Amber in Velixir perfumes

Amber in perfumery has nothing to do with the fossil resin. It is a name for a warm, sweet, slightly powdery accord, usually built from resins like labdanum and benzoin together with vanilla. It sits in the base of a perfume, holds the heart together and makes woods and florals read as warmer. Where a brand writes black amber it names a darker, more resinous version of the same idea, and does not say what is in it.

Velixir perfumes with amber

Eight of the 28 perfumes list it: Adonis, Ares, Comus, Galatea, Nyx, Orion, Orpheus and Panacea.

By layer: base in eight of them.

Base notes

• AdonisEau de Parfum35 and 100 mllavender, bergamot and amber
• AresEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlcitrus, mandarin orange and musk
• ComusExtrait de Parfum100 mllemon, bergamot and cedarwood
• GalateaEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlbiscuit, caramel and white musk
• NyxEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlincense and amber
• OrionEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlbergamot, cinnamon and woody notes
• OrpheusExtrait de Parfum100 mlsapodilla, ambrette and musk
• PanaceaExtrait de Parfum100 mlpink pepper, blackcurrant and papyrus

Notes that go with amber

Look for musk, bergamot, vanilla, cedarwood and sandalwood on the same lists as amber: they are its usual company here. The woody and amber, sweet and vanilla and musky and powdery families hold the most of the eight.