A range, not a rigid answer.
Warm, resinous, balsamic, sweet, smoky, spicy or softly powdery depending on the supporting materials.
Deeper sensory reference
Amber
Usually a constructed olfactory style or accord—not the gemstone and not a single universal ingredient.
resinousbalsamicvanillicglowing
Why a perfumer may use the effect.
Provides warmth, body, glow and a broad structural style.
Keep the evidence boundary visible.
An amber note does not prove ambergris, Ambroxan or literal fossilized resin is present.
Words that change the way you read it.
Benzoin · labdanum · vanilla · incense · ambergris