ARMANI
AMBRE ECCENTRICO

2015

PERFUMER
Calice Becker

Amber
Dried Fruits
Cinnamon
Tonka Bean
Patchouli
Prunol

Ambre Eccentrico is pretty straightforward and linear. The amber is rich and warm and almost like honey. With the added tonka, it’s mostly extremely sweet. There are dried fruits, but they are more of a subtle hint, than something that you pick up immediately.

It’s definitely not a sweet fruity scent, but rather a vanillic, rich amber. I honestly don’t pick up the listed cinnamon much. There’s a dry patchouli coming through, but it gets blended in with the overall sweetness quickly. The composition in general isn’t powdery though, but rather syrupy.

To my nose, there’s the tiniest bit of a smoky base, like a burned sugar. It’s comparable to the creme brulee type scent I get from Maison Francis Kurkdjian Grand Soir. It’s not as refined or spicy as in Grand Soir, but it leans more towards a cheaper caramel sauce that you put on desserts.

Overall, extremely enjoyable, smooth, warm. When I wore Ambre Eccentrico, I kept smelling my own wrist constantly and when I tried it again some years later, it held up nicely. One of the best from the Armani Prive collection.