Perfumes with Ambrette (Musk Mallow)

Ambrette smells soft, musky and skin-like with pear and cognac-like nuances: the seed of musk mallow, used as a plant-based alternative to animal musk.

Seeds of Abelmoschus moschatus are steam-distilled into ambrette seed oil or solvent-extracted into an absolute. Its musky character comes from macrocyclic molecules such as ambrettolide. The scent is warm, velvety, lightly fruity and winey, lending a luxurious softness. Ambrette is used in the heart and base of a fragrance. It pairs with orris, rose, neroli, musks, sandalwood and pear.

Ambrette (Musk Mallow) appears in 1,078 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a base note.

Popular perfumes with Ambrette (Musk Mallow)

• Tom Ford Metallique (2019)
• Ariana Grande God Is A Woman (2021)
• Comme des Garcons Series 3 Incense: Avignon (2002)
• Estee Lauder Beyond Paradise Estée Lauder (2003)
• Givenchy Eaudemoiselle de (2010)
• Jean-Paul Gaultier Le Male Elixir Absolu (2025)
• Tom Ford Costa Azzurra (2021)
• Valentino Donna Born In Roma Coral Fantasy (2022)
• Juliette Has A Gun Sunny Side Up (2017)
• Imaginary Authors Memoirs Of A Trespasser (2012)
• Kayali Fragrances Utopia Vanilla Coco 21 (2021)
• Etat Libre D' Orange La Fin Du Monde Etat Libre d'Orange (2013)
• Matiere Premiere Parisian Musc (2019)
• By Kilian Liaisons Dangereuses (2007)
• Escada Especially (2011)
• Jo Malone London Scarlet Poppy Intense (2020)
• Yves Rocher Iris Noir (2007)
• Guerlain Néroli Outrenoir (2016)
• Juliette Has A Gun Moscow Mule (2017)
• Lalique Encre Noire Pour Elle (2009)
• Lancôme O d'Azur Lancôme (2010)
• Moschino Cheap & Chic Light Clouds (2009)
• Ellis Brooklyn Myth (2016)
• By Kilian Sacred Wood (2014)

Notes most often paired with Ambrette (Musk Mallow)

• Musk
• Bergamot
• Sandalwood
• Vanilla
• Patchouli
• Rose
• Jasmine
• Amber
• Iris
• Cedar
• Mandarin Orange
• Pink Pepper