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Ambrette 9 Eau de Parfum bottle Ambrette 9 EDP
EDP Concentration EDP
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2006 Year -
££££ Price Tier ££
Asian Plant Eau de Parfum bottle Asian Plant EDP

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Which Should You Buy?

Our Verdict - Ambrette 9 EDP
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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Our Verdict - Asian Plant EDP
Perfume Parlour's affordable interpretation of Le Labo - Ambrette 9. Built around Aldehyde, Amalfi Lemon, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), it offers the character of the original at a budget price - a wallet-friendly alternative for fans of Le Labo - Ambrette 9.
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Scent Profile

How They Wear

Showing: Overall Blend

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding
Ambrette 9 EDP
Asian Plant EDP

Notes

Shared Notes
Aldehydes 33% vs 100%
Only in Ambrette 9
Lemon 37% Fruity 30%
Shared Notes
Ambrette 64% vs 47%
Only in Ambrette 9
Pear 35%
Only in Asian Plant
Lemon 53%
Shared Notes
Musk 60% vs 47%
Amber 39% vs 52%

Accords

Ambrette 9 Asian Plant
100%
Musky
72%
Fruity
Woody
70%
57%
Floral
54%
Sweet
50%
52%
Aldehydic
49%
Powdery
46%
Fresh
45%
Citrus
100%
72%
70%
57%
Sweet shared
54%
50%
52%
49%
46%
45%

Performance

Ambrette 9 Asian Plant
Short (2-4h)
Longevity
Short (2-4h)
Skin-scent
Projection
Intimate
Light
Intensity
Light

Season and Occasion Fit

Ambrette 9

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.

Asian Plant

Seasons

Best For:
Spring Summer

Reach for it across spring and summer, where the citrus signature sits most naturally; outside those months its softer projection thins out faster.

Occasions

Best For:
Date Casual
Also Works:
Office Sport

This one suits casual and daily settings; the easy, breezy character keeps it versatile for date rotation too.

Similarity Breakdown

How alike these two fragrances smell, scored from their full scent profiles.

Overall scent match
63%
Key Similarities

Both share Aldehydes, Lemon, Ambrette notes

Key Differences

Subtle differences in overall composition

Where to buy

Ambrette 9 EDP
Asian Plant EDP
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