Essence No. 3 Ambre unisex by Elie Saab

Elie Saab

Essence No. 3 Ambre unisex

amber woody · 2014

AmberPatchouliVanillaLabdanumOpoponaxYlang-YlangSandalwoodJasmine

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity
Good
Reported sillage
Strong
Typical occasion
night out
Typical season
winter

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Reviewed profile

Amber and labdanum anchor a resinous heart, with patchouli, opoponax and vanilla adding depth and ylang a soft floral edge. It projects warmly and richly, a classic oriental amber that fills the room without shouting.

Taste Profile

The Romantic archetype

The Romantic

The Full Feeling

Nothing half-felt.

It wraps around you and stays there. The full experience was always the intention.

How Essence No. 3 Ambre unisex smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Essence No. 3 Ambre unisex feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there, and reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory.

Reviewed profile. This profile has received a focused catalogue review.

Warmthwarm, close0.73

Essence No. 3 Ambre unisex reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 83rd percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionroom-filling0.72

Essence No. 3 Ambre unisex carries across a room and announces itself. That is 91st percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.42

Essence No. 3 Ambre unisex sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 69th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Texturedense0.78

Essence No. 3 Ambre unisex feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is 94th percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnesslightly sweet0.55

Essence No. 3 Ambre unisex carries sweetness without letting it define the scent. That is 73rd percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.

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