Dambrosia Profumum Roma for women and men

I think I've learned along my fragrance journey that that there's a fig scent for everyone. This one didn't captivate me like others have.

Dambrosia is not a green, leafy fig like Philosykos, nor is it a dusty, creamy one like Yesterday Haze. It's a ripe, almondy fig, not really creamy and not really warm. Leans very fruity and dries to a powdery, sandalwood finish. I don't get any grape or pear specifically, but I think they mix with the fig to create a fruity concoction that I just don't find that interesting to smell. It's a nice and pleasant scent, though, so... pick your fig poison.

6.5/10

This is quite nice. But not a love for me. The almond, grape and sandalwood create a slightly plastic note on my skin in the warmer days.

Dambrosia. It's nice. I can see why I chose fragrances other than this one however. It doesn't do anything special for me which is almost disappointing because it has almost all of my favorite notes. I keep forcing myself to figure out ways for me to want it. And I know eventually I'm going to purchase it just to complete my collection. But it's not my favorite. No matter how much I want it to be. It's just missing some type of citrus to brighten everything up. I know there is a reason why it's not added but it’s just not complete in my opinion. Of course you can apply something like molecule whatever number of your choice, or even Atelier Cologne to achieve the citrus note I desire. And I like it much more than Vir. Just to get you some perspective on this brand. Vir is still significantly better than 90% of fragrance houses out there. So I would still purchase it over 9 out of 10 other fragrances. So, Dambrosia is a great choice for all intensive purposes. Unfortunately they are quite expensive. Around $300 each. If they were cheaper I would have every single one in my collection by now.

my second perfume from the house. I have aqua di sale and this one- which is too feminine for me.
if anyone is interested- 98% full bottle to trade.

Sweet woody gourmand scent primarily built around a ripe fig note. This note is first surrounded by some other fruits like grapes and pear and as the scent dries, reveals a nutty powdery base of almonds, sandalwood and synthetic musk. The unisex scent projects linearly with moderate sillage and longevity. Creamy and comforting but overall one of the lesser offerings from this exceptional brand. Enjoy!

Gorgeous. Creamy fig, sandalwood, and pear. Perfect for spring and autumn. Perhaps a bit too much for summer (at least the hot and humid summers we have here).

My bottle of Dambrosia is at least five years old. I’m trawling my archives of beloved beauties being piqued by a travel size of a modern cultish perfume ‘Gris Charnel’ which hits me as sweet fig straight out of the gate. I was quite diffident about the ‘fig’ note, it strikes me as literally fluorescent in its power and utterly irrepressible once added to a pyramid. I tiptoed around the inevitable collecting of Philosykos and Premier Figueur and added the beautiful Heeley Fig but I hardly ever wear them. But this one, Dambrosia, is such a sweet and subtle take on the ripened and honeyed fig in a bowl of summer fruits. It is reserved compared to current candy and fruit bombs (which I love too). It’s not as dry and herbal as its brother Ichnusia. Like all my Profvmvms it has a long, beautiful, and nuanced trajectory, through a nutty sandalwood and surely a honeyed vanillin amber, the ripe purple fig becomes a memory.

Nice and pleasant.
The pear is the most prominent note on my skin.
I would say that this is like a spring daytime sunday/holiday kind of scent.

I can smell the sandalwood and fig (I don't get pear or grapes on my skin) and it has a nice subtle sweetness but the overall impression for me is "lotion". I guess that could be creamy + almond? Smells nice but not sure I'd wear it much...not an addictive type of smell for me. I already own Santal Blanc by Van Cleef & Arpels which I think is pretty similar (also creamy fig and sandalwood) but without the almond - I prefer that one and it's more unisex. I also have This is Her Zadig & Voltaire which is milky sandalwood and chestnut which is sweeter and I think works better together than the almond and doesn't make think "lotion". (Impressions of Dambrosia from a dabber sample.)

What is happening here that makes this so good?!? Creamy sandalwood that reads almost nutty. Realistic dried fig. Yum. Might need to put this on my wishlist. Not too sweet and just the right amount of woodiness balancing the fruit.

i own it... sometimes this smell remind me like roast duck with dumplings and sauerkraut and sometime rubber seabed on the sea. Profumum roma is undoubtedly the highest quality niche class... I prefer to wear this on my skin rather than on my clothes

I can pick up all of the listed notes right on the first sniff. My issue with this fragrance is that it is really strong. It triggered a headache right after smelling it a few times, on paper. If it was a lot more quieter I could enjoy it but given how potent it is, I will have to pass.

I'm surprised that no one compares this Versace Crystal Noir EDT- this feels like a warmer, sweeter version. For folks who miss the old CN formulation, you could try layering this with a newer bottle?

