Ambre Eau de Parfum

I'm continually amazed by the Molinard purple bottle collection scents. They occupy a space between designer and niche, with great quality and value. Ambre is my 6th - I have Figue, Patchouli, Vetiver, Cuir and Chypre Charnel - I love all of them with the exception of the Chypre, but only because of the white flower note which I should have avoided - the rest of the composition is lovely without that note (IMHO). I think the 'compared to' list is good - if you love ambre, or even just 'like' ambre but sometimes they can overwhelm you, I would recommend trying this one. Its very amber but like the other Molinard scents I listed, they are all seem to be at a very accessible 'volume' - they are not beast mode, yet don't disappear after few hours either. This type of performance is perfect for me because while I do love a lot of niche scents, most of them are simple too strong for me: my skin tends to amplify and absorb fragrance - for example one spray of a Parfums de Marly like Haltane will go nuclear and last through 2 showers. I don't need that from a perfume. This one lasts all day on me, and the drydown is a stunning, dry vanilla that is just spectacular - I wonder if its similar to the Molinard Vanilla scent?.

I was curious to test Molinard and got lucky with some very good testers on sale... but from what I'm experiencing their perfumes are really worth their prices. This amber is a lovely scent indeed. I agree with those that say that the ingredients aren't well put here: what I perceive is a lovely balsamic lavender opening, that quickly fades into a beautiful accord of amber, patchouli and clove. I don't get much incense (luckily) while musk is indeed the backbone. How does it hold the comparison with other ambers? Well, that is entirely personal. I still prefer Lutens' Ambre Sultan, but I like Molinard's Ambre better than l'Artisan Parfumeur and Ambre 114: this is a bit lighter and "younger" (if possible). Than again it IS a solid amber scent: strong, balsamic, heavy and warm. It's not for hot weather, probably not really suited for younger gals, and definitely better worn at night. But it's a really nice amber, if that's what you are looking for.

As others have mentioned, for a relatively inexpensive house they do put out some quality gems. Of the few scents that I've tried, I've been impressed. Ambre has managed to make an impression on me. I do detect some citrus on the initial spray, but I also get a little bit of benzoin in there as well. It gets smoky and sweet as soon as the citrus note disappears. I have a chunk of amber that I used to wear directly on my skin before this, and this smells EXACTLY the same. Warm, slightly sweet, and herbaceous. What is it is NOT is a gourmand, which some people are claiming. There is no cakey, food-like essence here. Similar to Shalimar, the vanilla in this isn't of the food extract variety, but more like the vanilla pod itself. And as I (and others) have mentioned, this is a rather inexpensive scent, and it's definitely worth picking up if you're looking for something sexy and sophisticated without breaking the bank.

Great value sweet warm amber scent. The opening is a bit herbal, tad green, even momentary fresh. Then it strikes with some humid soil, vegetal vibes - but not on the level of Molinard Patchouli, albeit reminiscent of it a little. Then its time for the warm, smokey heart notes from the resins. And then it ends with one of the best creamy balsamic sweet sandalwood dry downs i have smelled this year. Very high quality blending in the base notes, resulting in a long lasting, present, alluring scent that will last for hours on skin (which is a rarity for my dry, atopic skin type). And for the money? Absolutely worth a bottle, or even two. One thing to note if you are looking it up on fragrantica, is that the notes here are 90% made up - check the Molinard website for the real olfactory list.

This is a gorgeous, opulent, yet thoroughly wearable perfume from the venerable house of Molinard. The opening is zingy and camphorous due to the lavender and citrus top notes, but that quickly transitions into the warm, embracing, sultriness of benzoin along with an incense accord. On me the dry down is powdery, musky, and deep. I love to layer this with Molinard Musc for one heck of a showstopping combination. Molinard deserves more love than it receives. They have a long history, high quality French perfumes with a unique scent profile. They're also affordable. It seems like so many have fallen for gimmicky niche brands that are astronomically overpriced and overhyped. For me, hidden gems like Molinard are a secret treasure I'm happy to hoard away from the trend train.

I LOVE this one, and it's such a hidden gem...and very affordable! Although it is named "Ambre" I don't get much amber until the dry down. On me this starts out warm, spicy, and resinous. The most prominent notes to my nose are benzoin, incense (myrrh and a bit of frankincense), and cloves. I thought this was going to go in a deeper direction, but the resins stay relatively soft and muted, and then a delicious vanilla emerges. It's mostly a vanilla, incense, and clove fragrance on me, and is a bit muted and powdery. The dry down reminds me a lot of the dry down of Kalimantan by Chantecaille, but this has less emphasis on the patchouli. I would say this is unisex, perhaps leaning very slightly feminine. Such a great discovery!

