Serge Lutens · 1993
Ambre Sultan Eau de Parfum
Longevity
5–10 hmost of 37 people
Projection
Strongabout 2 in 3 of 300+ people
Season
Cooler monthsmost worn
What the community says
Warm, made for cooler months, with lasting power
Scendira's summary of 500+ people on perfume review sites and Reddit. Updated 25 Oct 2026
Sample first: many who bought it unsmelled say to try it before a full bottle.
How long it lasts300+ people
5–10 h
for most people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
Most people get 5–10 hours. From 37 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (8 h).
20%
75% Long-lasting
5% fades quickly · 20% moderate · rounded to the nearest 5%
Long-lasting for many people
In words
Not everyone agrees: some describing their own wear say it fades quickly on them.
How far it projects300+ people
Projects strongly for many people
about 2 in 3 say it projects strongly
In words
About 2 in 3 people who describe Ambre Sultan say it projects strongly.
When people wear it
Cooler months
most worn
Cooler months
How it smells, in their words187 people
warm29
How many of the 187 people who describe the smell use each word.
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Reddit threads about it
Creators on Ambre Sultan2 videos
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Summary in words
Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan: what 500+ people say about it.
In short: Warm, made for cooler months, with lasting power.
Worn by everyone.
Most people get 5–10 hours of wear (37 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 8 hours).
About 75% of 300+ people say it lasts a long time (long-lasting for many people).
Projects strongly for many people (300+ people): About 2 in 3 people who describe Ambre Sultan say it projects strongly.
Of the 53 mentions of a season, about 3 in 4 are about cooler weather.
People wear it most for: cooler months.
29 of the 187 people who describe how it smells call it warm, the word used most.
Perfumes people say smell alike: Ambre Eau de Parfum by Molinard (73% of voters); Ottoman Amber by The Merchant of Venice (73% of voters); Ambre Lumiere by Molinard (69% of voters); Oud by Armaf (67% of voters).
Sample first: many who bought it unsmelled say to try it before a full bottle.
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
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How we count
- It sums up what 500+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Ambre Sultan by Serge Lutens is a fragrance for women and men. Ambre Sultan was launched in 1993. The nose behind this fragrance is Christopher Sheldrake. The fragrance features Resins, Amber, Bay Leaf, Myrrh, Benzoin, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Coriander, Oregano, Patchouli, Angelica and Myrtle.
Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Serge Lutens is one of modern perfumery's most influential artistic houses, the Paris-based line whose collaborations with perfumer Christopher Sheldrake set the template for what "niche" would come to mean in the 1990s and 2000s. The Palais Royal exclusive collection remains the reference point for narrative-driven perfumery. The 24 live pieces on Scendira are entirely unisex (22 of 24) and heavily Woody (9), with strong secondary counts in Gourmand (4), Warm & Amber (3), Floral (2) and Leather (1), the accord fingerprint is unmistakably Lutens: spicy, resinous, smoky. Prices run $52.85-$375 (average $153). Standout live pieces: Fumerie Turque ($249,.26, smoky honeyed tobacco with warm suede), Borneo 1834 ($248,.23, smoky cacao incense with earthy patchouli), Chene ($249,.20, smoky cedar sap, green thyme, oaky rum), Écrin de Fumée ($81.60,.17) and Vetiver Oriental ($82.43,.11, earthy vetiver under sweet dark chocolate). This is niche fragrance at its most self-consciously artistic.
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