Mysterious Amber

Mysterious Amber by the Spanish house Angel Schlesser, composed by Marie Salamagne and released in 2024, is a sweet, fruity woody amber worn by anyone. Gourmand is the word everyone uses; about half also call it woody and floral, and a minority find it green, amber-like or citrusy.

Grapefruit and pink grapefruit open it with a bitter, juicy zest, and raspberry adds a tart, jammy fruit. Sugar cane and sugar give the heart a soft, caramel-tinged sweetness, while jasmine adds a heady white-floral warmth and osmanthus an apricot-like, faintly leathery note. The base is woody and green: cedar and Virginia cedar for a dry, pencil-shaving line, oakmoss for a damp, bitter depth and amber for a warm, resinous glow.

It wears as a modern sweet amber with more structure than most, suited to autumn and winter and the evening. It suits someone who likes fruity, sugary openings but wants cedar and oakmoss to keep the dry-down grounded, in a shared fragrance.

Mysterious Amber — unisex fragrance by Angel Schlesser (released 2024). Notes: Amber, Cedar, Grapefruit, Jasmine, Oakmoss, Osmanthus, Pink Grapefruit, Raspberry, Sugar, Sugar Cane, Virginian Cedar, oak moss. — Parfica open fragrance database