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Van Cleef & Arpels · Est. 2015

Ambre Imperial

Ambre Impérial opens bright and slightly prickly, pink pepper lifting the bergamot into something more than citrus—a sparkling prelude that clears quickly.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released2015
Statusenriched
2015 · Fragrance
amb·ton·hon·van
Rating
4.2
1.4k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 8 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Amber
    95
  • Tonka
    90
  • Honey
    60
  • Vanilla
    60
  • Caramel
    50

By the editors · 2 min readAmbre Impérial opens bright and slightly prickly, pink pepper lifting the bergamot into something more than citrus—a sparkling prelude that clears quickly. What follows is a direct line to warmth: benzoin and tonka bean form the core, their honeyed, almost caramelized richness given depth by amber's resinous glow. The vanilla here isn't sweet so much as soft, rounding edges without overtaking the composition.

This is amber as portrait rather than statement piece. It stays close, radiates gently, and wears like cashmere rather than velvet. The overall effect is polished but intimate, formal enough for evening yet comfortable enough for daily wear. It suits those who want presence without projection, and who appreciate amber that whispers rather than announces. A restrained take on a classic theme, elegant in its refusal to do too much.

Filed: Van Cleef & ArpelsSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap