Ambra Nera Farmacia SS. Annunziata

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7.5 / 10 125 Ratings

Ambra Nera is a popular perfume by Farmacia SS. Annunziata for women and men. The release year is unknown. The scent is resinous-spicy. The longevity is above-average. The production was apparently discontinued.

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Main accords

Resinous

Spicy

Sweet

Oriental

Animal

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Cypress

Eucalyptus

Heart Notes

Amber

Benzoin

Vetiver

Base Notes

Patchouli

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

7.5125 Ratings

Longevity

8.1100 Ratings

Sillage

6.9102 Ratings

Bottle

6.894 Ratings

Submitted by Antoine, last update on 11.09.2022.

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/26/2020

7
Bottle 8
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

CigiScent
14 Reviews

CigiScent

Helpful Review 2

Classy, Timeless, Comforting,...

This is the fragrance that was the biggest surprise to me from all the fragrances I have smelled. I ordered Hactivat at a store, but due to Covid, I had to wait a looooong time for it to arrive. To compensate, they offered to give a small bottle from a fragrance of Farmacia Annunziata. I did not know the house, but I researched it well and since my Hacivat would arrive to late for summer and fall was approaching, I wanted a good fall scent. After researching the house thoroughly I went for Ambra Nera and I have not regretted it. I was lucky and in stead of giving my a small bottle, they gave me a big one.

This is such a beautiful amber scent. It is so high quality and the house is really underrated. It is warm en enveloping, perfect for after a cold fall or winter walk. Strong enough to wear outdoors in fall or not too cold winter temperatures. It is a lot more subtle then some of the power houses of the modern popular sweet scents. When I read the note breakdown I was kind of afraid what the cypress and eucalyptus would give. I thought it might give a strange contrast with the warmth of the amber and Vanilla, but this is definitely not the case. It is warm and comforting scent, but the eucalyptus and and cypress keep it perfectly balanced. The scent does not feel green or fresh to me, the green notes give the scent a classy balance, where a lot of contemporary scents go way to sweet for my taste.

Not saying this smells old in any way. It is very much a contemporary scent. It is different enough to be an original, but palatable to be worn everyday.

The longevity is perfect, it stays with you the whole day long. The projection and sillage is more than ok for my. It does not kill small rodents, but that is not what I look for in a scent. It's a long lasting cosy scent bubble.

Very warmly recommended! I can't wait to check out the rest of the underrated house!

05/13/2020

7
Sillage 8
Longevity 5
Scent

Camey5000
81 Reviews

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Camey5000

Top Review 15

My Amber Number 34

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Farmacia SS Annunziata - Ambra Nera - Perfume
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To the monastery. Vocation or curiosity.

Before the various tests, it must be clarified whether all worldly sins have already been worked off and whether it is possible to get along with a single fragrance in a small cell. I did not receive a satisfactory answer from my soul counselor, only the reference to Farmacia SS Annunziata, from a mysterious monastery kitchen.

The scent on the left and right of the gate is well captured. Mules have always been tied up here. Their scent should be covered by cypress and eucalyptus green. The cypress has yet to be cut and Portuguese eucalyptus is probably still stuck in Alcobaca. I don't find any of this and I am grieving animalistically
But the healing process continues. Medically, animalistically. Even bee buzz for honey and holy candles murmur with vanilla and patchouli the scent around the simple robes. Light amber is too delicate for a cuddly blanket on a meagre bed. But sweet benzoin wets the hem of the ennobled cassocks, which are too elegant for monastery cells.

Sister Superior breathes a tobacco smoke "God bless you" after me and at the exit to the free nature I stroke a little the branches of the Labdanum. The shrub has been here for centuries and sends me a quiet greeting.

But the animalism still embraces me.

I'll have to tell my father: In this convent, the sighted, the smelling, the chosen and the connoisseurs feel at home. Unfortunately I am not one of them.

5.0 / 8.0 / 7.0/ ---

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02/14/2017

8
Sillage 9
Longevity 10
Scent

Fluxit
42 Reviews

Fluxit

Very helpful Review 8

If Ambra Nera was a dirty wildcat ...

... I would allow her to breathe into my face.
If Ambra Nera was a raisin in my cereals, I would allow it to stay.
If Ambra Nera was black vanilla, I would allow it to get stuck between the gaps of my teeth.
If Ambra Nera was a date, I would allow her her to invite me into a cheesy chick-flic movie marathon.

