Gold & Amber
Votes lean feminine
12 ratings
From your scent profile
Bachs Gold & Amber is a unisex oriental that reads sweet and spicy, with a warm woody and resinous side; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.
How does it perform?
Blind buy risk
100% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Heart notesfirst few hours
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Woody
- Oriental
- Resinous
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
ResinousWhat does Gold & Amber smell like?
It opens with ambergris, and woody notes form the heart. The base is dominated by labdanum and vanilla: the resinous warmth of labdanum is softened by the sweetness of vanilla. The spicy accord stays in the background of that sweetness and gives the scent a dry, woody edge. The overall impression is dense, amber-led and enveloping, not light or fresh. Its profile is close to Givenchy Ambre Tigré and Tom Ford Amber Absolute.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Ambergris
First hours
- Woody notes
Towards evening
- Labdanum
- Vanilla
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 40%Autumn
- 35%Winter
- 15%Spring
- 10%Summer
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Summer- Casual28%
- Evening28%
- Nighttime16%
- Office16%
- Daytime12%
Least picked for daytime.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
64% matchAmbre Tigré
Givenchy · 2014
62% matchAmbery Incense
Afford
59% matchMaderas de Oriente (Perfume de Tocador)
Myrurgia · 1970
57% matchSentosa - The Night Escape / Sentosa
Simone Andreoli · 2011
55% matchAmber Absolute
Tom Ford · 2007
52% matchVelvetine (2021)
Pineward · 2021
50% matchAmber Labdanum
Jo Malone · 2025
50% matchVoyage en Méditerranée - Labdanum de Seville
L'Occitane en Provence · 2009
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Last updated: October 26, 2026