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Due to the fantastic review of @Marieposa I came across this fragrance. She also left me a small bottling of this treasure, for which I am infinitely grateful.

Because "Frosted Moon / Lune de Givre | Cloon Keen Atelier" is unspeakably beautiful. It has an aura that @Marieposa and @Augusto describe perfectly in their reviews. I, too, feel transported to a forest or rural Ireland, where the scent comes from. Perhaps to the coast as well. The scent exudes a coolness that is not at all unpleasant, but reminiscent of a cool autumn morning by the sea. There is a strong, but not too cool wind. I feel light drizzle on my face. Thick fog envelops the landscape and the sea in a gray veil. Somewhere seagulls pass loudly calling.

I admit, I can not smell out here by far all the notes. But that is also not necessary to love "Frosted Moon / Lune de Givre | Cloon Keen Atelier". For me, however, a very cool and slightly bitter iris dominates the fragrance. Otherwise, it is probably the overall composition that gives it its character.

Sillage and durability do not seem to be that strong. This is the only downer of this otherwise fantastic fragrance.

Update 3/15/2022: I had the whole time the feeling that the fragrance reminds me of the atmosphere in a song. Now I know which one, too. "Starflower Night" by Nenia C'Allahdan.

It was midnight in the fairy forest
The light of the moon pale and cold
Rustling the wind in ancient trees
And misty light full of lost dreams
Then I saw them blooming by the wayside
Starflowers, bright as a luminous ribbon

I bought this fragrance blind on the recommendation of @Nico202122. You get 5 ml of it for a few euros in a small roller.

Unfortunately, I saw too late that a dominant note in the fragrance is patchouli, which I do not particularly like. And it also hits full force right away. This means that "Amber of Yemen | El Nabil" will certainly not become my favorite fragrance. But on the other hand, the patchouli here isn't as dirty-earthy as it usually is, but surprisingly fresh, almost like freshly washed laundry.

Somewhat disappointed I am, however, from the rose. It seems to me somehow synthetic. Since I know better rose fragrances.

From the bergamot I smell nothing, which is also no drama. Also, the other notes do not really stand out.

After some time, the rose and patchouli withdraw entirely. What remains is a fairly bright and friendly amber scent that lasts a long time. Durability and sillage are decent.

Overall, "Amber of Yemen | El Nabil" is an unspectacular, but neat and very reasonably priced amber fragrance, where especially patchouli friends get their money's worth. My mediocre rating results from the disappointing rose and the fact that I am not a patchouli lover. Wearable I find him but also.

A few days ago I came across a review of this scent by @Gelis. She writes that she has the sensation of smelling soup greens almost all the time. After studying the notes,,which are actually very appealing to me, my first reaction was to thank her for the warning, because honestly I don't want to walk around like that either.

Nevertheless, I decided to ask her for a bottling, which she also kindly gave me, because the notes appealed to me too much. Thank you for it!

Well, what can I say? I do not have the impression to have mutated into a soup green. I find the fragrance very pleasant and well wearable. At the very beginning, I do perceive a green-herbaceous note, which I attribute to cardamom and black tea, mixed with a tiny bit of fig. But this note quickly fades into the background for my nose.

After that, the more sweet-woody heart and base notes dominate for me. Although I perceive cardamom and black tea still, but only subtly. The fig has said goodbye completely. Otherwise, I have a hard time differentiating the individual heart and base notes, all of which I know pure. I do have an interesting overall impression though. I smell roasted almonds mixed with that green-herbaceous note I mentioned at the beginning, which may get some more support here from the bourbon vetiver. Because vetiver can have a strong note like that. Maybe that's also the reason for @Geli's soup green perception. A vetiver oil I own does indeed smell strongly of - soup greens.

It took me several tests to review this fragrance. Because he is by the mixture of green-herbaceous and sweet notes yet quite complex, as I find. Also my rating I have again significantly upgraded. Because also durability and sillage are better than I thought at first. I like it. But unfortunately not so good that he is part of my collection at the high price.

I received a small bottling of this fragrance from @Geli. Many thanks for that. The name had appealed to me and I wanted to know if it was close to the real ambergris.

To be blunt: It isn't. But that doesn't mean it's bad by any means. Quite the contrary. I like him very much. But in order.

"Amber | Perfume Individual Harry Lehmann" is a mystery. Fragrance notes are not specified. So I was also quite perplexed at first as to what it smelled like to me. I can't relate to most of the associations in the other reviews. Only something fresh, perhaps peppermint, I could immediately establish.

But then I noticed that there was something else. I smelled something animalic. Admittedly, as already mentioned, no ambergris. But the scent was familiar to me from my animalic scent experience. But what is it? It took me quite a while to figure it out. I'm smelling hyraceum here. This excretory product of the Klippschliefer has a typical, but rather subtle fecal note compared to other animalic scents. And that's exactly what I smell here. In tandem with the freshness I mentioned at the beginning, I think it's great. It's nowhere near as loud as the "Hyrax | Zoologist", which I like very much. But the Animalik is unmistakable for me, and I'm surprised that it has not found mention in any of the reviews I've read so far.

Sillage and durability are also good. Therefore, I will certainly get this fragrance whether the very reasonable price.

Like Cuir Vétiver, I bought Voile d'Ocre blind because I was attracted to the notes and wanted to know if it was any good as a sandalwood scent. To say it in advance: I find conditionally.

What I've read all here, what it should smell like. Almond milk, vanilla, tonka bean, coconut. I don't think much of such comparisons. Yes, it is quite sweet. The closest thing I can smell is the similarity to vanilla. But it's different. It has the woodiness,,creaminess and in hints also the sourness I expect from sandalwood. The cedarwood blends in very well there. However, the scent is still a bit too sweet for me for a sandalwood. It also lacks a certain depth that I so appreciate in "Cuir Vétiver", for example, where the sandalwood is also better, in my opinion. It remains quite one-dimensional and changes with time. not great . Nevertheless, it is pleasing and well wearable. By the way, also for men, I find.

Not so famous is the sillage. The durability could be a little better, but is ok.

All in all, "Voile d'Ocre" is a little complex, but pleasant fragrance, which is well worth it for the low price.