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What ambergris actually smells like

The material

Where it comes from

Historically a substance from sperm whales, found weathered on beaches. Modern perfumery uses synthetic replacements almost exclusively — the natural material is legally restricted in several countries and inconsistent in quality.

The smell

How ambergris reads

Salty, warm and skin-like, more a texture than a smell. It makes other materials seem to glow.

On skin

How it wears

A base note that extends everything around it. It is often the reason a fragrance feels like it is coming off your skin rather than sitting on top of it.

4 parfums

Ambergris in the range

By the Beach, By the Beach, By the Beach, Ivory Oud — all at 25% perfume oil.

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See every ambergris parfum

25% perfume oil, blended in small batches.

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