Notes Atlas/Amber
Labdanum resin, benzoin, vanilla · Warm, Sweet · 5,335 fragrances
Amber.
5,335
Fragrances
1901
Earliest use in catalog
base
Typical position · 91%
Woody
Reads as
Amber is warm, resinous, and sweet—like honey mixed with spices and vanilla. Despite the name, it's not a single ingredient but a perfume accord built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla. It creates an enveloping warmth that reads as intimate and close to skin.
Oriental · Notes Atlas
Profile
What it reads as.
Share of amber-bearing fragrances carrying each accord.
Family
Pairs with.
Synthetic stand-in
Ambroxan, Ambrox Super, synthetic vanillin
Where to wear it
The fragrances that wear it best.
Al Haramain Perfumes
Amber Oud Gold Edition
★ 4.27
Al Haramain Perfumes
Amber Oud Aqua Dubai
★ 4.29
Swiss Arabian
Shaghaf Amber Infusion
★ 4.44
Davidoff
Davidoff Amber Blend
★ 4.51
Rosendo Mateu Olfactive Expressions
Rosendo Mateu Nº 5 Floral, Amber, Sensual Musk
★ 4.15
Al Haramain Perfumes
Amber Oud Gold Edition Extreme Pure Perfume
★ 4.11
The Story
How it behaves in a bottle.
Amber dominates the base, providing warmth and longevity. It rarely appears in top notes, instead emerging as fragrances dry down.
Creates rich, enveloping oriental fragrances (Thierry Mugler Alien, Prada Amber)
Amber provides depth, warmth, and sweetness that creates intimate projection. It smooths transitions between notes and adds a warm, glowing quality to compositions.