Ambre

L'Occitane Ambre is a resinous, thick, syrupy EdT that should be labeled an EdP. I happened upon a new storefront over 60 miles from my home and with delight sampled Ambre. The entire drive home I kept smiffing my wrists and inner elbows, thankfully on the dark roads home, else truck drivers would wonder what this woman was doing. So many images were coming to mind and I could not immediately ledger them. A neighbor greeted me when I arrived home, and as we were talking, she interrupted me with, "You wear perfume like a woman should. That's how I want to smell. How do you do it?" This was well over three hours after I had sprayed myself in the store. I had already known Ambre would be a purchase, but her telling me this cinched the deal in my thoughts. One of the images this fragrance brought to mind was a very old memory of when I would open my violin case, pull out the chunk of rosin to coat my bow, and inhale deep scents encompassed in the case. No matter how small the rosin cubes would get, I'd still keep then in the corner pocket of the violin case, because there was something about the mellowness and odor of aged rosins. Ambre brings to mind old libraries to me, structures built centuries ago, the interiors of old panels of deep, dark wood. Twenty-foot high tall ceilings that are dimly lit, with stacks of books that are endless. Clean, dry, leathery smells that I would enjoy as I browsed the volumes. An airyness amongst the deep richness that I could inhale and not feel overwhelmed. Vanilla plays into Ambre salaciously, almost lasciviously. Not sweet, not cloying, but mysterious, vampy and almost boozy. An adult vanilla that mixes with the notes beautifully to create a fragrance so warm and coy it can turn heads on the right person. Some tea influences with the bergamot mix well with the leathery notes of the labdanum, while the amber creates a delightfully creamy and warm vanilla-amber. Ambre lasted well over six hours for me, and that included a hand-washing. The bottle looks vintage, quaint and I find it rather appealing. Edit: Ambre is now discontinued, availability scarce as to what is left in stores/catalog.

Exceptional and true to form. How is this not an EDP??? As previously mentioned, there is more going on here - while Amber is the dominant note from initial spray. As per L'Occitane's site (mentioned below), I bought this for my wife and had to sneak a small spray on the back of my hand: Top: - Bergamot - Freesia Middle: - Labdanum - Tonkabean Base: - Amber - Vanilla - Cedarwood I get a crisp, fresh top note (a squeeze of citrus and a touch of white floral) - but Labdanum is right there with the Tonka Bean within a few minutes. This warms up so smoothly and beautifully. The base integrates seemlessly with a touch of nice vanilla and I caught the very nice note of Cedarwood (slightly dusty but a great touch) at about 20-30 minutes in. "Look" for it! About 45 minutes in, the amber shines through with sultry and head-turning sex-appeal. This now becomes a gorgeous essence - pure 'scent' that is wonderfully fragrant (versus an intricate, concocted "fragrance"). I love complexity but I also admire simplicity and sheer beauty in a composition like this. Mesmerizing beauty to behold. Funny - I wore Annick Goutal's Ambre Fetiche last night and I got to sneak a bit of this today. I'm not going to say which I like better. This one goes to my wife with love (I cannot wait to be intimate with her while she wears this on her olive skin), but I may borrow a spray (or two) along the way once in a while and blend it into some incense-laden scents and very woody ones to give them warmth and depth. It will be my guilty little pleasure... It's just that good. Thank you L'Occitane for bringing this back. 9+/10! Highly recommended.

