This fragrance is not an Oriental, but an Arab & a Lutens. That being the case, don't expect it to fit in. The point of departure was a scented wax, found in a souk & long forgotten in a wooden box. The amber only became sultanesque after I reworked the composition using cistus, an herb that sticks to the fingers like tar, then added an overtone that nobody had ever dreamed of: vanilla. Why? Because vanilla is sticky, too, & it clung to my memory. Our Fragrance Expert says: ' Ambre Sultan is perhaps the most popular & iconic of Luten's scents. It's an oriental take on amber (an accord of benzoin, labdanum & vanilla) that mixes the plushness of the accord with deep spices & herbs evoking the vivid image of Moroccan spice markets. It is nothing short of a classic.'