Fragrance note · Musk, amber and animalic
Black Amber
Dark, warm resin with smoky wood, soft sweetness, and a slightly musky animal warmth.
Where it comes from
Synthetic
A perfumers’ accord, usually built from aroma chemicals and sometimes resin-like materials.
Worth knowing
It is not a single natural material or the black gemstone jet.
Accords it shows up in
How many of the fragrances listing Black Amber in our catalogue also carry each accord. We counted this ourselves.
Often paired with
The notes that appear next to Black Amber most often in our catalogue.
Well-known fragrances with Black Amber
Fragrances that list it in their notes, most-rated first.
Houses that use it most
Ranked by how many of their well-known fragrances list Black Amber.