Ambrette (Musk) Seed
Known as the best musk substitute from the plant world, Ambrette seed comes from the seeds of a hibiscus species. It has a very soft, delicately sweet, somewhat woody and very much reminiscent of human skin. It is available as an oil, absolute and co2 extraction. The oil is a lot stronger, harsh and animalic while the co2 is soft and slightly powdery and woodier. The absolute is the sweetest of all and has a very subtle aroma that is oily and slightly vinegar-like, but once matured becomes sweet and floral. Ambrette seed is used extensively as a light musk base for delicate floras, as well as an accessory note in oriental perfumes, where is adds a musky odor to the base.
Scents that contain this Note
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Gin and tonic bottled as a flirty fragrance with musky base. For external use only!
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Floriental yet fresh, Charisma is all about charming olfactory contrasts.
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Boronia Soliflore
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Peaty scotch, leather and cigar smoke develop into a musky-vanilla skin-scent.
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SAVE THE BLOEDEL CONSERVATORY! This beautiful tropical flower and suede glove perfume was inspired by the fragipanni flowers grown there. For each bottle sold, $50 goes to the Bloedel Floral Conservatory.
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Osmanthus Soliflore. Fruity apricot and wild orange lift the green-tea and leathery base.
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Lavender and rose.
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Rose Soliflore. Light and rosy-cheeked with grapefruit and vanilla. Pure rose.
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A flower and a dessert… Sahleb is the stuff dreams are made of. Flavoured with rosewater and crushed mastic resin, Sahleb (orchid in Arabic) emerges from every street corner in the Middle East in steaming copper caldrons.
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A perfume of contradiction and reconciliation between light and dark. Schizm takes you from spicy, green and dry to the sultry, carnal heat of white flowers and undergrowth.
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Lighthearted and cheerfully sweet Fruity Floral, with a tropical heart of frangipanni and gardenia and soft skin-musk base.
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Tea Rose perfume celebrates the bliss of China tea roses.
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