La Sultane de Saba

Ambre Musc Santal

VersionEau de Parfum

Lemon, nutmeg and rockrose over powdery iris, sandalwood, cedar and vetiver, settling into musk, amber, incense and vanilla.

La Sultane de Saba says

You’ll smell lemon, labdanum (rockrose), Orange Leaves, nutmeg, iris, lily of the Valley, sandalwood, cedar, vetiver, musks, amber, incense and vanilla.

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It also mentions Musk.

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The drawn Ambre Musc Santal bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Ambre Musc Santal’s scent picture, a draft: lemon, labdanum, sweet orange, nutmeg, iris, lily of the valley drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Ambre Musc Santal, when you spray it: Lemon, Labdanum, Sweet orange, Nutmeg

As it settlesheart notes

Ambre Musc Santal, as it settles: Iris, Lily of the valley, Sandalwood, Cedar, Vetiver

What staysdry-down notes

Ambre Musc Santal, what stays: Musks, Amber, Frankincense, Vanilla, Coumarin (new-mown hay)

What’s inside it

What the label names

13 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

2 citrus1 herbs & lavender5 florals1 sweet1 amber & resins2 spices1 powder

4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Abu DhabiMemo Paris · shares cistus, sweet orange, lily of the valley, vetiver and 3 moreabout $287 for 75 ml
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares cistus, orris, lily of the valley, sandalwood and 3 more$115 for 75 ml
Elysium Pour HommeRoja Parfums · shares lemon, cistus, lily of the valley, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 3 more$380 for 100 ml
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Club de Nuit IconicArmaf · shares lemon, cistus, nutmeg, sandalwood and 2 more$50 for 105 ml
I Am KingSean John · shares lemon, cistus, sweet orange, sandalwood and 2 more
Citrus GingerDossier · shares lemon, nutmeg, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 more$26.10 for 50 ml
PassionElizabeth Taylor · shares orris, lily of the valley, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 3 more
360° Red for MenPerry Ellis · shares sweet orange, nutmeg, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 more
See 5 more19 more share half its notes
EmpressaPenhaligon's · shares sweet orange, nutmeg, sandalwood, cashmere knit and 2 more$330 for 100 ml
Ambassador IntenseGisada · shares cistus, nutmeg, vetiver, cashmere knit and 2 more$135 for 100 ml
Quelques Fleurs L'OriginalHoubigant · shares lemon, orris, lily of the valley, sandalwood and 2 more$250 for 100 ml
Millésime 1849Creed · shares lemon, orris, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 3 more$510 for 100 ml
Gold WomanAmouage · shares orris, lily of the valley, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 more$395 for 100 ml
See 5 more14 more share half its notes
Gold ManAmouage · shares orris, lily of the valley, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 more$395 for 100 ml
Eros FlameVersace · shares lemon, sweet orange, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 more$149 for 100 ml
Gentleman Society ExtrêmeGivenchy · shares nutmeg, orris, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 more$142 for 100 ml
Fakhar BlackLattafa · shares nutmeg, orris, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 moreabout $29 for 100 ml
BeeZoologist · shares cistus, sweet orange, sandalwood, cashmere knit and 2 more$240 for 60 ml
See 5 more9 more share half its notes
Shiyaaka for MenKhadlaj · shares sweet orange, orris, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 moreabout $27 for 100 ml
Club de Nuit ImperialeArmaf · shares nutmeg, cedar (Atlas cedar), vetiver, cashmere knit and 2 more$50 for 105 ml
Interlude Black Iris ManAmouage · shares cistus, orris, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 more$395 for 100 ml
MagnetismEscada · shares orris, lily of the valley, sandalwood, vetiver and 2 more
Cashmere MistDonna Karan · shares orris, lily of the valley, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 2 more$130 for 100 ml
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Reflection 45 ManAmouage · shares orris, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), vetiver and 2 more$550 for 100 ml
Lyric WomanAmouage · shares orris, sandalwood, vetiver, cashmere knit and 2 more$395 for 100 ml
Beloved WomanAmouage · shares cistus, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), cashmere knit and 2 more
Drunk LoversBORNTOSTANDOUT · shares lemon, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar), vetiver and 2 more$320 for 100 ml
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