Profumum Roma - Ambra Aurea

Ambra Aurea is not only the gold standard for ambergris fragrances, in my opinion, but also the only one I’ve encountered that feels like a hardcore soliflore. The unquestionable, solo star of the show is ambergris, ambergris, and then more ambergris, even though there are other elements like labdanum, incense, and myrrh included as well. They merely accentuate various innate facets of the key note which has a stunningly rich aroma that is simultaneously salty, sweet, sticky, extremely nutty, vegetal, slightly musky, beautifully golden, caramel-laced, and honeyed. Plumes of smoke and incense gradually arise at the edges, while an immensely toffee’d labdanum swirls through the ambergris. The drydown is centered primarily on labdanum-amber-incense-resins with waning levels of ambergris. Be that as it may, the entire vibe and feel of Ambra Aurea is about the ambergris, presented in its richest, densest, and most opulent form. I think it’s superb, the perfume equivalent of the tsars’ legendary Amber Room.