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Ambre Sultan
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Ambre Sultan by Serge Lutens is a fragrance from the olfactive family for men and women. Ambre Sultan was launched in 1993. The nose behind this fragrance is Christopher Sheldrake.
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In the mid-to-dry down, it has an amazing resemblance to Armani Privé’s Amber d’Orient (this one is more spiced). The Sultan is slightly more floral, alcoholic, and vanilla-based, but equally excellent. Update: many times when smelling the atomiser without spraying, it smells like depilatory wax; I don’t quite like that sensation.
For me, Serge Lutens makes the best orientals. Arabie, Fumerie Turque, Santal Blanc, or this fragrance are masterpieces with fine materials. Every well-made oriental fills me with joy, and Lutens almost never fails. Of all tried, Ambre Sultan is the most ambitious and spiced. Although it’s complex, I don’t see it as hard to wear like other orientals. For lovers of orientals, Fumerie Turque and Ambre Sultan are a must.
I’m a follower of perfumes that transport the imagination. Ambre Sultan plays with the senses and evokes non-existent flavours; it’s magic for the nose. Intense at first with notes others don’t understand, but the magic is that it mutates over time and the sweet notes soften that intoxicating aroma. It’s a lustful obscenity that puts you in an idyllic setting. I wore it in Paris and people asked what it was; my answer was that it’s a magical elixir.
I’ve read a lot about this perfume and want to clarify that reviews say it is UNISEX, not for women as Fragrantica’s page indicates. Cheers.
My perception is different: I see this perfume more on a man than on a woman’s neck. I perceive more sandalwood, sweet thanks to the amber, and of the other notes, only the myrrh. It’s not the one that burns in church, but that essential oil that smells of a wet tree. Smelling it, I feel intoxication and excitement; it speaks to you to come closer and embrace. It’s mysterious yet cosy, like garnet velvet.
What an oriental luxury! It is my favourite Lutens so far. The opening is a bomb of oregano and laurel that dominate everything. As it dries down, it becomes rich, warm and syrupy with amber, benzoin and vanilla in charge. I agree with the engineer: it is a herbal amber that turns powdery (I suppose due to the sandalwood). The drydown is risky, but once it settles, it is a pleasure. Ideal for cold weather and totally unisex. Note: 9/10
Excellent oriental fragrance! It’s my favourite Lutens so far. The opening highlights oregano and laurel, very strong. In the dry down, I sense myrrh and a trail of patchouli. As it settles, it becomes rich, warm, and honeyed, with amber, benzoin, and vanilla taking the lead. I agree with the engineer: it’s a herbal amber that turns powdery (perhaps due to the sandalwood). The opening is risky, but once it settles, it’s very pleasant. I want it for cold climates. Totally unisex. Note: 9/10.
As Pato76 says, even though it’s marketed as unisex, Ambre Sultan is pure oriental essence. It smells like a souk with explosive blends; besides the amber, I detect myrrh, patchouli, and sandalwood, with a touch of vanilla. For me, within the unisex category, it leans more towards the masculine side. I don’t see it for summer as it’s dense and can saturate the room. The strength of Lutens lies exactly in these orientals.
Neither do I like it nor do I dislike it. Green and spicy top note with notable presence of laurel and oregano. As hours pass, it enters a sweeter, balsamic phase due to the amber, benzoin, and myrrh. I haven’t felt comfortable with the combination of laurel and oregano. As hours pass, I have liked it more, but the top note conditions me a lot. Excellent quality as all Lutens tried so far. The truth is that their orientals are original and different, although this one is too dense for me. For autumn and winter. For night. Lasting longevity. Moderate sillage.
