16 community ratings

Ambre

UnisexClassic

Votes lean feminine

8.2/ 10

Community score
16 ratings

Honoré Payan Ambre is a unisex scent with a sweet, resinous and powdery character, where floral and spicy touches sit on a warm oriental base.

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Skunky's take: Plenty of people say it suits a rainy fall evening.

How does it perform?

From 16 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.5 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

7.2 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

94% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Sweet
Spicy
Oriental
Animal
Powdery
Resinous
Earthy

What does Ambre smell like?

Its longevity and sillage are rated as good, though the vote count is small, so those ratings deserve some caution. Voters place it mostly in the evening and on nights out, then in leisure time, with some votes for daytime and office wear.

It opens with a light freshness from bergamot and orange. Lavender, carnation and jasmine form a floral heart, then tolu balm, labdanum, vanilla and musk dry it down sweet and resinous, while vetiver and patchouli add an earthy depth. Guerlain Shalimar Philtre de Parfum and Jehanne Rigaud Ambre Obscur have a close profile.