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Ambergris(1973)

Houbigant · Houbigant in-house perfumers · Amber

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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.

Did you know? This scent's ambergris note likely traces back to a lump of whale secretion that spent years rotting in the ocean before washing ashore. Read the full story →
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1973
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Amber

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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Top notes
Bergamot
Heart notes
Floral Notes
Base notes
AmbergrisMusk
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● drafted · last checked 2026-07-16