Amber With a Sea Breeze: First Take on Cypress Cove Golden Hour by Adam Ebberts

I love an amber that refuses to be stuck indoors. Cypress Cove Golden Hour is exactly that, a 2025 niche release by Adam Ebberts that frames amber in late-day light, not in a velvet drape. I wore it on a cool afternoon by the marina and it behaved like the sky right before sunset, all honeyed edges and quiet depth.

On my skin, the opening lands with a sunlit spark, a soft citrusy shimmer that feels like it caught a reflection off the water. Then the resin work starts to hum. Think labdanum with a mellow balsamic glow, possibly benzoin, maybe a lick of vanilla warmth, but the real twist is the breeze: a green-woody ribbon that reads as coastal cypress and scrub. It keeps the amber upright, less syrup, more amberwood halo.

Three things I noticed:

• Texture: plush but never sticky, more cashmere scarf than faux-fur throw.
• Mood: contemplative, intimate, slightly saline. I get a faint mineral whisper, the kind that makes you lean in.
• Drydown: a slow melt into glowing resins with a skin-salt glow that gives it life hours later.

Performance is easy-wearing. Projection stays in the personal space after the first hour, longevity reaches into late evening. If you adore the lacquered grandeur of Grand Soir or the herbal swagger of Ambre Sultan, expect something quieter here. Cypress Cove Golden Hour doesn’t shout. It lingers like light on wood planks.

Is it gendered? Not remotely. This is an amber for anyone who wants warmth without the winter weight, the kind of scent you reach for in October sunsets and April mornings. Office-friendly, date-night friendly, knitwear and white shirt friendly.

A note for fellow autumn romantics: there’s chatter about an Essence of Autumn tie-in being shared around, which makes sense. This perfume captures that shoulder-season nostalgia without slipping into pumpkin spice parody.

Bottom line: Cypress Cove Golden Hour is a modern amber that trades density for radiance. If your collection leans resinous and you’ve been waiting for an amber with sea air in its lungs, put this 2025 release on your radar. It’s the golden hour bottle that actually smells like the moment.