Ambre Sultan by Serge Lutens update… Reviewing this fragrance is not easy, as they are not just aromas, but moments, memories, dreams. For a good taster of Amber and lover of the oriental, you can find the perfect fusion between aromas and that mathematical formula that makes the result always the same. There are those who love mechanisms, like Swiss watches, whose prestige and reputation make them the best. Now, Ambre Sultan for me is that Swiss mechanism, perfect in every point, precise in its times, and a desire object, as it not only plays with your expectations but with your placebo. In the first instant, if you bury your nose freshly applied, you will feel the coriander and the laurel leaf in its original state; passing the seconds, the resins and amber begin to mitigate and urge to work together. Sandalwood is present supporting this work, contributing a halo in the background, just like patchouli… (the patchouli by Serge for me is the best, e.g., Borneo 1834, a fragrance commemorating the year and place in France where it was discovered). Worth saying that the predominant notes used as base in other fragrances (sandalwood, patchouli, benzoin) are just extra guests to the great merchant displaying the amber, the resin, and the vanilla. Where does this fragrance circulate as unique? And it is in the fusion between amber and vanilla. Lutens portrays in an interview that said fusion made his work transcend in its mastery, and so it was. If we analyse the whole and the history of Ambre Sultan, I say it is a dramatic fragrance in composition and result, loaded with emotions well achieved by Christopher Sheldrake and commanded by SL. It is a drama from start to finish that invites you to dream, as if you were walking the streets of Marrakech or entering a tiled temple of incense, myrrh, resins… It is the emotional connotation that through the eyes and nose of Serge Lutens invites you to live together, where you not only want to wear his stamp, but feel on your skin his experiences and his history. Today I applied Ambre Sultan and that is what it transmits to me… Greetings to all Perfumado’s Club.
For those of us who cannot travel to other countries to immerse ourselves in their culture, customs, flavours, aromas, colours, and textures, to understand their worldview and how they reflect everything in their production, we will always have craft fairs and exhibitions that, through various expressions, provide significant varnishes to construct an imaginary about what foreign regions contribute. Why do I mention craft events to review a perfume? Because some olfactory pieces I have tasted embody ‘vestiges’ that evoke identifiable smells in those scenarios, offering much of what we could find in their places of origin. Ambre Sultan takes me back to a trip to the Middle East, a tour through a Persian market, finding tourists and locals wandering leisurely, curious among tents offering spices, herbs, and resins of high purity, spreading delightful aromas available in bulk. This perfume comes to life through the amber, the splendid combo of resins and sandalwood, along with the dry green contrast of laurel and oregano. A creamy and smoky vanilla brings joy to a lively composition. It is fascinating, sensual, intoxicating, and slightly narcotic; sophisticated, of exquisite make, with striking artisanal nuances. While many fragrances fulfil to aromatise or evoke memories, this proposal from Serge Lutens goes further and tells a story, or at least inspires writing one, loaded with subjectivity, nostalgia, always under an introspective microscope. Rating: 9.5/10.
Ambre Sultan is not an easy fragrance. It is a pure, hard-core oriental, difficult to wear and crafted with great mastery. Lutens is a lover of orientals and has a fine nose to define them. Ambre Sultan is an amber perfume. A spiced, opulent amber that reaches a purity difficult to find today. It brings memories of spices and resins, but above all, it highlights a very warm amber with a totally artisanal nuance. It is unisex and has a nocturnal character that evokes nights in the Orient full of spiced and animal scents. It is dense, with excellent fixation and sillage, looks very good on men and women of formal style and mature age. A young person may feel rejection. It requires a lot of confidence to wear. Lutens fragrances have renewed packaging and distribution; I no longer find them in my city, which saddens me. However, as they all have such a good memory effect and are distinctive, perhaps I will be inspired to buy them online. Be careful when atomising; it is artisanal and stains clothes (the only drawback). Excellent oriental with traditional airs.
Regarding the similarity to BBL, I was referring to the vintage version, not the current one. By the way, this repeats point 2 of a topic I raised on the forum called COSAS QUE NO NOS GUSTAN DE FRAGRANTICA.ES.
Ambered fragrance, very much in the style of Burberry London (vintage version, not the current one), which, although it’s not mentioned that it contains amber, I feel it has a certain resemblance, only that BBL feels slightly acidic due to the cinnamon. It also reminds me slightly of Oud by Armaf, and has a certain similarity to Raghba Wood Intense by Lattafa, only without a burnt sensation. It also reminds me a bit of L’Air du Desert Marocain by Tauer, but this one from Lutens, without being a great ‘perfume’, has better performance and aroma than Tauer’s, so those who were marvelled by Tauer’s will go back on it when trying this. Another one that comes to mind is Woody Style by Arabian Oud. As you can see, at least in my opinion, it has a certain resemblance to the mentioned ones, so it could reach being somewhat ‘generic’, but not one of the classic ‘fresh blue and clean’ generics that abound today; this type of generic went more towards the side of ambered orientals, which we’ll call ‘type 2 generic’, which comprises orientals revolving around amber and resins. The notes that stand out most are the votes, in that order. It could be unisex or I feel it is more masculine. Without a doubt, an oriental fragrance. Is it good? One could say yes, but as I mentioned with a certain resemblance to several and perhaps more, it’s not very original or notable; I feel it as just another amber among those that abound. Formal or semi-formal wear, medium sillage, and about 10 hours of life, for fresh or cold climates, at a price that is not very accessible. I would recommend going for a similar one like the mentioned ones, with a similar result but at a much lower price; in fact, Oud by Armaf performs much better, its performance is like triple, and at 1/4 the price.
