Niche perfume samples with amber

Amber is on record for 101 of the niche perfume samples. Below are 8 of them, described with the facts we hold and nothing else. Nothing here is a verdict: the order is arbitrary and your skin decides.

The selection

Sarah Baker Jungle Jezebel

Sarah Baker Jungle Jezebel by Sarah Baker is an Extrait de Parfum with these recorded notes: Banana, Peach, Bubblegum, Grape, Tuberose, Ylang-ylang and others. By family it is filed as floral, fruity and oriental. For season the tags say spring and summer. One wearing shows a mood, several wearings show the perfume.

Le Labo Bergamote 22

Le Labo Bergamote 22 is filed as an Eau de Parfum from Le Labo; the note list on record reads Bergamot, Petit grain, Grapefruit, Amber, Musk and Vetiver. The scent families on record: citrus, fresh and amber. Season on record: spring and summer. A paper strip shows the outline, skin shows the detail.

Essential Parfums Ambre Latte

Essential Parfums Ambre Latte, an Eau de Parfum from Essential Parfums, has Almond milk, Roasted tonka bean, Dulce de leche caramel, Vanilla, Benzoin, White musks and others on record. It is tagged gourmand, amber, woody and musky. Season on record: autumn and winter. Notice how close it stays to the skin and how much of it others pick up.

Fragrance Du Bois Santal Complet

Fragrance Du Bois Santal Complet, a Parfum from Fragrance Du Bois, has Lemon, Coconut, Violet, Black Pepper, Musk, Sandalwood and others on record. It is tagged woody, gourmand and musky. For season the tags say spring, summer and autumn. Your own nose gets used to a scent quickly, so ask someone near you what they notice.

Al Ambra Black Forest Elixir

Al Ambra Black Forest Elixir, an Extrait de Parfum from Al Ambra, has Aldehydes, Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, White Peach, Orange Blossom, Lily of the Valley and others on record. It is tagged floral, musky and fresh. Season on record: spring and summer. Wear it on more than one day before you make up your mind.

Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur

With Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur, Frederic Malle has an Eau de Parfum for which Bergamot, Mandarin, Lavender, Amber, Vanilla, Musk and others are on record. Its family tags read amber, oriental and musky. For season the tags say autumn and winter. Notes on a list are a map, and what you notice on your own skin is the territory.

Essential Parfums Velvet Iris

With Essential Parfums Velvet Iris, Essential Parfums has an Eau de Parfum for which Pink pepper, Turmeric leaf, Buchu leaf, Galbanum, Lentisque, Iris concrete and others are on record. The scent families on record: floral, woody, spicy and leather. For season the tags say spring and autumn. Smell it right after applying and again later in the day, because the first minutes rarely tell the whole story.

Matière Première Encens Suave

With Matière Première Encens Suave, Matière Première has an Eau de Parfum for which Incense oil (Oman), Labdanum absolute (Andalusia), Benzoin absolute (Sumatra), Coffee extraction (Venezuela) and Vanilla absolute (Madagascar) are on record. Its family tags read oriental, amber and gourmand. Season on record: autumn and winter. Try it on a normal day, not only on a special one, to see whether it fits your routine.

Also in this selection: BORNTOSTANDOUT Indecent Cherry, Fragrance Du Bois Oud Bleu Intense, Amouage Outlands, Reinvented Aether Aura, Fragrance Du Bois Tropiques, Pernoire Amoral, Argos Love Triumphs Over War, Fragrance Du Bois Lucius, Fragrance Du Bois Sahraa, Les Eaux Primordiales Ambre Supermassive.

How to test them

Wear it on at least three different days before you decide. Start light; you can always add a spray on the next wearing. Check it after a few minutes, around midday and in the evening. Apply one or two sprays to clean skin, without other scented products nearby.

With 2, 5 or 10 ml in a glass spray vial you can find out how it behaves on your skin, at your own pace. Give every sample its own day, and come back to the one you keep thinking about. A decant gives you time with it, which a quick spray on a paper strip never does.

Where to go next

• Amber samples
• Niche samples
• all samples
• find your scent
• how we fill your sample
• frequently asked questions
• how to build a sample set
• how to use a sample vial
• what a decant is

Questions

How were these samples chosen?

By the tags and note lists on record for each perfume. Nothing was added from memory, the order is not a ranking, and perfumes without recorded notes are described without notes.

How many samples should I try at once?

Two or three is a good number. Wear one per day, on clean skin, and write down what you notice in the morning and in the evening before you move to the next.

What is a decant?

Perfume moved from the original bottle into a smaller vial. Ours are filled by FragranceGems into glass spray vials and labelled by us, so you can wear a perfume before you decide on a bottle.