lizabelle Report post Posted March 1, 2017 I am so glad I tracked down a bottle of this! I, frankly, had no idea what ambergris even was before BPAL, let alone what it smelled like. After a few months and many imp tests, it's become a favorite note of mine. Enter this beauty. It starts with a fresh sea air kind of quality, salty but not obnoxiously so. Definitely a marine scent, but there's also borderline-floral and fresh laundry tones that occasionally weave in. I also do get brief moments of a candied citrus--maybe candied lemon peels? Somehow every time I smell BPAL's ambergris notes I'm reminded of salt-coated driftwood, which is the image that's coming to mind with this. It's very soft, very complex, completely wearable on its own but I bet it would layer beautifully. I don't find this to be overly masculine, more unisex and likely a morpher on each person, but ymmv of course. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
follis Report post Posted February 11, 2021 At the time of reviewing this I had never tried real ambergris so it's nice to have an accord version. This starts off initially floral and musky, but soft, with a hint of ocean air. As it dries I get a slightly citrus smell. It's quite nice. It does have a warm quality to it. It begins unfortunately quite faint with a low throw, but after a bit more time it becomes more low-medium. Compared to real ambergris, it doesn't have the same quality at all, but it is a very lovely accord. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