It's so mmmm! So well rounded, sultry and with a mystery! If you dig the vibe of Chergui, Ambre Sultan, Alien, you will probably enjoy "Ambre" by Molinard! It's not so much about the notes here, it's the blend - something exciting about this scent - the only perfume I truly enjoy with lavender in it. Cloves with bergamot and lavender, blended with dark vanilla and benzoin, it's very balsamic. About the longevity - not a beast mode, of course, but still good 5h mark. P.s. I layer Ambre with Montale's Aoud Lather to make it last all day! I have had my bottle for 4 years, it gets thicker & better with age.

Everybody maybe loveeees Figue so much, but for me this one is the winner. Ambre from Molinard is my fave style of amber scent. It stands out without too much sweet vanilla distraction. I like how cloves and Incense have strong part in here. The opening is pungent and heavy, but the dry down is resinous balsamic calming amber. I think this one is one of the great number from Molinard, perfect for the one who wear and enjoy perfume for theirselves.

Surprised by the quality of this inexpensive fragrance. Incense, cloves and benzoin are blended well. I wanted to test this before temperatures rise, because as suspected, Molinad Ambre is a cold weather scent. Warm and dry, my favorite “amber” attributes are here with great performance. So far, my favorite from Molinard, and certainly easier to wear than Habanita.

Smoky warm amber, benzoin, and incense that opens with a slightly fresh zing of citrus and lavender. Gets more vanillic as it dries down, but not enough to take focus from the ambery notes. Cool/cold weather only, feels like a warm wintery hug. Starts off strong on my skin but settles slightly above arms' length, lasts all day.

Omg this is amazing. The smoothest, not too smoky not too sweet amber. Benzoin and Vanilla work so well together here, with a slight touch of incense sneaking up on you. This is an absolute winner from Molinard. Projection and longevity is great, and received great compliments.

Oh wow. This is AWESOME!! To my nose, it's sweet n spicy in a non-gourmand way. It's powdery n dry. It's got all my faves: cloves, incense, lavender and I can smell all 3. Will update on longevity n village. This is a keeper. It smells a lot like Mercier Ambre Passion.

Wow. This has instantly become a favorite; this is why I love incense and benzoin. Ambre is refined, smoky and spicy. The performance is A+ producing wafts lasting over 8hrs and unapologetic sillage.

In this fragrance amber is prominent and heady, well blended with musc and clove. It is amazing warm, sensual unisex scent. Sillage is a monster. Perfect for cold weather.

In terms of sweet resinous amber based fragrances, Ambre by Molinard knocks this one out of the park with an impressive bang for your buck. Cool looking bottle too!

the drydown is ambre sultan serge lutens

I like this perfume a lot and I like house of Molinard too, I own some of their fragrances. That being said, I will be honest and tell you that I don't understand why this is called Ambre. First few moments after spraying it's amber, benzoin. Beautiful, warm, inviting, a little cozy amber. This caught my attention a lot, but then way too quickly citruses came to view. This is done very well, it's oriental, but sweet fruity like citruses and I feel that the mood has changed a lot, it became carefree, young. In this phase, I would see it 16-20-year-olds girls wearing it. This surprised me, but not in a good way - from soft, warm feminine to just girly. Then it changed again as cloves and geranium came to front, it became more grown up. I love this part, warm spices and cloves are my thing and I adore geranium, little by little incense has it's way to front too and I like that a lot. So I thought that that short phase of girly citruses could be tolerated. In this phase perfume is really unisex, men can pull it off, women can wear it too, thought I like more feminine perfumes and wouldn't mind it being more feminine, but it's really unisex and that's fine with me. This phase was the longest and I feel that it's mostly about it. And then perfume takes another (also very different) direction - vanilla overtakes it all, it's not too thick nor too cloying, cut it's citrusy vanilla, like vanilla citrusy cake. And once again it's not my style.. I'm not sure why this fragrance changes so much and in such different style (maybe intended to be crowd pleaser..?) and why it is called amber - in Fragrantica's description it is written - warm spicy, balsamic, citrus, vanilla,.... And the description is right - it's mostly about warm spices (cloves) + geranium, it's balsamic just in the begining, then it's only incense, citrusy vanilla. Musk and patchouli don't play a big role, at least on my skin. Usually I talk more about colours of fragrance that it brings to me or mood associations, I feel that this helps to pick a fragrance, because there are lots of comments with notes described and even similar notes could mean very different perfume. This time nothing pops to my mind, it's very versatile and unisex, there's nothing to be told in this department, and maybe it's a good thing - versatility. Longevity is good, after seven hours I still smell it. I don't have any longevity issues as others have mentioned. All in all, it's a nice fragrance. I was sniffing it a lot and I loved first moments and middle phase of it. I was testing it in early spring and now in autumn. I'm sure I will come back testing it in winter.