It is a very Burberry London vintage-style amber, though not mentioned, it has a certain resemblance, only that this feels slightly acidic due to the cinnamon. It also reminds me of Armaf’s Oud, Lattafa’s Raghba Wood Intense without the burnt smell, and Tauer’s L’Air du Desert Marocain, but Lutens has better performance and scent. It also brings to mind Arabian Oud’s Woody Style. It could seem generic, but not of the fresh and clean kind, but of ambered orientals revolving around resinous notes. The highlighted notes are those of the vote, in that order. I feel it is more masculine. It is good, but as it has similarities with several mentioned fragrances, it does not stand out for being original; it is just another amber among many. Formal or semi-formal wear, medium trail and about 10 hours of life, for fresh or cold climates. The price is not very accessible; I recommend going for similar options like Armaf, which perform three times better and cost a quarter of the price.
Excellent oriental from Lutens, perhaps one of its most legendary. Classic amber loaded with resins, with a top note that is greener due to the laurel and oregano, which, like for Pedja, feels excessive to me. At times, it appears more resinous with the characteristic sweet touch of the brand, which gives it character and makes it more wearable. Very aromatic, well-blended, and very oriental. In the dry down, you feel more sandalwood and vanilla. After hundreds of subsequent ambers, it remains one of the best balanced and recommended, and sometimes it can be found at a decent price. The similarity to Burberry London doesn’t merit comment; it’s like comparing Opium with Sauvage. With Raghba Wood Intense, it’s non-existent except for the oriental style. The Lattafa one is excellent but carries incense, oud, and caramel, notes absent in the Lutens. I haven’t tried the Armaf Oud, which, according to comments, revolves around oud, a note absent here. This is subjective; there are people to whom Insurrection Pure II smells like Aventus. Generic, good; there are many fragrances of a similar cut, although this is one of the first. There are also many vetivers, so the Guerlain one could be generic… Performance is good, not spectacular. The current version has been reformulated and has dropped. Despite this, it’s not bad. I comment that terms are sometimes confused: niche perfumes don’t have to stand out for potency, but for quality, sharpness, and quantity of nuances. That artisanal feeling. Whoever wants to fill a room four hours after application has made a mistake. For that, there are air fresheners or Jacques Bogart fragrances. In summary, excellent amber from Lutens, an essential try for lovers of orientals and amber, a note that I’m not very fond of.
My first encounter with Serge Lutens was with Ambre Sultan. Honestly, being a novice in fragrances, I didn’t find much merit in it. It smelled like a health food shop, with the classic scent of incense sticks found in those stores. Then I tried it and found the oriental splendour that is so often talked about. This is truly an oriental fragrance in the literal sense. In designer perfumery, there are many oriental scents, but almost none approach what is purely Arab. Fortunately, this is the case here. If you smell it carefully, you imagine walking through the desert and perceiving wild aromas of sun-dried resins… It offers a genuine olfactory proposal. That is a virtue. It makes full honour of its niche appellation. It has rich bitter-sweet, aromatic (herbal), and slightly smoky nuances. Longevity, projection, and sillage are notable. An ideal option for autumn, winter, and special occasions. Given its peculiarity, if you like orientals, you must try Ambre Sultan.
My first encounter with Serge Lutens was with Ambre Sultan. Sincerely, being a layman in fragrances, I didn’t find merit in it; it smelled like a health food store with incense sticks. Then I tried it and found the oriental splendour. This is truly oriental in the literal sense. There are many orientals in designer, but almost none come close to pure Arabic; fortunately, this happens here. If smelled carefully, one can imagine walking through the desert perceiving wild aromas of sun-dried resins. It offers a genuine proposal and lives up to its niche name. It has bittersweet, herbal, and slightly smoky nuances. Longevity, projection, and sillage are notable. Suitable for autumn, winter, and special occasions. If you like orientals, try Ambre Sultan.
