Al Haramain

Amber Oud Bleu Edition

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

The houseFor men

VersionEau de Parfum

Lemon, grapefruit and peppermint with pink pepper over ginger, jasmine and vetiver, settling into patchouli, frankincense, sandalwood and cedar.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Amber Oud Bleu Edition’s scent picture, a draft: lemon, grapefruit, pink pepper, mint, ginger, jasmine drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Amber Oud Bleu Edition, top notes: Lemon, Grapefruit, Pink pepper, Mint

Heartas it settles

Amber Oud Bleu Edition, heart: Ginger, Jasmine, Vetiver

Dry-downwhat stays

Amber Oud Bleu Edition, dry-down: Patchouli, Frankincense, Sandalwood, Cedar

What’s inside it

What the label names

6 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender3 florals

6 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell6

AlcoholWaterOctinoxate (a UV filter)Avobenzone (a UV filter)Octisalate (a UV filter)Diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl benzoate, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Wearers say

Smells like it

For about the same

Bleu de ChanelChanel · Many of its own wearers say it smells like Amber Oud Bleu Edition$173 for 100 ml

What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Club de Nuit IconicArmaf · shares lemon, grapefruit, pink pepper, mint and 6 more$50 for 105 ml · about a third of Amber Oud Bleu Edition’s $81.63
9 AM DiveAfnan · shares lemon, pink pepper, mint, ginger and 5 more$50 for 100 ml · about a third of Amber Oud Bleu Edition’s $81.63
Millésime 1849Creed · shares lemon, grapefruit, jasmine, patchouli and 3 more$510 for 100 ml
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.