Where it differs: L'Ambre des Merveilles is drier and more woody-mineral, with less of the vanilla, tonka and benzoin sweetness that makes Ambre Impérial feel like a warm dessert amber.
Smells like Van Cleef & Arpels Ambre Impérial.
One bottle the community rates close to Ambre Impérial, with the one thing each does differently. amber, vanilla, warm spicy, unisex.
Notes of Ambre Impérial
What Van Cleef & Arpels publishes. Black means Hermès L'Ambre des Merveilles shares the note.
Top
- Pink Pepper
- Bergamot
Heart
- Amber
- Tonka Bean
- Vanilla
- Benzoin
Base
- Woody Notes
Notes of L'Ambre des Merveilles
What Hermès publishes. Black means Ambre Impérial shares the note.
The house has not published a note list for this bottle; the accords above come from its own description.
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