I was pleasantly surprised when this woody-sweet amber fragrance appeared on the shelves of my local L’Occitane recently. It opens with a pleasantly-pungent woody scent...rather like the scent of saw dust. It develops into a warm, slightly-sweet, intoxicating cloud of woody resins. This is one of those wonderful amber scents that seems to go perfectly with crackling bonfires, frost-lined autumn leaves, thick woolly scarves, spiced apple cider, and all other things warm and cozy that I associate with fall. In sum, this is a very autumnal amber fragrance...warm, cuddly, and a bit smoky and honeyed. The mixture of amber, cedar, labdanum and tonka is lovely. Unisex in my opinion. It’s not especially heavy, and despite all the resins there is also something herbal and fresh running through it. Even a slightly floral tone. I don't get anything medicinal at any point in the development of this fragrance. It's soft, but still has a warm, clear presence. It’s light enough that I can see wearing it as summer fades into autumn, and also in crisper spring weather. This was a great deal, especially in comparison to most of L'Occitane's fragrances - well worth the $50 I spent on a 2.5 oz bottle. Surprisingly, this EDT has much better staying power and sillage than any of the EDPs I have tested from L’Occitane. Amber has displaced Labdanum de Seville as my favorite from L’Occitane. I actually find the two quite similar, but I prefer Amber. It takes the warmth of the resins in Labdanum de Seville and amplifies them...making them warmer, richer, and more interesting. The staying power and sillage also far outperform Labdanum.

Amber one of the most precious perfume ingredients and also one ingredient that appears in almost every composition out there . Sweet, leathery, smoky, and vanillic. Even when you read the description it intrigues you to smell Amber . Amber l'occitane is a sweet leathery smoky perfume with lot's of Amber , cedar , labdanum . An intoxicating perfume . I was wearing ambre or better I was bathing in ambre a few years back I was purchasing at least one bottle every week I remember it was very cheap and I was in love with this scent and almost everyone that I was close to. I was very happy that though I had my own perfumes I discovered a perfume that was so mysterious sweet and so original in such a budget . Then suddenly it disappeared . I was so frustrated and sad that I lost my great find . I can't understand the companies how they discontinue such beautiful creations . I can also state that I would classified this scent as a unisex since it' s formed around a smoky base though the bergamot and the freesia aren't so apparent ,there are in trace . On the other hand there' lots of Amber , vanilla , labdanum and cedar ( in perfumerie Amber is often composed with labdanum and vanilla ) so it can easily be worn by a man . It's such a shame that they discontinued this . Thankfully I still enjoy the smoky sweetness of ambre . I reconstructed it my self . Whoever has a bottle of ambre should consider themselves lucky that they have the opportunity to evaluate and please their olfactory sense with this beauty.

Is it weird that I’m feeling sad because I can see how this perfume is phasing out of the fragrance community, like seeing a wonderful friend slowly passing away? I mean I don’t blame anybody other than l’occitane for discontinuing this, but I get very sentimental when it comes to this perfume. When I first got this back in 2012 I had little idea how much I would love this beauty, nor did I realize how much I’d pay in the future just to get backups of this. It’s beyond gorgeous - so rich, so creamy, so warm and sweet. It instantly calms me down and puts me into a good mood whenever I spray this on. This is still the best amber and vanilla combo I’ve come across so far. It’s so perfect and I can’t get enough of it. When I bought MFK Grand Soir I felt like I found a similar vibe dupe for it, but it’s still far not good enough. If Ambre was a man I’d marry him, I already love sleeping with him anyways. I’d sleep with him every night if I didn’t have to worry about losing him entirely. That’s how much I love this fragrance.

amber...there is nothing that compares to amber as a base..its one of the most sensual.. deep.. smoky.. velvety.. true scents.. warm ..sophisticated..rich..full round..endless.. passionate. strong ..long lasting.. its one of the oldest aromas known to mankind..its a basic instinct..earthy.. oriental.. spicy .. powdery.. balmy.. almost heavenly.. its definitely a winter perfume.. oriental.. Arabs, middle eastern, hispanics, mediterranean, sub Saharan people will fall head over heels for this.. its part of their heritage and history and culture i think its deeply embedded in their roots.. there is something serene about it..it almost melts in to your being..and transfuses with your blood stream.. its a relaxing scent.. if you are looking for energy that's not for you..it has vanilla ,some resins labdanum.. tanoka beans..woody powdery and a hint of mild sweetness yet i consider it as a dry powdery oriental..its a harsh scent an acquired scent.. rating 4.5 out 5

