35 community ratings

Ambre essentiel

WomenClassic

7.6/ 10

Community score
35 ratings

Sharini Parfums Naturels Ambre essentiel is a sweet, resinous and woody fragrance made for women, though some voters read it as masculine.

Compare

Skunky's take: The floral side leads, it arrives with a bouquet.

How does it perform?

From 32 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

7.6 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

6.7 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

7.9 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

77% 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
Fruity
Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Resinous
Earthy

What does Ambre essentiel smell like?

Most voters pick fall and winter, with evening, leisure and night out the favoured occasions. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Most voters call it feminine, but a sizeable share find it masculine.

It opens with bergamot, cardamom and mandarin orange, giving a lightly spicy, fruity start. Palmarosa, clary sage and rose bring a soft floral heart. The base settles into sweet, resinous warmth from sandalwood, labdanum, vanilla and benzoin, while cedarwood and patchouli add an earthy, smoky edge.