I don't care much for the opening but it settles down to a nice sweet, dry, powdery, woody fragrance. I don't really get a fruit scent, but looking at the note breakdown, I assume the fruit is providing the sweetness. Honestly I'm having a hard time describing this fragrance. It's unique and I can't think of another scent to use as a frame of reference, which is unusual for me. I have a lot of fragrances and this might be the most synthetic smelling fragrance I have tried. That's what makes it so difficult. It's not necessarily a cheap synthetic, but synthetic none the less. For my nose this is an "ok" at best. I would consider this a unisex fragrance that leans feminine.

Weird! On me, Dambrosia opens a dusty citrus-cardamom that threatens to give me a headache. Dry down is better as the citrus takes a step back, the dust settles, and the fig and sandalwood unveil itself, but the hole journey feels a bit too dry to me. People around me seem to like it though, and it does have nice sillage and longevity. I am surprised to see people find it similar to Philosykos. I actually find it a lot more similar to Gris Charnel, because I get fig-cardamom out of this.

I am confused by the reviews, since I don’t really detect sandalwood. This is very close to Premier Figue extreme by LA, and a way too different from Phylosykos or Ichnusa which are both green figs. Dambrosia is a mainly fig and fruits scent. I quite like it, but way too sinilar to Lartisan which I own.

Syrupy fig and almond with a dash of turpentine, which turned this from ok to dislike.

Tested this again, and I kinda like it. -

First off, of course this smells nothing like Philosykos or Ichnusa.

Then off we go! This is kind of a not so gourmand very sweet perfume but sweet within the realm of nature, it doesn't smell like some scents that you would describe with words 'on steroids'. It's as sweet as an incredibly ripe fruit might be.

It starts off with some refreshing fruity notes but then gets this aroma that I highly dislike, reminiscent of cheap body lotions or even plastic but not really. Now that I see people mention almonds yes, I think that is the culprit. Anyway, on my skin in about 3h that almond vibe wears off and what's left is the biggest reason I'm planning to get this scent. It smells like the best sweet feminine musk, not soapy at all, just universally appealing in an expensive way.

Sandalwood, sandalwood and sandalwood. Try as I might, deeply sniffing this fragrance on the back of my hand for the 2nd night in a row, I'm getting no other note. No sweet, no fruit, no almond. It reminds me of the sandalwood soaps you can buy at health food stores. There is also a plastic impression that comes and goes. Not much sillage; it stays skin-close for hours. It's rather a weak fragrance in my opinion, and I am disappointed as I was expecting more from the house that produced my precious, the delectable Fiore d'Ambre. 2 stars out of 5.

This is a nice sandalwood fragrance, but I find the fruity nuances distracting. At this price it's an easy no.
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I’m new to niche fragrances, and I’ve been testing incessantly, thanks to COVID (spending to sniff in the safety of my own home). This fragrance taught me that there’s a such thing as a bedtime scent. I love this! I can’t describe the comfort it brings because it doesn’t make sense to me. I started with a sample vial and bought the 18ml.

On me, it’s thick and green with a little sweetness and warmth; I imagine a humid rainforest (I don’t even like the outdoors, which is why I don’t understand the comfort it brings). Think green bananas, or peeling one to see if it’s ripe enough to eat. There’s a slight bitterness, tartness, but still slightly sweet. Other days, I get coconut, especially if I’m smelling the shirt I wore the day before. Something makes my eyes roll back when sniffing the fabric or if I spray it on my husband.

I wear this when I want to feel calm or comfort. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. Although I bought the 18ml, I think I need a full bottle. I can’t imagine running out. I also like Dulcis in Fundo, which is waaaay sweeter. But I layer that with a citrus scent.

Just try Dambrosia.

I got a 2ml Decante, An i had a good spray on my skin and shirt. Wooh..
This fragrance is like a brawl between a ripe pear and a succulent sweet grape standing on sandalwood poles with grape-loaded guns and almond swords.
This imo would have taken the lead from this house if it had more sillage, but it still finds a way to announce its presence. Of course you already know why.

This marks the absolute limit of my sweetness threshold before I tap-out, but this is divine! It’s the sweeter sister of ‘Ichnusa’ minus the fresh greenery. It’s fruity, ripe, tropical and delicious and manages to avoid being cloying. The almond and pear team-up to create a warmth and sweetness that’s smooth like vanilla but (luckily) also nothing like vanilla. The fig is gorgeous. I’ll have to get a full size bottle and indulge in a proper review. Thumbs-up for Dambrosia - it’s 24k liquid peach.

