesn’t appear in the listed notes on the box or bottle? On Fragrantica it is listed, and indeed I can detect amber in the base (or at least I think so), which is my favourite stage and fortunately the one that lasts the longest. In conclusion, I can say that L’eau Ambree is a sophisticated, elegant perfume that, in my case, is very (perhaps too much) skin-scented. It begins as a citrus aroma that I find a bit masculine, moves through a mysterious, smoky, and slightly bitter phase, and saves the best for the end: a creamy, sweet but not cloying base that is very pleasant and comforting.

The first thing I do when trying a new perfume is spritz a little on the cap. When I did this with L’eau Ambree, I immediately thought: ‘But it’s Infusion d’Iris!’. Once applied to my skin, the opening is indeed remarkably similar to that other Prada, which I actually reviewed in a post where I explained that I find it very light, almost as if it has no longevity on my skin. Well, it seems my body chemistry is clashing with Prada, as L’eau Ambree is also barely perceptible straight after application. Seeing reviews for this fragrance on the English version of Fragrantica, I realised others experience the same thing, so at least I know I’m not alone and I don’t feel so lonely, haha. However, after a while (and several applications almost everywhere), I detect mandarin and patchouli at first, along with something resembling the incense in Infusion d’Iris, which surprises me as incense isn’t listed among the notes for L’eau Ambree. Could it be opoponax? By the way, why is there ‘ambree’ (amberine) in the fragrance’s name if amber doesn’t appear in the listed notes on the box or bottle? On Fragrantica it does appear, and indeed I can detect amber in the base (or at least that’s what I think), which is my favourite stage and fortunately the one that lasts the longest. In conclusion, I can say that L’eau Ambree is a sophisticated, elegant perfume that, at least in my case, is very (perhaps too much) skin-scented. It begins as a citrus aroma that I find a bit masculine, moves through a mysterious, smoky and slightly bitter phase, and saves the best for the end: a creamy, sweet but not cloying base that is very pleasant and comforting.

It is so difficult to write about love at first sight and why it turns into overwhelming passion. I think my story with this perfume was this: First, I met its younger brother, Prada Infusion d’Iris. Although there was attraction, we both knew it would be better to have coffee occasionally and be friends, as neither of us was right for the other. Then one day, he introduced me to his older brother, bolder than he appeared, suspiciously serious in that white box. The first encounter was… hmm, perhaps a bit acidic without much conviction. Ten minutes later, there was something hidden there, perhaps shy? An hour after that, Oh my God! Yes, yes… it is him! The spices, the woods, the lemon, creamy, soft, discreet; it sometimes surprises you by appearing all of a sudden and, above all… it makes you very happy.