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Ambergris(1973)
Houbigant · Houbigant in-house perfumers · Amber
At a glance
An ambergris-forward composition from Houbigant's in-house perfumers, opening on bergamot before a floral heart, closing on an overdosed ambergris note and musk. Naming the fragrance directly after the rare whale-derived material continues the same foregrounding approach Houbigant applied to its contemporaneous Civet release.
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This scent's ambergris note likely traces back to a lump of whale secretion that spent years rotting in the ocean before washing ashore.
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Ambergris is a fragrance from Houbigant, released in 1973 and composed by Houbigant in-house perfumers. It sits in the Amber family. It opens with Bergamot, moves into a heart of Floral Notes, and settles into a base of Ambergris and Musk.
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