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Les Classiques de L'Occitane

Ambre L'Occitane en Provence 2016

Version from 2016

8.4 / 10 120 Ratings

A popular perfume by L'Occitane en Provence for women and men, released in 2016. The scent is sweet-oriental. It is being marketed by Groupe L'Occitane.
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Main accords

Sweet

Oriental

Spicy

Resinous

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bergamot

Freesia

Heart Notes

Tonka bean Plum

Plum

Cistus

Base Notes

Amber

Vanilla

Cedar

Musk

Patchouli

Vetiver

Ratings

Scent

8.4120 Ratings

Longevity

7.8111 Ratings

Sillage

7.1109 Ratings

Bottle

7.1115 Ratings

Value for money

8.129 Ratings

Submitted by OPomone, last update on 10/13/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Les Classiques de L'Occitane collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Ambre / Amber (Eau de Toilette) by L'Occitane en Provence

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Essence N°3: Ambre

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Ambre sultan Eau de Parfum

Tobacco Vanille Eau de Parfum

Reviews

10 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/01/2020

7.5Scent 5Longevity 4Sillage

Pepdal
238 Reviews

Pepdal

1

Ambre Vanille

I am a fan of L'Occitane so I was initially excited about this scent when I found out they had an amber in their line. I hope you find the review useful, thanks for watching................................................

08/15/2018

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Jazzy76
320 Reviews

Jazzy76

2

New bottle, but still gorgeous

I must confess that when I saw this new version of the glorious amber by L'Occitane en Provence I said to myself: "Another wrong remake". It wasn't so.
At the first spray I recognized a warm, round acchord composed by the tonka bean made smoother by floery accents. The, I smelled the wonderful and longlasting base notes: Amber, sweet and not medicinal, vanilla, warm and not sweetish but well balanced. A warm oriental cloud involved me and made me dream of middle eastern landscapes . The longevity and the sillage remain good , although the clear coluor of the reformulated scent seem suggest a lighter perfume.
Only a remark for the bottle: maybe I'm too old fashioned, but I prefer the old version, so "art déco" and multifaceted. Anyway, a new bottle simple and minimal, but refined and maybe more ergonomic.
The price is high for a 75ml one size, but the result is amazing. I love it.

10/02/2020

9.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Leons
17 Reviews

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Leons

Top Review 27

Evening in September

Golden autumn. An afternoon on one of the last days of September. The still warming light of the day filters through the rustling crowns of the apple trees, and sunny patches of light flit across the orchard among the orange and brown speckled leaves and overripe apples. The heavy sweet scent of the rosy-cheeked fruits hangs in the evening air.
Bronze. Fullness. Sweet wafting.
A light breeze carries blossoms onto the heavy wooden garden table. The bitter earthy and dry smell of the wood tanned by sun, rain, wind, and time is wonderfully intertwined with the fragrant atmosphere of the golden shimmering afternoon and the overripe fruits fallen from the trees.
Evening descends and gently pours a last quickly fading light over the garden, the trees, over the fields.

Many baskets of apples stand on the porch and in the kitchen. A magnificent scent of vanilla and gentle sweet melancholy wafts through the house.
Little happiness.
The windows are closed. It is getting quickly cooler outside now. The oven hums softly its evening song.
The first time this year.

07/10/2017

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Landlord
23 Reviews

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Landlord

Top Review 9

Warm Skin

The main role in HAMLET is Hamlet, in FAUST it is Faust, and in L'Occitane-Ambre from the Classiques Collection, it is sweet-spicy amber. From the very beginning, it sets the tone and does not relinquish the lead role throughout the entire piece. The citrus and floral notes mentioned in the fragrance pyramid play only supporting roles, and they won't be winning any Oscars for their appearances. Even the oriental additions of tonka bean, vanilla, and cedar pay homage to the king. "Ambre" is undoubtedly a perfume whose name does not mislead - as can sometimes be the case with fragrances named after their notes. In the beautiful drydown, it even takes on a slightly tobacco-like quality and lets subtle roasted coffee notes shine through. On my skin, the scent lasts an impressive 18 hours (almost too long). The sillage is of very decent but also pleasantly unobtrusive presence.

There is actually nothing wrong with this fragrance. Perhaps it comes off a bit too sweet and a bit too one-dimensional. Fans of great fragrance developments may not find what they are looking for here. But it achieves something that I fundamentally consider a beautiful characteristic of a (ultimately synthetically produced) fragrance: it smells in the long-lasting base not like a perfume, but simply like "warm skin" - if you understand what I mean? It forms such a connection with the skin that it seems to emanate warmth and comfort. An "aura fragrance" in the best sense. And that is already lovely. Period.

07/10/2018

10Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Chenoa
6 Reviews

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Chenoa

17

Like God (or Goddess?) in France...

The uniquely beautiful colors of Provence: the radiant yellow of sunflowers, the bright purple of blooming lavender fields, the velvety green of summer plane tree leaves, the warm golden-brown of deliciously ripe chestnuts. AND: of "Amber".

... in the nose a fine scent of thyme, rosemary, rockrose, and many other wild herbs that defy even the most barren soil, a lot of sun, and then the cold Mistral wind ... along with the taste of small seductive treats like Nougat de Montélimar or the equally almond-infused Callisons d'Aix on the tongue, perhaps accompanied by a glass of perfectly chilled rosé or - depending on my mood - a deep dark red wine.

This (life) feeling is exactly what this incredibly beautiful fragrance from L'Occitane embodies for me. Admittedly, I love France anyway, and especially this southern part of the country, which comes pretty close to my idea of paradise. I first caught a whiff of it there at a friend's place, and it actually took very little effort to immediately capture my fragrance-loving heart.
Sure, there are more complex, more exciting, eccentric scents than this one. But often, beauty doesn’t need grand embellishments and speeches.

Even after years, it manages to make my soul resonate, and on days that may appear more soft gray than sunny yellow at first glance, it sends bright rays of sunshine directly to me.
Sometimes, when I mentally write lists of what I am grateful for in life, this fragrance ranks relatively high. Not because of its material value; not just because it is warm, soft, and harmoniously rounded; but especially because of what lies behind the scenes.

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