Undeniable quality, although pure orientals usually overwhelm me. This one is dense, oily and heavy as it should be. Ambre Sultan brings Lutens back to the era of few good perfumes, nothing like the current quantity-focused policy. It has body, clear stages and nuances. That it is good cannot be denied, but it discomforts me and seems to get worse until the final unbearable phase. Three stages: 1) Opening, bright amber like 1970s hippie oil with resinous strawberry touches. 2) Heart, reminiscent of Goutal’s Ambre Fetiche but sweeter, luminous and with a potent caramelised balsamic base; pure arabesque, nothing of Catholic mysticism. 3) Drydown, horrible. It smells of old books, yellowed paper and sweet fossilised keratin that upsets my stomach. I feel it is the laurel or thyme. At some point I notice a gaseous, metallic patchouli, perhaps due to the coriander. Essential for lovers of uncompromising orientals, it is pure Middle East and delivers what it promises. Totally unisex.
Undeniable quality perfume. I’ve never liked pure orientals; I find them repetitive, cloyingly sweet, and suffocating. This one is one of those dense, oily ones loaded with Middle Eastern notes, something impertinent and monolithic as it should be. Ambre Sultan proudly carries the best of Lutens, when the house was releasing few good perfumes, nothing like their current policy. It has body, very clear stages, nuances, and dimension. That it’s good is undeniable; whether you like it or not is a matter of taste… for me, it feels uncomfortable and as it evolves, it gets worse until the final phase, which is unbearable. I’ll summarise it in three stages: 1) Top notes, a bright, clean amber with a hint reminiscent of solid perfumes, hippie oils from the 70s, camphor, and blown glass, in the style of the clean dirt of Tabu or Opium balsamic orange. It feels like a relative to those, but with a resinous strawberry or caramel note that I don’t like but is interesting. 2) Heart phase… Ambre Fetiche by Goutal but less waxy, sweeter, and without juniper or incense. Many people read that it resembles Goutal, but for me, they are never alike until the heart, where Annick’s is more sinister, smells more expensive, and is a work of art that seems like a bottled place. When it gets here, Ambre Sultan loses the oriental chords of Lauder or YSL and resembles a sweeter, brighter version of Ambre Fetiche; I’m surprised a perfume can mute like that. The heart is similar to Goutal but with a potent balsamic caramelised base, like a Middle Eastern fruit jelly that doesn’t exist in Goutal, which smells like a catacomb. For me, Goutal is Catholic mysticism and Ambre Sultan is pure Orient. 3) Dry down. Horrible. I lack air… it smells like an old book. That sickly, cloyingly sweet, organic, dry smell of yellowing paper, like sweet fossilised keratin that turns my stomach. I bet it’s the laurel, with those dusty nuances. In the first two phases, even if I don’t like them, I think it can be smelled nearby. Not here; I have to wash my hands because it changes my mood and makes me sick. I sense a gaseous, aluminium patchouli, perhaps due to the unlisted coriander. Essential for lovers of uncompromising orientals; this is real Middle East. It feels unisex, for men, women, or an evil genius.
Delicious! A complex, super-aromatic blend that’s almost perfect for me. It starts very spicy with woods, giving a dark, slightly dirty tone, but it shifts quickly into vanilla, which is exactly what I expected and I love how they use it here. I wish the vanilla came out a bit earlier to sweeten the dry-down more. It’s not easy to wear; it’s intense and very oriental. Longevity and sillage are good, though they could be better given the price. Anyway, a great proposal from Lutens that I found thanks to Darkbeat.
Undoubtedly the quality and power are top, but it is one of the few perfumes that have displeased me. It smells of old wine, nothing more or less. I cannot comment on longevity or performance because after half an hour I had to wash the area, but the time it was on skin it projected like a demon.
Without doubting the quality and potency, it is one of the few perfumes that have resulted unpleasant to me. It smells to me of old wine, nothing more or less. I cannot comment on longevity or performance because after half an hour I had to go wash the area where I applied it, but the time I had it on skin it projected like a demon.
Personally, it is not an amber that excites me, and certainly not the 180€ one has to pay for 100ml. As an oriental fragrance it is not bad, but Lutens has more interesting proposals. And as for amber, we have Goutal or L’Artisan Parfumeur with more groundbreaking proposals in that price range. I am not going to compare it with Tom Ford because it is not in their price bracket, but they have nothing to do with each other.
Terrible scent. Here in Chile, years ago, around 2005, there were sanitary towels my sister used called Ladysan Manzanilla; this fragrance smells identical. A flat scent, without grace, horrible feminine. Luckily I tried it in a decant, I would never accept it as a gift or wear it.
