Fragrance comparison

Oud Ambroisie vs Invite Only Amber | 23

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

Updated 30 Oct 2026 2,672 ratings analysed

2 wins

Oud Ambroisie

Lancôme

4.04445 votes

Rank #2,350 HoneyOud

Full profile Similar & dupes

24%scent match

Clearly different

Invite Only Amber | 23

Kayali Fragrances

3.742,227 votes

Rank #48,520 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Oud Ambroisie takes 2 of 2 categories.

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

Oud Ambroisie2/2

Invite Only Amber | 230/2

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

Oud AmbroisieLancôme

Invite Only Amber | 23Kayali Fragrances

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.04/ 5 · 445 votes

Have 72%Had 28%Want 0%

3.74/ 5 · 2,227 votes

Category winnerOud AmbroisieRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

43%Love

38%Like

6%Ok

11%Dislike

2%Hate

343 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity80

〰 Sillage76

♥ Love / hate78

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value46

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

honey100%

oud90%

rose80%

woody70%

floral60%

sweet50%

sweet100%

warm spicy92%

amber84%

tobacco77%

cinnamon69%

woody61%

Scent match24%Clearly different · both sweet and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

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

Notes

HoneyAgarwood (Oud)Damask RosePatchouliCedar

No top / heart / base split published

Top

Tobacco LeafSour CherryHoneyChocolateHazelnut

Heart

Ceylon CinnamonMay RoseDamask RoseCitrus Leaf

Base

AmberAgarwood (Oud)VanillaBenzoinSandalwoodPatchouliMuskCypriol Oil or Nagarmotha

InformationalShared notesHoney, Agarwood (Oud), Damask Rose 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

Spring25

Summer11

Fall0

Winter100

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men3

Unisex49

Women48

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#2,350

PerfumerIlias Ermenidis

Launched—

Reviews61

Overall rank#48,520

PerfumerFirmenich, Ilias Ermenidis

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerOud AmbroisieHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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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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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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, Oud Ambroisie or Invite Only Amber | 23?

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

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

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

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

Oud Ambroisie features Honey, Agarwood (Oud), Damask Rose, Patchouli and Cedar. 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.