Filled with testaments of love, I can state: Ambra Nera IS all that!
The head note starts with a kind of juicy black rum raisin, which I occasionally notice in benzoe fragrances (and which may very well be coincidence as benzoe absolue smells differently). Confidently, the black panther sneaks by and projects animalic wickedness, sweaty almost, but without any stable-stinging oud. If I had more hair on my arm, I would start to lovingly brush it now ;) In the base, I find soft vanilla, which pleasantly unite with gentle patchouli. Altogether, Ambra Nera stays about 24 hours; obviously, cats are active in the night.

Some comparisons with other ambers that I love:
* Ambra Nera (Ortiga): Same DNA, but Farmacia is fuller. Ortiga's four-legged animal likes to flash a bit of vetiver teeth and is rather the "struts around your leg"-type, while Farmacia's darling takes an euphoric leap into your arms.
* Ryder: Both are rich charmer, but in spite of Ryder's oily extrait consistency, Ambra Nera feels more saturated and due to the animalic note less complaisant, in all the good ways. The incense note of the Ryder is out here, a certain smokiness however is featured in both perfumes.

What I like most about Ambra Nera is its name-giving darkness: In all its debonair courtesy there is a raunchy independence, which keeps tension and sets the fragrance apart from the often gourmand or occasionally characterless solo-ambers. In particular, it's not the bright powdery type like e.g. Ambre / Amber or Hermessence Ambre Narguilé, both initiatlly favoured by me, now just provoking an allergy-like rejection. Without any allergy, I declare Farmacia's wonder cat enthusiastically as my new amber reference. Rrrrawr!!

03/12/2014

7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 10
Scent

Greysolon
74 Reviews

Greysolon

Very helpful Review 12

A cult amber

Over the past few weeks I’ve been struggling to write a review of Ambra Nera. But this luxurious fragrance has so many facets I wasn’t able to cobble together a coherent train of thought. Tune your nose to any aspect of this little known gem and it becomes a completely different experience. With that, I decided to throw in the towel and simply list my impressions of Ambra Nera as bullet points:

-If you’re looking for a gourmand amber…
Ambra Nera has an opulent, intoxicating vanilla accord. And I mean intoxicating. I often wear Ambra Nera like a shot of vanilla valium when I want to relax. I smell that deep, incense tinged vanilla and all physical tension evaporates in a swirling amber cloud.

-If you’re looking for an unusual animalic amber…
Ambra Nera has a warm, sweet, yet understated animalic accord. I’m guessing it’s a sweet castor essence. Whatever it is, when I wear Ambra Nera I often have the impression of being enrobed in a warm, luxurious fur. If you’ve ever smelled a mink coat you’ll know what I mean.

-If you’re looking for an amber perfume with an usual note that fits harmoniously with the rest of the perfume…
Ambra Nera is fairly sweet but that’s balanced by a camphorous eucalyptus note. It’s far from prominent but it keeps this voluptuous fragrance open and vaporous as well as providing a touch of overall contrast. Without it, Ambra Nera would tip over into syrupy sweet. Also, I occasionally experience the eucalyptus in concert with the resinous base notes which gives an impression of sweet terpenes found in oil varnishes.

-If you’re looking for an amber incense without the intrusion of an acrid smoke note …
Ambra Nera is tinged with an understated, incense smokiness that balances perfectly with the rest of the fragrance. Tune your nose the right way and the incense notes produce that "medieval church accord" so many people enjoy. In that sense, there is an aura about this perfume that makes me imagine it was created from a very old formula; like it actually dates back to the founding of Farmacia Santissima Annunziata in 1561. Of course, it’s not that old, but there is something of an old soul to Ambra Nera.

-If you’re looking for an amber that will be a distinctive, individual fragrance…
The Swedish website Parfumistan’s Blogg calls Ambra Nera a “cult amber.” In a way, I hope it maintains its cult status. After all, isn’t it nice to find a little known fragrance that conveys something unique about your personality? Since ambers have become so ubiquitous (yes, Sherapop is absolutely right, amber fragrances should be a separate genre) it’s nice to find one that is distinctive and remains a bit of a secret. Every amber lover should try Ambra Nera. Well, maybe not too many of you…