It was the first fragrance I tried from Serge Lutens. I was curious about the house until I fired the starting shot with this creation. Ambre Sultan is that: it revolves around amber. And by amber it does not refer to the fossilised resin (which lacks scent), but to an eminently oriental accord of benzoin, incense, and other resins. All that is recreated in a paradigmatic way. It is a scent that breaks away from the conventional with its orientalism. Those not familiar with this type of fragrance will find it hard to assimilate. I, being a fan of this olfactory family, was shocked when I tried it but not in an exaggerated way. The only downside is its lack of versatility; frankly, I find it hard to imagine occasions to wear it. That happens to me with all the Lutens I have tried, with the exception of Chergui. Otherwise, there is nothing to complain about: ‘relatively’ affordable price for a niche, an unusual scent, and good longevity.
I bought it at Gio because I was looking for something for autumn/winter and it was the only one of their top amber range available easily in Mexico. The special edition came out very cheap. At first I thought it was very spicy, but on skin and in the cold climate, it is a delightful, sweet and spicy ambered scent thanks to the vanilla, coriander and oregano. The quality is extremely high, but it does not project much; it lasts up to 10 hours but sticks very close to the skin. Without a discount, 50ml cost 100 USD and, being a scent that penetrates layers of clothing (high collars, scarves), it is a risky bet unless for the office or dates. (8.5/10)
I bought it at Gio Perfumes looking for an autumn-winter fragrance, the only one from their top amber line I could obtain relatively easily in Mexico and that I didn’t have in my collection yet. I found the special edition at a good price and went for it. After a first test where it seemed a very spice-focused oriental, on a second (on skin and with the intended weather) the result was a delightful amber scent with a sweet and spicy touch from the vanilla, coriander seeds, and oregano. As for performance: extremely high quality, but it does not stand out for projection, rather for longevity on skin, which lasts up to 10 hours but VERY CLOSE TO THE SKIN. Without discount, for 50ml you pay 100 USD and due to the type of scent, it will have some layers of clothing to navigate (high collars, jacket, scarf, coats). It seems like a risky bet unless worn at the office or on a date. (8.5/10)
I decided to buy this perfume bomb blind (as almost always). I was scared by the comments, but adrenaline when I could try it. First contact: a powerful spiced amber piece that impacted me, but then it settled and OH MAGIC! It left me totally in love. It’s beautiful, addictive, I don’t regret it at all. It’s supposed to be for cold weather, but today with spring temperatures it seemed like a treat. I’ve fallen in love with Ambre Sultan. Just saying that until it settles it’s strong, but afterwards it turns into something that excites me. TRULY BEAUTIFUL.
I decided to buy this great perfume blind, as I almost always do. I was scared by the comments I had read, but well, adrenaline at the power of it, haha. First contact, a spicy amber blast hit me and left me stunned; potent but glubbb, me terrified. But as a short while passes, the scent settles and OH MAGIC! It has left me totally in love. It is super pretty, beautiful, addictive, I regret nothing. It is supposed to be for very cold weather, but today I wore it in spring-like conditions and it was a joy. I have fallen completely in love with Ambre Sultan. The only very serious thing: until it settles it is strong and spicy, but afterwards it becomes something that thrilled me. THIS PERFUME IS TRULY VERY BEAUTIFUL.
It is the paradigm of amber perfumes: a dense and sweet composition, but absolutely not vanilla-based. Between herbal and spicy, with that dry greenness, not fresh, like dried spices in the supermarket tins. Warm, it wraps you in cold winter evenings and nights. If you like amber scents, I cannot think of a reason you wouldn’t enjoy it. Unisex. It lacks the hype of others like Rosendo Mateu 5 or Le Coeur du Desert by Tauer, but in my opinion, it surpasses both in terms of balance. A perfect signature perfume for winter. A splendid work by Christopher Sheldrake.
It starts green and almost astringent; at first it feels suffocating and the opening can be challenging, especially in the heat. In the dry-down, it becomes the very definition of amber. If you are used to this note, Ambre Sultan will feel familiar to you, as it undoubtedly inspired many other perfumes. Tried thanks to Mithrandir.
Absolutely wonderful. I let it pass me by for too long out of ignorance, thinking it was a generic niche piece. It oozes balance and the final dry-down is spectacular: spices, astringency, amber, and a sweet vanilla touch. 9/10, masterful.
The opening gives a slight fright, but the dry-down is truly enchanting; ‘I’d do it again’ without a doubt.