INVITE ONLY AMBER | 23 – Eau de Parfum Intense

Need full size bottle of this.

This is the best thing I've ever smelled. Amber fragrances are my absolute favorite. This kind of reminds me of MFK's Grand Soir but I think I love this way more. I need the full bottle ASAP. Please restock the bigger sizes soon pls :')

Different.

It didn't smell like Amber to me, and I did not like the scent profile. I also wasn't able to test it while in the store, so I purchased it online but soon returned it.

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The cherry note is very quiet, which is a shame as I do enjoy the scent of cherries. In fact, apart from the subtle cherry, I can't separate any other fruit notes. The honey and the chocolate accords are both rich and dark, not fluffy & sweeter. Worried that cherry, honey and chocolate are going to quickly become too sweet? Don't worry; the main player of Invite Only turns  out to be the tobacco, although to me it is a bit less sweet & hay-like tobacco leaf and slightly more smoky & a bit sharper, very similar to when my grandad smoked cigars when I was little. Sometimes I think that I get a hint of hazelnut alongside the lingering dark chocolate, but maybe I'm just convincing myself that I can because I know that it's meant to be there. Floral-wise; Invite Only is all about the sweet & powdery rose, which is spiced & slightly heated with a sprinkling of cinnamon. The tobacco note becomes quieter and more hay-like as the roses develop. I'm not sure what other floral notes are here - typical white florals like orange blossom and magnolia? The patchouli and oud are delicately wrapped in the creaminess of the sweet & spicy woody blend of sandalwood, cypriol oil, benzoin, amber & vanilla - a relief for me, as I was concerned about what could happen when the starring tobacco combined with the other potent & earthy notes. Earthy, yet sweet & spicy at the same time; I can't put the effect into words. Very warm and inviting... Official scent notes: Black cherry, Honey de Provence, Tobacco leaf, Chocolate hazelnut accord, Rose Centifolia absolute, Rose Damascena, Citrus leaf, Ceylon cinnamon, Oud oil, Cypriol, Firmenich musks, Amber resin, Benzoin, Sandalwood, Patchouli and Vanilla. _ Invite Only immediately stands out for me, with how authentic the honey accord is; rich & darkly sweet, but not too sweet & syrupy. On a whole, this is no way near as sweet as I was anticipating when I read that honey, chocolate, benzoin, amber AND vanilla are all present - the subtlety of the fruit notes, the intensity of the tobacco note and the blend used in the base all combine to keep the sweetness quiet & fairly dark. Invite Only was a bit unexpected for me since I wasn't expecting it to be unisex & as intense as it is [it wears for over 12 hours & has a louder aura than I'm used to], nor was I expecting the tobacco note to be the focus - this note balances out the sweeter notes perfectly and gives the fragrance depth & complexity.

My New Favorite 😍

I absolutely love this scent. It smells like cherry incents to me or maybe a cherry choke. It's very smokey and spicy with a hint of sweet. I can smell the patchouli once it calms down, and the cherry fades a bit.

A staple in my collection, will always buy again.

This is my absolute FAVORITE scent by Kayali. It’s great for date night or spending the holidays with family. It’s warm, rich and spicy.

Pleasantly surprised!

I really liked this scent. I’m a floral girl but this scent to me was warm, spicy, and seductive. It smells like potpourri so it’s a great Fall or Winter fragrance!

Not for everyone.

I went ahead and did a blind buy of this fragrance. This scent is just not for me. I have loved a lot of the Kayali fragranes but this one, is just too intense for me. Reminds me of like an old lady pefume. It instantly gave me a headache, and I had to keep my windows down in my car. After showering, the smell still lingered on my skin.

Dry down amazing!

When I first sprayed this perfume on I thought it was very strong in patchouli. It does not have patchouli in the notes, however that was really in your face and I didn't like it. After being on me for a good 30 minutes I smelled cherry, amber and sexy. This is a beautiful fragrance. You can't just smell it in the bottle and decide you have to spray it on your skin. And like me it came out very strong but the dry down is amazing and this scent last for hours. It is worth the try. Hope they start making a big bottle again. This is perfect fall/winter fragrance.

Too masculine

I found the notes to be way too masculine for me, the tobacco smell completely overpowers the other notes in the perfume, but it does last awhile and stick on my clothes.

A must have amber vanilla!

I originally had this in the sampler set. I tried it and forgot about it. When I saw it for 50% off and went back to smell the sample and was like wow! I ordered 2 of these and 1 is almost done. Its a spicy amber vanilla and Im obsessed with this scent. I have since bought 2 50 mls from someone in a fragrance group. I will forever keep this in my rotation.

Smells so good, but I would layer this on top of a long lasting perfume. This on its own does not last that long, smell wise, on me

Not for me

I did not like the way this smelled on my skin. I expected amber/woody but it smelled like powder. I was so sad bc I love this brand but I’m glad I tried it at least!