Ambre Noir Yves Rocher 2013

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6.5 / 10 120 Ratings

A perfume by Yves Rocher for men, released in 2013. The scent is woody-spicy. It is being marketed by Groupe Rocher.
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Main accords

Woody

Spicy

Sweet

Oriental

Synthetic

Fragrance Notes

Cedarwood

Cardamom

Cinnamon

Patchouli

Tonka bean absolute

Elemi resin

Lavender

Vetiver

Violet leaf absolute

Bergamot

Mandarin orange

Perfumer

Christophe Raynaud

Ratings

Scent

6.5120 Ratings

Longevity

5.996 Ratings

Sillage

5.596 Ratings

Bottle

6.2101 Ratings

Value for money

7.425 Ratings

Submitted by Magdulenka, last update on 03/13/2025.

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/21/2013

5
Bottle 2.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

Gold
541 Reviews

Gold

Very helpful Review 4

You're my private amber (for everybody)

One of my best friends (who is not into perfumes, btw) calls Yves Rocher a "democratic brand". What he actually wants to express is the fact that YR's fragrances are widely available and that YR offers decent quality at reasonnable prices. The current YR-portfolio contains a number of pleasant fragrances and the latest scent "for men" in the line manages to live up to the reputation of its sisters and brothers with typical YR reliabilty and quality. Created by Christoph Raynaud (he of "1 Million", "My Insolence" and "Karleidoscope"), "Ambre Noir" is a medley of patchouli and vetiver, cardamon, lavender, cedarwood, violet leaves and tonka bean plus the beautiful essential oil of elemi which adds a sensuous whiff to that good old favourite called "Amber". This fragrance is not strong, but discreet, warm and refined. The woody notes bring it down to earth and the "elemi resin" adds a sense of mystery. There is something "private" about this scent, it stays on my skin for hours, but doesn't communicate with others unless they come very close. It may not immediately appeal to the pure-minded "amber-lovers", but it manages to be both warm and light, spicy and transparent. A winner.

02/26/2015

7.5
Sillage 2.5
Longevity 8
Scent

gojira86
4 Reviews

gojira86

Helpful Review 1

Ambiguously gendered, in a good way

Most of the notes in Ambre Noir were familiar to me from other Yves Rocher perfumes that were made for women. Having had a surprisingly good experiment with another Yves Rocher scent for men, I decided to give this one a try to broaden my collection and suit the more masculine swings of my somewhat fluid gender identity.

While the citrus notes are usually the ones that best complement my natural skin chemistry and make the perfume work on me, in Ambre Noir it's the spicy and woody notes that do the trick. Honestly, thinking of my collection of YR women's perfumes, it reminds me of Yria. Definitely more masculine than Yria, but the similarities are oddly striking considering they were released over 10 year apart from each other. One might easily think they are the male and female version of the same series.

Though Ambre Noir makes me think of a more masculine version of Yria, I would still consider it a unisex perfume, though perhaps slightly on the masculine side. It can pass as a very spicy women's perfume aimed at a slightly older user that I am at the moment. Maybe 30+?

11/23/2021

JavSantana
59 Reviews

JavSantana

2

Nice CH Privé alternative (Or even better)

Ambre Noir is made by the pressumed same perfumer of CH Men Privé, Christophe Raynaud, and if there is an original, it is this one, i assume that when Carolina Herrera ordered the creation of Men Privé, Monsieur Raynaud based that creation upon this one.

What does it share with the Herrera frag? How does this Ambre Noir smells like?
I could pretty much explain Ambre Noir as huge leather accord with a tonka / cardamom backbone and with some of the characters of the leather such as the smoky section taken off. If you look up the notes you'll see what i mean: Resins of elemi, a labdanum tone from the amber, violet leaf (Adds up a petrol tone) spices and woods. I would put it even above the Herrera. Costs way less, the ingredients i would say are of a comparable or even better quality (The eternal natural vs synthetic ingredient fight) and most importantly, it actually smells good on my skin, unlike CH Privé. As i have mentioned earlier Privé smells like plain Coke on my skin, doesn't smell leathery or resinous at all.

Bottom line: Wait for the discounts on this and get 5 bottles of it and 5 more of Cuir Vetiver. Sexy spice and amber scent, amazing

01/23/2020

4
Bottle 5
Sillage 6
Longevity 6
Scent

Smellavision
205 Reviews

Smellavision

A pretty safe amber...

I don't get any resemblance to D&G The One from this one at all (except for the cheesy bottle) as I'm not getting any fresh or spicy notes that come through.
A soft, subtle amber, where the patchouli and lavender peek through after half to one hour with hints of cedar as well. Very calming and inoffensive, but also sort of... boring? I had my bottle for a year and a half and used it maybe ten times, before selling it.
Not bad, just wasn't interesting at all IMO. Safe for most environments.

02/22/2020

5
Bottle 6
Sillage 8
Longevity 5
Scent

Camey5000
81 Reviews

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Camey5000

Top Review 18

My Amber No.7

Ambre Noir - Yves Rocher
slipped on a watermelon - slipped over vetiver stubble - in the middle of the cedar wood - the cheeks of bergamot striped - the tangerine starts with slippery cinnamon - all with a big spoon - to the standard porridge on the pallet - plop - all at once - little progress - off !

So goes amber - without amber - permanent green - I see noir !

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