Amber

Liquid Amber

Note Profile

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About

Liquid Amber is an amber-style fragrance note used to describe a warm, sweet, and resinous accord. It usually suggests a smoother, more fluid presentation of amber with soft spice and balsamic depth.

Scent Profile

The scent is warm, sweet, and resinous, typically built around labdanum, benzoin, vanilla, tonka, and related amber materials. Compared with a drier amber, it often reads smoother and more rounded, with a soft balsamic glow and light spicy facets.

Citrus 5%

Floral 8%

Fruity 5%

Green 3%

Sweet 72%

Warm 78%

Woody 32%

Earthy 22%

Animalic 10%

Fresh 8%

Origin

Liquid Amber is not a single botanical or isolated molecule, but a perfumery accord name. In practice it is constructed from amber materials such as labdanum, benzoin, vanilla, styrax, tonka, patchouli, and synthetic amber materials, depending on the formula.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use liquid amber as a base-note body builder and as a bridge between spices, resins, woods, and musks. It is common in oriental, amber, and woody compositions where a warm diffusion and lingering sweetness are needed.