Nice summer scent, reminds me of being on a tropical beach. My wife's first impression was coconut 🥥. I see fig is the main note and I get that I guess although it doesn't seem as strong as voted. Very likeable and easy to wear all year round but really special on hot summer days. Performance as usual from this house top notch.

Thanks to a sample of Brazilian Bum Bum cream in a recent order I went off on a coconut pursuit this week as the weather has already turned into the usual Springless Summer here. Today I had the luxury of opening my backup bottle (after going through the travel spray last Summer) of this gorgeous frag, lining it up with Heeleys Cocobella, TF Soleil Blanc, and Orchid Soleil, all worn at once . I'm just deliriously reeking of ripe fig, oily white nuts, a sweet tropical wood and the big white flowers on jungle trees. I can take everything that Profumum Roma throws at me! And if there's a coconut frag out there that I haven't smelled, I'm coming for you! (Although this plays down any coconut/nut and if I'm not mistaken, plays up the sandalwood note compared to my older bottle, but clearly I need to wear it on its own!)

One of the most underrated Profumum Roma and finest sandalwoods. Opens with fig and the fig is there for the first half, then the second half is all sandalwood

To me this is the best fig on the planet and it actually lasts on my skin which is something that has always been a problem for me with fig in the past. It's a grown up version of some other figs I've tried in the past. This has the fruit and a bit of green and is very fresh for me.

10/10 fig lovers must try

Synthetic smelling sweet fruity nothingness. The nutty quality competes with the airy bubble-girl fruit compote. Not for me.

4/10

هیولای انجیری به سبک میوه ای و شیرین
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Scent & Qualiy: 8/10
Longevity: 9/10
Sillage: 9/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 7/10
Affordability: 2/10
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Overall: 7/10

I feel this is a highly underrated fragrance from Profumum Roma. Its truly a beautiful and uplifting scent. The Pear note brightens it up. Definitely a high quality light fragrance.

Possibly inspired by the mythical Greek ambrosia, Profumum Dambrosia involves an unusual mix of pear, grape, fig, almond, and sandalwood. So in principle it should mostly be fruity with some slight sharp nuttiness and some woods to bring everything down to earth.

The fruity notes predictably, and perhaps appropriately, dominate this fragrance, as expected from its inspiration, ambrosia, usually portrayed as being fruit-dominant.

It leans feminine but is still largely what I'd consider unisex, as with most of Profumum's offerings, and as with most other Profumums, it performs very well, so there's that.

Still, I find Dambrosia largely unfocused and hard to wrap my head around. It's surely worth trying, though, as with almost all of Profumum's entries.

6 out of 10

I expected 'ambrosia', I guess in error. Not as gourmand as I would have thought, nor as sweet.

It is said that the fig tree gives two fruits a year, and that none of these is really a fruit ... It is then a magical "fruit", which possesses the quality of keeping its flowers inside.
I grew up with the scent of the fig tree in my grandmother's house and I enjoyed to rest under its shade, around there were also almonds, plums and many flowers.
This perfume transports me to that happy time, with its magical naturalness, I can almost taste the milky taste of the first few breams next to the breeze of the almond trees and the sweet aroma of the fig honey that my grandmother used to prepare to eat at the time Of the tea next to the bread with butter. The dry wood next to the fire, and I do not know what of something humid and deep that gives to this masterpiece, a special place in my collection.
Maybe it is not the most sexy or popular scent, but for me it smells like heaven and happiness in a bottle. Wonderful!

Eight months later: my second review. I absolutely like it!!!! No more tanning lotion effect on my skin, but a woody warm fig. Gorgeus and feminine, I like it as much as I like Philosykos, but P is green and fresh.

Very warm fuzzy figgy sandalwood. I love it. Not sure if I have to have it as I have a few sandalwood dominant fragrances, but this sure is temting and a wrist sniffer at its best.
Super creamy , super milky , woody and warm. I love sandalwood and figs together , really charming and soft , the almonds add a gourmand note and the pears and grapes keep this happy and fruity in a way.
Main notes are definitly sandalwood and figs.
This is a sandalwood nominant fragrance.

No good chemistry on my skin: it smells like sun body lotion :-(

I have tried every fig scent I know of, from Dyptique, Annick Goutal and L'Artisan to Laurence Dumont and Pacifica. This, to me, is by far the best. In general, I am not a big fan of fig based scents, but I do love sandalwood and almond, which mellow what can be sharp and less than feminine in fig notes. I appreciate the slightly "coconutty" essence in this particular fig scent, and the pear adds a soft sweetness without the stickiness of a vanilla base. The sandalwood is just prominent enough and remains through the dry down with a sweet, ripe fig note. In my opinion, no matter how wonderful a scent may be, it is not worth the time or money if it lacks longevity. This is well made, sufficiently concentrated and has great staying power! Worth the pretty penny!

