Santa Maria Novella · 1828
Ambra EDP
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
amber-forward
warm
cozy
sensual
citrus-bright amber leather with smoky lavender air
Scent Notes
Warm & Amber
Base
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think citrus-bright amber leather with smoky lavender air: that is Santa Maria Novella Ambra. It opens with bitter orange, bergamot and neroli, moves into lavender, rosemary and jasmine and settles on birch, amber and benzoin. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is an evening scent. It suits date nights.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something amber forward and warm for date nights.
- Sample first if: amber is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike citrus fragrances.
Around $440.
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The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Date
The Brand
Santa Maria Novella
Santa Maria Novella is represented by 31 perfumes here, from about $122 to $440. The picks mix a smoky tobacco and vanilla, a spicy green rose and a peach-and-orange floral; Melograno and Angeli di Firenze are colognes. It is a Florence house with roots going back to 1612.
What the top Santa Maria Novella picks smell like
The Santa Maria Novella perfumes that stand out in community discussion are Tabacco Toscano, Melograno and Angeli di Firenze.
Santa Maria Novella Tabacco Toscano, listed from 2008, smells like smoky tobacco and leather softened by creamy vanilla, opening on Tuscan tobacco and bergamot and drying to vanilla, cedarwood, musk, gaiac wood and sandalwood.
Melograno (EDC, 1965) reads as green rose petals and citrus zest over soft powdery musk, with bergamot, bitter orange and spices above oakmoss, musk, labdanum and patchouli.
Sunlit peach and orange with clean marine florals sum up Angeli di Firenze, a 2006 EDC with peach and orange at the start and musk, sandalwood and vanilla beneath.
Looking for more? Try woody perfumes and floral perfumes, then the brand index.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like citrus-bright amber leather with smoky lavender air. It opens with bitter orange, bergamot and neroli, moves into lavender, rosemary and jasmine and settles on birch, amber and benzoin.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is an evening scent. It suits date nights.
It reads unisex.
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