Im going to compare Ambre EDP here to the benchmark Benzoin fragrance - by BENJOIN BOHEME. I love benzoin and when Sebastien (youtube) recommended it. I had to give it a try. If you love benzoin then u know - BENJOIN BOHEME is the Goat. But its $285US for 75mls and on my skin - its barely detectable after an hour(On my clothes - it lasts almost 12h) That is what Ambre is up against here. Ill start by confirming that Ambre EDP is a Benzoin forward frag. That is the main note and experience. The notes on fragrantica, are pretty accurate for Ambre EDP. It opens with a mostly Benzoin, with cloves, Lavender, lemon and a very slight incense. In comparison, the benzoin + sandalwood in BENJOIN BOHEME combine for a super smooth and creamy experience. To my Nose, the cloves in Ambre EDP hurt the scent by changing the smell of the benzoin to a more sharp -"used motor oil" feel. The Bergamot/Lemon give it a slight freshness that seems out of place for this DNA. As it dries down - some of that lemon sharpness goes away and its mostly a Benzoin frag with some Lavender and cloves. The drydown is better. These type of frags aren't real projectors. That said; Ambre is a better projector than BB. They last about the same on clothes(8+hrs). Overall, I'm really on the fence with this one. For the price its a good frag. You dont wear this type of frag so others notice you. This is a purely self enjoyment type of frag you wear to bed. Would I rather have 10mls decant of BENJOIN BOHEME or 100mls of Ambre EDP for $50. I think I have to go with BENJOIN BOHEME. If you love Benzoin - this is a no brainer. Its cheap enough to buy a bottle and overspray it. The grades.... Scent - 7.3/10 (BENJOIN BOHEME is 10/10) Silliage-2/10 Longevity- 4/10 on skin -- 8/10 on clothes Price-- 10/10 TLDR - Ambre by Molinard is a decent wear but not a real replacement for Benjoin Boeheme. Edit - It compares very favorably with Ambre Sultan. They are very similar. Ambre Sultan has a nicer, deeper and more spicy resinous opening. But the drydown of Ambre EDP by Molinard is smoother and a bit more pleasant, the the spices in Ambre Sultan become too prominent in the drydown.

Ambre is part of the Les Elements collection, and it is really very affordable for a niche quality amber scent. In my opinion, the whole collection is worthy of sampling and this was one of the scents that I was curious about the most. This is quite woody at inception, surprising because of the lack of woody notes in the description. May be the clove + patch coming through, interesting. It does have that subtle sharpness about it , a kind of spiciness and a balmy profile. It is quite sweet, not gourmand-candy sweet, and no powder at all, but it has that kind of cloying aspect for the first hour or so. It mellows gradually, becoming a honeyed amber-vanilla thing. Ambre must have lasted about 8 h or more on me in hot weather, so it stays put, but really, like most ambers, not a light scent and not a hot weather one either, it is too pronounced for that. But I think it will ride smoothly in winter. Overall, I do like it. Edit: layers beautifully on top of Molinard Cuir. The sum has neither of the annoying aspects of Ambre (the cloying part) or Cuir (slight barnyard funk), but the beauty of both is amplified... Maybe the collection is meant for layering. Will try to incorporate the Patchouli next. This is just too much fun, I might even consider getting some more of the Elements.

This Christmas I got my mother a bottle of Molinard Ambre. For reference, she is 65 years old, but a younger looking, modern, active woman, not the typical grandma-type. She wore Shalimar for most of her life, but the latest formulations aren‘t doing it for her anymore. We discovered Ambre while shopping together. To be honest, I don‘t think the listed notes describe it very well. It‘s of course a resinous, warm amber, like the name says. We didn‘t smell much citrus and lavender in the opening though, more of a boozy note, like some fine aged spirit from a wooden barrell. As it dries down, this note vanishes and a warm, just slightly sweet vanilla comes in. It feels dry and powdery, with some aspects I also find in Molinard’s most famous scent Habanita, but Ambre is more gentle and easier to wear than that one. I wouldn‘t call this a sillage monster, it‘s just right in that regard, not too weak but not overpowering. In my opinion it‘s a typical fall/winter scent, as it has a smoky, spicy autumnal vibe about it. To me, hugging my mom when she wears this feels very comforting and cozy. But I could imagine that this fragrance can also feel sensual in a different context. I think it leans slightly feminine on female skin, but I‘d guess it would smell nice on a man, too.