I love fig, and I love sandalwood, so I was expecting a nice woody fig to add to my fig library of fragrances. Unfortunately, I got a scrubber instead. The pear and fig rendered the opening of this fragrance overpoweringly sweet. Unfortunately, things got worse from there. This sugar-bomb achieved official scrubber status after the first few minutes, when the stabby sandalwood made its appearance. I realize that the overharvest and consequent rarity of Mysore sandalwood has forced perfumers to use lesser varieties and even similar species passed off as sandalwood; whatever the 'sandalwood' used in Dambrosia, its effect is a relentlessly cheap, sharp, oily, and pungent unpleasantness that fights to the bitter end with the sugary sweetness of the opening notes.

It's rare that I can find nothing at all to appreciate in a fragrance, but after 3 chances to find anything, I can honestly say that I find Dambrosia dreadful. I will say that Profumum knows how to do a good fig, as their Ichnusa is a stellar take on green and woody fig; sadly, Dambrosia was a supremely disappointing followup to that masterpiece.

fruity, rich and simply beautiful
I love it!

fruity, rich and simply beautiful
I love it!

Fruity, rich and languorous Arabian beauty. One of my favorite fig fragrances. Are you sure there's no oud or rose in this?

100)Je dois reconnaitre que ce parfum n'est pas un chef-d'oeuvre de composition, qu'il a 5 notes maximum et qu'il est très sucré...mais qu'es que je l'aime!
La figue verte et le santal boisé sont adouci par l'amande et un sirop de poire et de raisin. En été c'est juste un allez simple pour le plaisir, c'est beau comme une nature morte du Caravage.
C'est avec Le Figuier de Heeley mon parfum à la figue préféré.

I was expecting to love this from the notes. All I can smell is a plasticky doll scent, really off putting. Maybe it's the almond, but where are the other notes?? Maybe I got a bad sample? So disappointed but will be keeping my sample around to test again in a few months.
Edit ages later:

This is mainly sandalwood on me, hence my original plasticky sense, the fig pear and almond are really hiding from me. I just get hints now and then.

Oh boy, this is so, so sweet on my skin. It's unbearable. I agree with Miss Guerlain - very similar to L'Artisan's Figuer Extreme. It has the same creamy quality that I recognise in so many fig fragrances.

It also reminds me a little of Byredo's Pulp. In my opinion they both suggest rotting fruit, with all the cloying, syrupy fluids.

I have found the same problem with many of Profumum Roma's perfumes. Several of them share this thick, sweet base. Vanilla seems to be something of a common theme with this house, in much the same way other reviewers write of Guerlain.

If you ever find yourself telling a sales assistant that you don't mind sweet as long as it's not *too* sweet, my advice is to tread very carefully with Profumum Roma!

Sorry, thumbs down on this one.

I had higher expectations of this one- I smell almonds, something fruity, and liquid foundation on a face beneath a sky-high beehive- perfect for Marge Simpson.

Not to take the efforts of the reviewers for granted in *any* way but I am wondering, what's with all the references to 'figue'?
In English we have a word for it, it is called a fig.

I smelled it the first time on a friend of mine.....it lasted all the day, even if I didn't wear it!!!
at the end of the day, I HAD to ask to her wich perfume was it. it is an oversmelling perfume, this is my opinion. if you like figue and pear, that's definitely your perfume! It last for hours, really!

In ancient Greek mythology Ambrosia was nectar drunk by the Gods. And there is a breeze of divinity in Dambrosia too. :-)
Impeccable and deeply luxurious like most Profumum fragrances, although flawless, this one is also quite vivacious and sparkling. It seems to be more about enjoyment than about exhibiting opulence.
The zesty, zingy juice is dripping from the heavenly ripe, naturally sweet fruit, the almonds chime through with a touch of bitterness and the airy sandalwood provides elegant, light but steady frame.
Dambrosia is like a sunny morning in an orchard. Easy, lazy, fragrant, the grass is saturated in dew - sparkling in the sunshine -, birds are singing, bees buzzing and the day is full of promises. :-)

A deeper woody version of L'Artisan Figuer Extreme (but with tons more staying-power!!). Starts of with an entre of pear and crushed almonds on green ripe figs (i'd love to eat that as an entre - yum!!). Then it settles down to a fresh incense-like sandalwood, while the entre of figs turns way way darker, with a brown sugar sweetness. This is not that super-fresh stingy PHILOSYKOS kind of figue (which I really dislike) - it's a mature, sweet developed sandal-incense figue, way way more luxurious!! I REALLY love it! Aaaah :)