L'Occitane scents manage to be unique, yet accessible, simple, yet complex enough to keep me interested. They make very good everyday fragrances, particularly if you work in an office and don't want to perfume-bomb your co-workers with heavy fragrances. This is everything an amber should be, and on top of that, it has a very reasonable price tag. It is balsamic and warm, without being overly sweet. The labdanum here is perfect -- not hidden in the background, but up front and center. Oh labdanum! I would eat you if I could! It is also fabulous for layering. I love layering it with any number of L'Occitane's bright, sunny rose/peony scents. This creates a lovely contrast of syrupy and fresh (sorry, gourmand word choices, but somehow they work). I receive unexpected compliments when I wear this, which is always nice ;) The sillage and longevity are moderate-- again, perfect if you want something a bit richer for cold months but not too heavy or overpowering.

This parefume is gorgeous. i love it. It is deep and sexy but not overpowering, or complicated in any way. I love to ware it out to a resteraut as it opens up my apetite and out with friends as i get many compliments of people, and also to bed. I also love to spritz myself with it after a relaxing bath or if i have had a stresed day. The scent lasts om my clothes for 3 days. for the money this one is a must. it lasts forever. I love, love, love it! This parefume smells like Amber and vanilla mixed with helichrysum absolute with a toutch of woods and powder. Although it says cistus on the bottle there is only a very slight toutch of it in the parefume as cistus is a pretty funky smell and not likeable at all. The bottle also says distilled from "grasse" which is the mediteranian nickname for helichrysum.

I'm not an amber lover like many others are, yet I can see why this fragrance gets such acclaim! It's definitely "up there" as one of the most beautiful natural amber perfumes I've had the pleasure of smelling. It's warm, only slightly sweet, and fairly long-lasting. The whole time I was wearing it I kept thinking I could smell something very floral. It was a beautiful touch that really added to the simplicity of the amber. I couldn't wait to get home and see if there were flowers in here, and I was happy to see freesia above because I adore the scent of freesia. This is definitely not a floral perfume though--many would never notice the floral note at all. Might have to consider adding this to my collection.

I first came into contact with this beauty years back in 2006 and still have the bottle. On first spritz you get a blast of spicy sweetened vanilla but not the sickly sort; cedar and bergamot notes are there subtly leveling the sweetness adding just a touch of spicy freshness. It pretty much continues on that path for a long time with Freesia and Labdanum adding a superb resinous Oriental touch. As time goes by the smoky element of the resins mingles to perfection with the sweet Amber and Vanilla leaving a soft smoky vanillic trail o their wake. This is one of the BEST Amber perfumes I had the good fortune to possess. So happy is back hopefully as good as its predecessor.

My search for perfect amber perfume was over for good the moment I tested it in L'Occitane shop six or seven years ago. It has been already discontinued, this and Eau d'Iparie. I knew it. Both were on the shelve, I have no idea how it could possibly be. Of course I've left with my precious bottle of Ambre. Well... when I will ran out of it I think I won't even bother to look for replacement if L'Occitane won't bring it back by then. It's a simple, unpretentious, true to its name fragrance, oh, and so soft, so sweet, so warm and comforting, all in right proportions for me...It's like healing balm for my soul. The best ever amber perfume in humankind history. Period.

Oh my goodness, me too Cherry_Darling!! Who wouldn't be??? Wow!!! What a lucky duck Cairo Rose!!!! Imagine getting Ambre by L'Occitane - an almost full 75mls! - for 50 cents!!! Gosh! What a blessing! I love and adore this beautiful scent so much - it's my most treasured amber perfume - so rich and syrupy, so sweet and creamy, and so so ambery!! It's divine!!! The most delicious amber I've ever smelt, honestly! I love it so much I want to eat it!! Such good quality amber and it lasts for ages, and other people love it too. It's the perfect amber perfume!!! Absolutely divine!!! And I soooo toooo wish they would come to their senses and BRING IT BACK!!!! PLEASE!!!!

