The description above is true you don't need other ambers when you have this one, it is beautiful, and so so smooth so you can overdose it without the worry of causing headaches for you customers and the amber note you get is amazing, and I have never come across this I genuinely believe this base must have some captive molecules inside it, has a character unlike any super amber I have ever used. would highly recommend it infact I am going to order more.
LISTEN LINDAAAAAAAA, this stuff is amazing, even in traces its impact can be felt, but on of the most perfect oud bases I have ever gotten the chance to try very well balanced and makes me think of high end jazz clubs with smoke and leather everywhere, on its own its a wonder to behold, in combination with sandexol you have a fragrance fit for a kind, it also blends well with black agar givco, so if you the price is abit high just use abit of this to take your black agar givco to the next level
This is the oud note used in some of your favorite commercial perfumes, it is the note used in some of my favourite orto parisi fragrances, it is simply beautiful and easy to use, when starting get this not the natural stuff, this is also very useful for adding funk to a fragrance, its also quite diffusive so that helps
this material is so powerful, and luxurious if you are looking to add an unusual peach note this is the best material I have come across it is photorealistic it took me back to a time I was playing as a kid climbing my grandmothers appricot tree without the greeness this is a modern base
this is the ultimate tool for naturalising and smoothing out a fragrance, it adds a rich milky note to perfume and blend amazingly with vanilla signature
I use it in combination with whiskey lactone to create a complex tonka accord
so I was expecting and harsh and distinct saffron and petrol leaning smell, but instead I was pleasantly surprised with leather and sandalwood magic, its a difficult smell to describe but it is versatile and I would recommend, it has a magical accord with ambre-royale and sandexol.
I remember reading a review that said this is the only vanilla that jamie frater uses and its is not hard to understand why its quality is superb it really is deserving of that signature label
before purchasing this I swore by the Ambroxan offered by KAO, but I have been converted, it is somehow more radient and easier to work with, the fact that the crystals are finer helps alot too
so I ordered, and severly underestimated the stregnth of this compound, after making a 10% dilution upon its arrival I left a scent strip of it on the desk in the next room I woke up with the whole house smelling of calone, this is a top tier product
I used it as a modifer for the opening of one of my fragrances and it did so much more than that, it smoothed out the edges and rounded the perfume off nicely it too a good creation and made it perfect, and at 1 perfect of the final product this is strong, a beatiful dried fruit note a must include in your palette
so I was expecting to get a much more aggresive expression of leather, like omber nomade or couium by orto parisi, instead this is a subtle and supple leather note, I will still need to figure out how to blend with it, but I know it blends well with ambre-royal, it create a beatiful accord that is less of the patchouli that you get from ambre-royale and gives a more sophisticated and you don't need much of this to feel its impact in a fragrance
I was expecting a ultra radient and sheer wood, but instead I got a creamy easy wearing sandalwood note, the creaminess of this base for me is its standout feature, when blended with the saffron attar which also contains sandalwood, and with oud intense it gives an impression of seminalis by orto parisi, fraterbases really do provide a good framework for perfume creations
this base is wonderful, adding an radient, sweet and photorealistic honey note to any composition, this together with some whiskey lactone gives the heart of baraonda by nassomatto, honestly it took me the better part of a year to purchase from fraterworks but it was so worth it, this is also one of the easier bases to use
Love the tuberose from Frater! They source the best materials and this one is perfect for my champagne accord!
I grew up in India, where my grandmother owned a block of authentic Mysore sandalwood. Sandalwood attar was a part of our life, a fragrance deeply woven into my childhood memories. This oil from Payan Bertrand transported me back to those moments. I’m loving it.
I've not tried that many sandalwood materials but out of the ones I have I think it's the best one. Very nice rounded scent profile.
This is not your synthetic, candy sweet orange blossom a la Love Don't Be Shy. It is closer to actual orange blossoms in scent, with slightly bitter neroli facets. Quite powerful with good sillage, and could easily be diluted and worn worn on its own, or just a few simple additions. As a beginner, I toyed with the idea of making my own orange blossom accord from any of several free formulas I found online, but it is much more cost effective to use this, and the quality is fantastic.
I love iris and have collected various aromachemicals, bases, and orris butters over the years. I had never experienced orris absolute. This material is incredible. Even in 10% dilution it is extremely potent woody, rooty, and carroty. Tiny amounts added to Fraterworks Demo formulas for No. 5, Nineteen, and Rallet no.1 transformed the perfumes. The orris absolute not only added a beautiful orris depth, it exalted the other notes similar to the way civet and ambergris behave in a formula. This is worth the price. You only need a little.
As I read the story of: A Brief, Fascinating History of Ambergris at the smithsonianmag website, It reminded me to do a review of Fraterworks Absolute Ambergris, because it’s such great help when not having real ambergris (tincture) at your disposal. This Absolute Ambergris really fills the gap!!
Fantastic!
I use this to make my version of Molecule 01 and it’s the best substitute I’ve found for the captive Iso Gamma Super. Excellent product!
"... what is on the shelf in drug stores and department stores today is a mere shadow of what once was."
There isn't much more to be said. This has given me a whole new understanding of how much regulations have transformed the fragrance landscape.
If you never had the chance to smell vintage Brut, you should take this opportunity.
It is a synthetic fragrance with a powerful amber note, especially used in amber and chypre type perfumes, it has a warm, animalic and leathery smell. I like the manimalic drydown.