La Sultane de Saba

Ayurvédique Oriental Ambre Vanille Patchouli

Mid-range$$, 2 of 5

VersionEau de Parfum

Bright bergamot, lily of the valley and lilac over woody patchouli and amber, settling into vanilla, musk and benzoin.

La Sultane de Saba says

You’ll smell bergamot, lily of the Valley, lilac, patchouli, woody, amber, coumarin, camphor, Vanilla Abs, musks, labdanum, benzoin and gourmand.

More from La Sultane de Saba’s description

It also mentions Vanilla.

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When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Ayurvédique Oriental Ambre Vanille Patchouli’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, lily of the valley, lilac, patchouli, woody notes, amber drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Ayurvédique Oriental Ambre Vanille Patchouli, when you spray it: Bergamot, Lily of the valley, Lilac

As it settlesheart notes

Ayurvédique Oriental Ambre Vanille Patchouli, as it settles: Patchouli, Woody notes, Amber, Coumarin (new-mown hay), Camphor

What staysdry-down notes

Ayurvédique Oriental Ambre Vanille Patchouli, what stays: Vanilla, Musks, Labdanum, Benzoin, Gourmand notes

What’s inside it

What the label names

4 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 & lavender1 sweet

Herbs & lavender1

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

Not for the smell2

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Abu DhabiMemo Paris · shares bergamot, lily of the valley, patchouli, vanilla and 2 moreabout $285 for 75 ml
OutlandsAmouage · shares bergamot, patchouli, vanilla, cashmere knit and 2 more$475 for 100 ml
Elysium Pour HommeRoja Parfums · shares bergamot, lily of the valley, vanilla, cashmere knit and 2 more$380 for 100 ml

Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.