Pear Inc
| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2021 | Year | 2006 |
| ££ | Price Tier | ££££ |
Ambrette 9
ScentArt
Which Should You Buy?
A modern, clean pear and ambroxan combo that gets serious stick for its shocking performance but is adored by fans of fresh, subtle, shampoo-esque scents. If juicy, fleeting fruit isn't your bag, steer clear - this is a one-trick pony.
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.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 0% | 11% |
| Floral | 5% | 10% |
| Fruity | 24% | 18% |
| Green | 6% | 3% |
| Sweet | 18% | 21% |
| Warm | 3% | 8% |
| Woody | 7% | 2% |
| Earthy | 1% | 3% |
| Animalic | 32% | 29% |
| Fresh | 35% | 25% |
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A warm-weather pick - at its best in summer and spring.
Occasions
Its clean, fresh, and often-maligned subtle sillage makes it perfect for office, casual, and sport settings where you want something inoffensive. It's less suited for formal events due to its casual vibe and limited projection, and for dates only if you're going for intimate and understated.
Seasons
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
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.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Musky, Fruity, Sweet accords and Pear, Musk notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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