52 community ratings

Ambre Secret

Name: Ambre Secret
Brand: La Maison de la Vanille

2012UnisexClassic

Votes lean feminine

6.9/ 10

Community score
52 ratings

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La Maison de la Vanille Ambre Secret is a sweet, gourmand unisex scent with woody and resinous depth, best suited to autumn and winter evenings.

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Skunky's take: The votes point to evening; dressed for a nice dinner.

How does it perform?

From 41 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

6.4 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

6.0 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.0 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

6.6 /10

The price makes you think, so a small size is a smart start.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

67% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

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

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Gourmand
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Resinous
Earthy
Smoky

What does Ambre Secret smell like?

It opens with rose and citrus notes that add a brief freshness before the scent warms up. In the heart, benzoin, vanilla, lavender and opoponax turn the sweetness resinous and spicy. The base of vetiver, cedar, patchouli and amber leaves an earthy, smoky woodiness.

Longevity and sillage are moderate. Most voters pick winter and autumn, and it is chosen mostly for evenings and nights out. It reads more feminine than masculine, though a fair share of voters call it masculine. Histoires de Parfums Ambre 114 and Kilian Amber Oud have a close profile.