Fragrance comparison

Invite Only Amber | 23 vs Oud Ambroisie

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 30 Oct 2026 2,672 ratings analysed

Invite Only Amber | 23

Kayali Fragrances

3.742,227 votes

Rank #48,520 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

24%scent match

Clearly different

2 wins

Oud Ambroisie

Lancôme

4.04445 votes

Rank #2,350 HoneyOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Oud Ambroisie takes 2 of 2 categories.

Invite Only Amber | 23
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character.
Oud Ambroisie
Choose it for a honey and oud character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Invite Only Amber | 230/2

Oud Ambroisie2/2

Ratings & consensus: Oud Ambroisie
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Oud Ambroisie

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Invite Only Amber | 23Kayali Fragrances

Oud AmbroisieLancôme

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.74/ 5 · 2,227 votes

4.04/ 5 · 445 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

Category winnerOud AmbroisieRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

Not enough votes yet

43%Love

38%Like

6%Ok

11%Dislike

2%Hate

343 votes

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage76

♥ Love / hate78

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price valueN/A

¤ Price value46

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

sweet100%

warm spicy92%

amber84%

tobacco77%

cinnamon69%

woody61%

honey100%

oud90%

rose80%

woody70%

floral60%

sweet50%

Scent match24%Clearly different · both sweet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

Tobacco LeafSour CherryHoneyChocolateHazelnut

Heart

Ceylon CinnamonMay RoseDamask RoseCitrus Leaf

Base

AmberAgarwood (Oud)VanillaBenzoinSandalwoodPatchouliMuskCypriol Oil or Nagarmotha

Notes

HoneyAgarwood (Oud)Damask RosePatchouliCedar

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesHoney, Damask Rose, Agarwood (Oud) and Patchouli. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

No season votes yet

Spring25

Summer11

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Not enough votes yet

Men3

Unisex49

Women48

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#48,520

PerfumerFirmenich, Ilias Ermenidis

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#2,350

PerfumerIlias Ermenidis

Launched—

Reviews61

Category winnerOud AmbroisieHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Kayali Invite Only Amber 23 opens with a heavy, sweet wave of warm honey and spiced sour cherry, backed by a dry tobacco leaf note. As the liquid warms on skin, the initial dessert-like sweetness settles into a resinous amber base, cut by a bitter, earthy hint of cypriol oil and dark agarwood. It is a dense, syrupy co…

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Oud Ambroisie smells like dense honey poured over rose and oud, with a syrupy, slightly boozy opening that many wearers compare to honeyed whisky or even maple syrup. As it settles, the rose softens the sweetness and the base turns woodier, smokier, and a little leathery. This is a rich cold-weather scent with strong …

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Invite Only Amber | 23 or Oud Ambroisie?

Oud Ambroisie takes 2 of 2 categories. Invite Only Amber | 23 is rated 3.74/5 from 2,227 votes; Oud Ambroisie is rated 4.04/5 from 445 votes. Choose Invite Only Amber | 23 for a sweet and warm spicy character. Choose Oud Ambroisie for a honey and oud character. Wins on ratings & consensus and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.

Do Invite Only Amber | 23 and Oud Ambroisie smell similar?

Clearly different: a 24% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share sweet and woody accords. Common notes include Honey, Damask Rose, Agarwood (Oud) and Patchouli.

What are the notes in Invite Only Amber | 23 and Oud Ambroisie?

Invite Only Amber | 23 has top notes of Tobacco Leaf, Sour Cherry, Honey and Chocolate, heart notes of Ceylon Cinnamon, May Rose, Damask Rose and Citrus Leaf, a base of Amber, Agarwood (Oud), Vanilla and Benzoin. Oud Ambroisie features Honey, Agarwood (Oud), Damask Rose, Patchouli and Cedar.