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the one you wantVan Cleef & Arpels Ambre ImpérialUSD 210, 75 ml
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All 1 match, ranked
smells like it, for lessHermès L'Ambre des Merveillesprice varies

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.

Scent overlap

Both bottles' accords, strongest at the top, facing each other. A bar joined through the middle is one they share.

Van Cleef & Arpels Ambre Impérial5 accords
3of 5 accords shared, 60%
Hermès L'Ambre des Merveilles3 accords
not listed
not listed

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.

The bottle worth trying

Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.

No. 1
L'Ambre des Merveilles
Hermès, EDP
65similar, reported by a few owners, a close alternative
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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.

Buy Ambre Impérial ifYou want a plush, sweet vanilla amber with a pink pepper sparkle.
Buy L'Ambre des Merveilles ifYou prefer a drier, woodier amber that is less sugary.

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Similarity figures come from owner ratings and published notes, never from a lab, and no bottle here is a copy of another. Brand names appear only to say what a scent is similar to.

Side by side, the way people actually decide

Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.

Read about Hermès L'Ambre des Merveilles
Van Cleef & Arpels Ambre Impérial
USD 210, 75 ml
Hermès L'Ambre des Merveilles
price varies
65 similar. 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.

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