Amber Labdanum
Cologne Intense, Jo Malone London (2025)

This is a lovely fragrance. I tried it without much intention, and I was blown away by the dark, smoky, sweet aura it gives off. It’s not a beast of a fragrance, yet you will garner attention. Also, it does have great longevity, a solid performance, and an impressive projection when applied. I pick up some dark, amber sweetness, along with the labdanum and vanilla in the background giving it this smoky-sweet character.

Overall, a sweet, smoky, even somewhat spicy fragrance with decent longevity, performance and projection. A great fragrance to have in the collection [Still debating on whether I should add it. I need to find a good deal 😊]. For the meantime, I will continue to use my many samples.

Performance (7.5/10)
Longevity (7.5/10)
Sillage (7/10)
Projection (7/10)
Overall (8/10)

A superb creation by the talented perfumer Yann Vansnier!

We are dealing with an atypical and not at all clichéd amber!

I dare to offer you, exclusively, part of the recipe used by Yann in creating this superb perfume, since I discussed it with him privately, therefore, in addition to the declared notes we have:
olibanum oil and olibanol, ciste absolute, dynamone and fir balsam resin.
A composition that is definitely resinous, rich, warm. The evervescent, coniferous and balsamic frankincense as we already know it feels excellent, but there is also a fantastic support from the cistus, which in addition to the balsamic/resinous and leathery facets, also comes with a fruity facet, which remains throughout the evolution of the perfume!

It is not a linear perfume and will certainly surprise you, especially amber lovers. Slight similarities to Ford's Amber Absolute, but not as harsh and much more layered, slight reminiscences of Grand Spor but without the dissonant roar of Amberwoods. I give it a score of 9.5 out of 10! excellent