Note

Ambrette

Ambrette seeds smell softly musky, with pear-like fruitiness and warm, slightly nutty undertones. Their scent gives the heart and base a gentle skin-like softness alongside flowers, woods and other musks.

In 67 perfumes. Usually found in the drydown.

Opening
33%
Heart
18%
Drydown
49%
Found in Fleur de Peau, Rare Reef and Guidance 46

Most popular with ambrette

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to ambrette more often than chance would predict.

How it reads

Musky and woody above all. Reaches for powdery, iris and fruity far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • musky
  • woody
  • sweet
  • powdery
  • fruity
  • citrus
  • balsamic
  • vanilla