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Hermès L’Ambre des Merveilles vs Byredo Slow Dance
L’Ambre des Merveilles is the community's favourite of the two.
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Notes
———Accords
Amber
100%
Vanilla
66%
Woody
48%
Patchouli
48%
Powdery
47%
Balsamic
46%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
L’Ambre des Merveilles by Hermès is a Oriental Vanilla fragrance for women and men. L’Ambre des Merveilles was launched in 2012. The nose behind this fragrance is Jean-Claude Ellena.
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Notes
Top
OpoponaxCognac
Heart
LabdanumVioletGeranium
Base
VanillaPatchouliIncense
Accords
Amber
100%
Woody
80%
Balsamic
75%
Warm spicy
62%
Sweet
61%
Vanilla
60%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
fallwinterspring
About
Slow Dance by Byredo is a fragrance for women and men. Slow Dance was launched in 2019. The nose behind this fragrance is Jérôme Epinette. Top notes are Opoponax and Cognac; middle notes are Labdanum, Violet and Geranium; base notes are Vanilla, Patchouli and Incense. "The slow dance: A rites-of-passage moment for both girls and boys before they metamorphose into women and men. A feeling of exhilaration tempered by awkwardness, a heady collision of innocence and experience, not knowing and knowing, felt across countries, cultures and time. Slow Dance mixes ideas of the feminine and masculine, bitter and sweet, in a rich, intoxicating distillation redolent of warm skin and breathless exchange. Here (high school) clichés mingle and become something more; at once familiar and iconoclastic, the ancient perfumer’s arsenal is made modern and anew." - a note from the brand.
Notes in Common
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No shared notes — these are very different compositions.
Only in L’Ambre des Merveilles
Only in Slow Dance
OpoponaxCognacLabdanumVioletGeraniumVanillaPatchouliIncense
Rating
4.15vs3.83
Ratings
3,378vs1,797
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
2012vs2019
Which should I buy?
L’Ambre des Merveilles is the community's favourite of the two.
- L’Ambre des Merveilles is rated higher by the community: 4.15 from 3,378 ratings, against 3.83 from 1,797.
- Longevity votes lean "moderate" for L’Ambre des Merveilles and "long lasting" for Slow Dance.
- Sillage is comparable: "moderate" is the most common vote for both.
- Both are voted best for fall and winter.
- Byredo is a luxury house (typically $250+), while Hermès is premium (typically $100–250).
Buy L’Ambre des Merveilles if you want the higher-rated option; pick Slow Dance if its note profile reads closer to what you already love wearing.