Balmain Beauty Ambre Gris, released in 2008, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Balmain Beauty Ambre Gris: amber, warm spicy and balsamic, about 6h on skin, projection 7/10, sillage 4/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Balmain Beauty Ambre Gris we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity:
This fragrance captures the warm, resinous amber character of the original Balmain release with a soft, powdery finish that feels very familiar.
It shares its amber, vanilla and soft spicy accords with Balmain Beauty Ambre Gris, opens on Pink Pepper too, lasts about 6h against 6h and carries 198 community ratings.
While leaning slightly more floral, it shares the same resinous, incense-heavy heart that defines the Balmain Beauty experience.
It shares its amber and warm spicy accords with Balmain Beauty Ambre Gris, lasts about 6h against 6h and carries 297 community ratings.
This composition highlights the woody and amber facets of the original, providing a smooth and comforting scent profile.
It shares its amber, vanilla and balsamic accords with Balmain Beauty Ambre Gris, lasts about 6h against 6h and carries 459 community ratings.
A minimalist approach to amber and woods that evokes a similar earthy, balsamic warmth to the Balmain reference.
It shares its amber, warm spicy and balsamic accords with Balmain Beauty Ambre Gris, lasts about 5h against 6h and carries 532 community ratings.
Though more vanilla-forward, it shares the sweet, spicy, and resinous DNA that makes the original amber scent so distinct.
It shares its vanilla, amber and sweet accords with Balmain Beauty Ambre Gris, lasts about 6h against 6h and carries 9,036 community ratings.
Alyssa Ashley Ambre Gris, at about $25 for 100 ml (estimate).
Givenchy Pi, at about 6h on skin, against about 6h for Balmain Beauty Ambre Gris.
Alyssa Ashley Ambre Gris, at 88% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. Givenchy Pi comes closest at 6.2h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Balmain Beauty Ambre Gris notes, performance and price
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Updated 2026-09-27.