Yummy apple pie placed beside some leather and incense. A straitforward, robust amber, exuding its natural beauty without being an artifice. Warm, soothing and consoling, at the same time, the slight leather edge brings out a sexy hint. The sillage is moderate on me and the longevity is +10 hours. It also has an oily intensity that makes it feel more like an EDP instead of an EDT. It can be elegant, or casual, a very versatile and affordable little beauty. I would definitely recommend it for those who are looking for a amber theme fragrance. Unfortunately it seems to be discountinued, so grab one if you're lucky enough to come across one in the boutique!

I bought it soon after it came out because people were talking about how "amber" it was and who would want to wear just "amber"? Fast forward 23 years and you can see how many people want to just wear amber or amber woody/ambroxan whatever. But this one isn't gross like the new ones. It's a deep gorgeous amber with some vanilla. Like the old amber 83, but with more depth. Anyway, if you can get a hold of one of the old ones, you'll see why people who love amber love this one. My opened bottle has gone bad, but I have an unopened one so I'm hopeful it's fine. I'll be finding out come fall when I open it. Have no idea what the newer bottle smells like.

Absolutely intoxicating. I have never smelled anything quite like L'Occitane's Amber. This is a scent that revs up my imagination and my emotions - I'm taken back to 18th c. France, to a parfumerie on a collapsing bridge, nosing around the shelves of exotics and resins in glass bottles (Patrick Süskind's novel 'Perfume'). Alternately, I'm transported to an opium den; a library with velvet drapes and sherry in decanters; an ancient garden surrounded by marble walls, with lemon trees and potted freesia. It's sensual, calming and seductive... and it puts me in a great mood! Not for everyone, but those who enjoy heady scents will be hooked. 9/10.

I'm not sure if this frag is discontinued. I picked up my bottle over the 2013 Christmas. I saw 4-5 bottles in the bargain cart for around 45 CAD/per bottle and decided to grab one after a test spray. I am NOT a fan of oriental amber scents, but surprisingly, this one works for me. It's more on the lighter side but retains nonetheless the characteristics of an ambre perfume that is sensual and enclosing without suffocating my olfactory senses. I can also definitely detect the freesia in this perfume, which gives off a fruity, flirty feel. I think this is exactly what renders Ambre by L'Occitane light and airy.

No longer discontinued... can buy it online & it is back in the stores - Thank the Lord! Lovely, lovely, lovely... I don't find it at all floral and can smell amber, bergamot & tonka bean (my favourites), some labdamun and cedar. There's a spicy amber, patchouli (not in the notes but probably a combination of amber, labdamun & cedar?) flavour to it. Delicious, warm & spicy. Very natural. Not overly heavy but lasts for ever. Still on my clothes the following day. Linear with a quiet, warm staying power. Get lots of compliments for this. IMO a day scent.

I skirted around this when I was a poor student and really couldn't afford to buy bottles of perfume. Having smelled this for the first time, I went back to the shop 3 times in 2 days to sniff it again and again, before scraping all my cash together and buying it. And I am so glad I did, since I still cherish every drop that's left of my 75ml bottle. Such a rich, deep amber scent, perfect for evenings out and cooler weather. Nothing fresh or green about this, just unapologetic heavy amber. One of the most stunning perfumes I have ever smelled.

Was at their store yesterday, intending to test ambre & santal but instead this was the one available. This lasted around 6 hours on me, which is quite long for me for an edt. The amber smells amazing on this one, warm and sensual. This fragrance confirms that I'm into amber scents. The vanilla lends it a sweet note that's just right, not cloying. Price range is above my usual budget but am seriously considering to get a bottle, especially after reading from several reviews that this has been discontinued.

Consistently one of my favorite ambers. Resinous rich and luminous with a memorable golden transparency. This, more than any other amber I have tried, smells the way fossilized amber looks. It's the scent of fine, distilled conifer blood, aged in small batches in oak barrels, straight from the forest. Exotic yet comforting. Gently sweet and gently spicy. Lasts for hours close to the skin but projects well for first several. Smells the way the word "harmony" sounds. Never grow tired of it.