15 community ratings

Precious Amber

2011UnisexClassic

Votes lean feminine

7.0/ 10

Community score
15 ratings

Bella Bellissima Precious Amber is a unisex scent that pairs the sweetness of honey and date with the resinous, smoky warmth of amber, frankincense and oud.

Compare

Skunky's take: Plenty of people say it suits a rainy fall evening.

How does it perform?

From 15 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.2 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.9 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

8.2 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

60% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Sweet
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Resinous
Earthy
Smoky

What does Precious Amber smell like?

Its longevity is rated strong and its sillage moderate, so it stays on the skin for a long time without filling the room. The rating sample is still small, but its dense, heavy character sits more comfortably in cooler weather.

It opens sweet, with bitter orange, honey and date. In the heart, rose, jasmine, iris, patchouli and oud come forward, while gaiac wood and papyrus build a smoky, earthy ground. In the base, cedar, sandalwood, frankincense, leather and amber turn the floral sweetness into something woody and animalic. Dior Oud Ispahan and Penhaligon's Oud de Nil have a close profile.