What does Al Ambra Shake Ambra smell like?
Shake Ambra opens with pear, neroli and peach blossom: a juicy fruit, the green oil of the orange blossom and a light, airy flower.
The heart is iris, lily, osmanthus and soft florals. Iris is cool and powdery, lily fresh and slightly spicy, and osmanthus has an apricot and suede character. The base is white amber, sandalwood, cedar and woods. A white amber is the lighter, more musky version of the amber accord, and the two named woods are a creamy one and a dry one.
The brand lists almost the same pyramid for Hexa Modkila. The top and the heart match note for note; the difference is in the base, where Shake Ambra names sandalwood and Hexa Modkila does not.
What Al Ambra says about Shake Ambra
Softly floral, woody and clean is the direction Al Ambra gives, with modern floral woody as the style. Shake Ambra is suggested for spring and summer, for daily wear and the office, and its projection is light to moderate according to the brand.
Who is Al Ambra Shake Ambra for?
The product title places Shake Ambra with the women's scents. Its notes speak to a taste for pale, cool florals: iris for powder, lily for freshness, osmanthus for a hint of apricot. Pear and peach blossom keep the fruit light, so this is not a scent for someone after ripe, sugary fruit. And despite the word Ambra in the name, lovers of dense, resinous ambers should know that the amber here is a white amber, set between sandalwood and cedar.
Al Ambra Shake Ambra Eau de Parfum, 100 ml: size and concentration
Shake Ambra comes as an eau de parfum of 100 ml, which is 3.4 fl oz; the brand shows no 50 ml version. Its page gives the oil richness as moderate to high and the blend style as French-inspired. The twin scent Hexa Modkila is listed in the same type and size, so the bottle format does not help you choose between the two.
Al Ambra Shake Ambra compared with its closest siblings
Hexa Modkila is the twin. Eight named notes are the same in both lists: pear, neroli and peach blossom, then iris, lily and osmanthus, then white amber and cedar. Type, size and audience match as well, a 100 ml eau de parfum for women. The single difference the brand shows is sandalwood, a creamy, milky wood that Shake Ambra names in its base and Hexa Modkila leaves out. On paper you are choosing between a base with a creamy wood and one without.
Orlina, another 100 ml eau de parfum for women, has neroli and amber in common with Shake Ambra and little else. Its flowers are the fuller white ones, jasmine, orange flower and gardenia, sweetened with white honey and raspberry and grounded by patchouli. Shake Ambra chooses cooler flowers, iris, lily and osmanthus, and two woods instead of honey. Orlina is the sweet reading of neroli, Shake Ambra the powdery, woody one.
Half a name and two notes, amber and sandalwood, are what Shake Ambra has in common with Ambra Nuit, a men's eau de parfum in the same 100 ml size. Everything else differs. Ambra Nuit adds oud, rosewood, cardamom, vanilla, vetiver and tonka and names no flower and no fruit. Shake Ambra has both, from pear and peach blossom to iris, lily and osmanthus, and its second wood is cedar rather than oud.
Where to buy Al Ambra Shake Ambra in Europe
Shake Ambra is missing from the FragranceGems shop for the time being. FragranceGems is an independent reseller and decides its own range. Use the request button below to let it know you want this scent. That registers a wish, no more: nothing is ordered and nothing is promised. Two scents in the shop touch Shake Ambra at one note each. Dubai Musk has the sandalwood, with magnolia as its soft flower. Ravenna has the neroli, in a much brighter setting of citrus, ginger and black tea.
Request Shake Ambra at FragranceGemsA request is not an order, and it is no promise that the shop will add the scent.
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