Amber Note
Ambergris
36 fragrances in our directory are built around it.
What Is Ambergris?
Ambergris is a rare material formed in sperm whales and slowly aged by sun and sea. Its scent is salty, sweet and softly animalic, like warm skin after a day at the beach. Natural ambergris is extremely scarce, so most modern perfumes recreate it with molecules such as Ambroxan. In a blend it works as a fixative: it makes a fragrance last longer and radiate further from the skin.
Scent profile
- Salty
- Warm
- Radiant
Perfumes With Ambergris
Ranked by how central ambergris is to the scent — where it sits in the pyramid and how much of the perfume is built around it. The % is that match — brands don’t publish how much of a note is in the formula.
More Amber Notes
44 notes in this family — here are the most used.
