Another Oud Eau de Parfum vs Ambrette 9 Eau de Parfum

Another Oud

Edp	Concentration	Edp
U	Gender	U
2015	Year	2006
££	Price Tier	££££

Ambrette 9

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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Another Oud Eau de Parfum

This one's a proper divisive scent - you'll either love how it modernises oud with a fruity twist or find it jarringly synthetic and a bit 'meh'. Definitely not for everyone, so try before you buy, mate.

Statement

Our Verdict - Ambrette 9 Eau de Parfum

Le Labo's quiet love letter to ambrette seed, the only musk that nature itself makes. Michel Almairac builds a near-translucent skin scent around pear, aldehydes and a pillow of soft musks. Intimate, lactonic, almost not-there - the anti-projection statement.

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Scent Profile

Citrus	18%	11%
Floral	9%	10%
Fruity	26%	18%
Green	2%	3%
Sweet	18%	21%
Warm	2%	8%
Woody	6%	2%
Earthy	1%	3%
Animalic	25%	29%
Fresh	30%	25%

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

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Notes

Only in Another Oud Eau de Parfum

Raspberry 57% Bergamot 43%

Only in Ambrette 9 Eau de Parfum

Lemon 37% Aldehydes 33% Fruity 30%

Only in Ambrette 9 Eau de Parfum

Ambrette 65% Pear 35%

Shared Notes

Musk 46% vs 60%

Only in Another Oud Eau de Parfum

Ambroxan 53%

Only in Ambrette 9 Eau de Parfum

Amber 39%

Accords

Another Oud Eau de Parfum Ambrette 9 Eau de Parfum

100%

Oud

75%

Musky

100%

64%

Fruity

72%

63%

Amber

Floral

57%

56%

Sweet

54%

52%

Fresh Spicy

Aldehydic

52%

44%

Powdery

49%

48%

Citrus

45%

Fresh

46%

Oud

100%

Musky shared

75%

100%

Fruity shared

64%

72%

Amber

63%

Floral

57%

Sweet shared

56%

54%

Fresh Spicy

52%

Aldehydic

52%

Powdery shared

44%

49%

Citrus shared

48%

45%

Fresh

46%

Performance

Another Oud Eau de Parfum Ambrette 9 Eau de Parfum

Moderate (4-6h)

Longevity

Short (2-4h)

Moderate

Projection

Skin-scent

Moderate

Intensity

Light

Season and Occasion Fit

Another Oud Eau de Parfum

Seasons

Best For:

Autumn Winter

A cold-weather scent - best worn in autumn and winter.

Occasions

Best For:

Date

Also Works:

Casual Formal

Its moderate sillage and woody-fruity blend make it suitable for dates and casual wear. However, its strong presence might be a bit much for some office environments, especially given the polarising reviews on its synthetic quality.

Ambrette 9 Eau de Parfum

Seasons

Best For:

Spring Summer

Also Works:

Autumn

Ambrette's lactonic, lightly warm-skin character reads strongest in shoulder-season warmth where it sits against bare skin without competing with sweat or cold-weather layering. Summer wears it as a near-invisible skin scent; winter loses it under coats and against richer surrounding fragrances.

Occasions

Best For:

Date Casual

Also Works:

Office

Skin-contact intimacy makes Ambrette 9 a date and close-quarters fragrance par excellence - the opposite of statement office or formal scent. It is too quiet for a presentation room and too refined for the gym, but ideal for a coffee, dinner, or evening that ends close to someone.