Fluo
| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| U | Gender | U |
| 2010 | Year | 2006 |
| ££ | Price Tier | ££££ |
Ambrette 9
ScentArt
Which Should You Buy?
A divisive one, this. For some, Fluo delivers a delightful, tangy fruit cocktail that's perfect for summer. For others, it's a bland, fleeting disappointment, a 'passable' blind buy that doesn't quite live up to its fruity promise.
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 | 18% | 11% |
| Floral | 19% | 10% |
| Fruity | 24% | 18% |
| Green | 3% | 3% |
| Sweet | 20% | 21% |
| Warm | 1% | 8% |
| Woody | 1% | 2% |
| Earthy | 0% | 3% |
| Animalic | 25% | 29% |
| Fresh | 26% | 25% |
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Accords
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A summer scent - airy and clear, designed for hot weather.
Occasions
Given its fresh, light, and fruity profile with poor longevity, Fluo is best suited for casual wear, especially in warm weather, and even sports. It's too delicate for formal events and might disappear too quickly for a date night, though its inoffensive nature makes it passable for the office.
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 Citrus, Fresh, Fruity accords and Musk notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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