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Ambre Gris by Balmain — notes, seasons & similar scents | Fragr

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Balmain· 2008

Ambre Gris

Name: Ambre Gris by Balmain
Brand: Balmain
Rating: 7.6 (450 reviews)

7.6450Typically ~$50

Mostly cinnamon and pink pepper, warmed by ambergris. Best in fall, made for dates.

SpicyPowderySweetOrientalWoody

Perfumer: Guillaume Flavigny

Scent profile

Top notes

CinnamonPink pepperBergamotTagetes

Heart notes

DavanaEverlasting flowerMyrrhTuberose

Base notes

AmbergrisStyrax

Same DNA, per our similarity engine

Smells similar

Noir Premier - Fleur Universelle 1900

Lalique · 2014

7.9129~$50

White musk

Gaiac wood

When to wear it

A fall and winter fragrance that works day and night — at its best for date nights and formal occasions.

FallNightDate nights

When

Winter

94%

Spring

74%

Summer

57%

Fall

100%

Day

85%

Night

100%

Where

Office

80%

Casual

89%

Date

100%

Club

67%

Formal

90%

Wearability profile derived by Fragr from this fragrance’s accords and notes. 100% = its strongest setting.

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Sport

40%