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Ambre Narguilé (EDT)

2004

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Versions Timeline

2004

Ambre Narguilé (Original Release)

Price Range
$325 – $380

Estimated price range, including all bottle sizes

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Perfumers

Jean-Claude Ellena

"Ambre Narguilé is a warm, sensual amber fragrance created for the Hermessence collection. Its character blends honey, caramel, cinnamon, rum, sesame, tonka bean, vanilla, and resinous amber facets. The gourmand elements are rich but controlled, giving the composition an abstract dessert-like quality rather than a straightforward edible sweetness. Jean-Claude Ellena frames the opulent materials with an elegant, restrained structure. As it develops, the fragrance becomes darker and more resinous, with benzoin, labdanum, musk, and tobacco-like warmth contributing to its enveloping drydown. The overall effect is sophisticated, intimate, and luxurious."

Ideal Environment

Best Seasons

Fall
Winter

Ideal Weather

Cold
Dry
Cloudy

Moods

Sensual
Warm
Luxurious
Sophisticated
Intimate
Mysterious

Occasions

Date
Dinner
Formal
Lounging
Night Out

Fun Facts

Ambre Narguilé was among the early fragrances released for the Hermessence collection.

Its name evokes the warm, aromatic atmosphere of an amber-colored hookah lounge.

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Aromatic Profile

0m/8h
Top Notes
1x
SweetSpicyGourmandFloralOrientalResinousSmokyWoody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

0–1h 12m

sesame seeds
cinnamon
rum
caramel
Middle Notes

1h 12m–3h 36m

honey
praline tonka bean
orchid
Base Notes

3h 36m–8h

benzoin
labdanum
coumarin
musk
vanilla

Performance

Longevity
80%

Long-lasting (6-8h)

Sillage
40%

Moderate

Reviews Summary

“Ambre Narguilé is widely characterized as a warm, sensual, oriental-leaning amber with honey, rum, caramel, cinnamon, tonka, vanilla, and sesame facets. Its gourmand sweetness is balanced by amber structure, resinous depth, and a darker, velvet-like drydown. The result is opulent and addictive while remaining polished and controlled rather than excessively sugary.”

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