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Amber notes — warm, translucent amber resin texture

Fragrance Family

Amber

44 notes in our directory belong to this family.

What Is Amber?

Warm, resinous, and sweet — benzoin, labdanum, and frankincense fused into what perfumers simply call “amber.” Gives a fragrance its cozy, skin-warming glow.

Amber Notes

44 notes in this family — the most used first.

Amber

567 fragrances

Frankincense

196 fragrances

Benzoin

178 fragrances

Ambroxan

66 fragrances

Labdanum

137 fragrances

Myrrh

51 fragrances

Amberwood

46 fragrances

Elemi

37 fragrances

Ambery Notes

8 fragrances

Opoponax

22 fragrances

Resins

20 fragrances

Styrax

30 fragrances

Amber Perfumes to Explore

Our picks first, then the most amber scents in our catalogue.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Baccarat Rouge 540

Saffron and jasmine over an amberwood-and-cedar base — the perfume most responsible for amber's crossover into mainstream fame.

Burberry

Hero Eau de Parfum

Pine needles and frankincense over a resinous benzoin-and-cedar base, built almost entirely from amber and woody notes.

Mugler

Alien Eau de Parfum

Sambac jasmine opening onto cashmeran and white amber — a spare, three-note structure built around a single amber accord.

Elie Saab

Elixir

Mandarin and neroli over iris, deepening into myrrh, benzoin, and amber.

Chloé

Nomade Nuit d'Égypte

Cinnamon and ginger over orange blossom and jasmine, settling into vanilla, opoponax, and warm resins.

Van Cleef & Arpels

Collection Extraordinaire Bois d'Iris

Bergamot and black pepper over iris and frankincense, resting on amber, myrrh, and cedar.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian

Grand Soir

Labdanum, Benzoin, Amber

Glossier

DouDou

Frankincense, Myrrh, Ambroxan

Glossier

Glossier You Doux

Frankincense, Myrrh, Ambroxan

Molton Brown

Milk Musk

Elemi, Ambroxan, Benzoin

Profumum Roma

Oud Royale

Amber, Frankincense, Resins

Profumum Roma

Arso

Pine Resin, Frankincense, Balsamic Notes

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