Dossier – Ambery Cedarwood – Eau de Parfum – Perfume Luxury – Pure Infused – Paraben-Free – Vegan – For Women – Fragrance 1.7 oz (Spray 50ml) by Dossier

First of all: great bottle size, great value for the money, excellent longevity. All of Dossier’s scents that I’ve tried so far last and last and last and I was surprised at how far the bottle contents go. Like, I don’t know if I’ll ever run out, haha. But now, onto the review about the scent itself:

If I were rating this scent on how much I liked it… I would honestly rate it lower. HOWEVER, I won’t do that because it’s not Dossier’s fault or the perfume’s fault, it’s my own. The issue I have with this scent is that it is POWDERY — there’s a distinctly ‘baby powder’ scent to it which I abhor, personally, and was not at all expecting upon reading the notes in it. I didn’t read any reviews beforehand because I trusted Dossier (and still do, don’t get me wrong) after buying their Fruity Magnolia as a dupe for Versace’s Bright Crystal and it was SPOT ON and amazing. So I expected that THIS scent would be just as amazing based on the notes listed. The only note I wasn’t familiar with was Heliotrope Flower… Which seems to have been my doing in. Heliotrope Flower, it seems, is what packs the powdery punch in this particular scent. As someone sensitive to smells I don’t like, it makes this scent borderline unwearable. However, I’m stubborn and own up to my own mistakes so I didn’t want to return it or rate it poorly and am determined to find some way to layer it in hopes of cutting through the powder smell. And to be fair, once it dries down some, the powdery smell is much less noticeable — it still comes and goes in waves which is a pain but if you ignore the powdery scent, it still has a lovely, bright, silky, fruity-woodsy scent. I just wish that somewhere in the information about the scent, it had mentioned SOMETHING about ‘powdery.’ If I had known, I would have opted for a different scent. That’s the only reason I took off a star, so sorry.

OMG …..It smells sooo amazinnnggg..and it last long. I personally don’t like too strong perfume and this is the one for me, the price is affordable .I love it ..Thanks Dossier..

Very nice. Got many compliments

I have put a lot of time researching scents trying to find the closest equivalent to a perfume that is no longer being made. Ambery Cedarwood is a less expensive version of a rather expensive, for me at least, a perfume close to $200. This is pretty close. It has the warm sensuality I was looking for. The notes are pleasant as they transition and are not overpowering. With that said I’m pretty disappointed in the lack of longevity. It seems like it’s gone in an hour. I don’t like carrying perfume in my purse so I can reapply it in 45 minutes. But the bottle is too big for a “ night out” purse anyhow. All in all I should have saved my money up to buy the real thing.

It smells EXACTLY like Alien!!!!! I was skeptical of the vanilla notes, because sometimes it can be overwhelming on me but this is so so good!!! Nothing is overwhelming. It is a strong scent though, so spray less than you usually would. Great product.