Ambition by Harry Potter
Men 2024
Main accords
Description
Ambition by Harry Potter is a leather fragrance for men. Launched in 2024, the nose behind this creation is Sandra Lucas. The top notes are incense and ginger; the heart notes are smoke, cinnamon, and clove; and the base notes are vetiver, leather, musk, and amber.
Show moreQuick summary
The olfactory pyramid
A guide to the opening, heart and lasting trail of the fragrance.
The community speaks
Compare the results and tap an answer to add your vote.
In the collection
Leading answer I want it
231 votes
What do you think?
Leading answer Like it
75 votes
Season
Choose severalLeading answer Autumn
112 votes
Time of day
Choose severalLeading answer Night
62 votes
Each question has its own vote count. You can choose several seasons.
Fragrance profile
About Ambition
Ambition by Harry Potter is a leather fragrance for men. Launched in 2024, the nose behind this creation is Sandra Lucas. The top notes are incense and ginger; the heart notes are smoke, cinnamon, and clove; and the base notes are vetiver, leather, musk, and amber.
Woods and mosses Spices Musk, amber and animalic
It may remind you of
Ranked by what the community voted.
More from Sandra Lucas
How it wears
Compare the results and tap an answer to add your vote.
Longevity
Leading answer Moderate
43 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Moderate
44 votes
Character
Leading answer Traditionally masculine
57 votes
Value perception
Leading answer Good value
49 votes
You may also like
Community reviews
17 reviews
Share what you noticed: opening, drydown, sillage and the moments when it works for you.
Carlos, you’re going to bankrupt me. It smells good, yes, but it’s not for everyone. The only compliment came from the person who expected it least. It’s woody, smoky, with incense. Lasts 3 hours on skin and over 6 on clothes. Projects well for the first hour. Not bad, but it lacks that mass appeal that’s trendy right now.
I only notice the incense, the smoke, and the vetiver. After half an hour, I start to like it. It’s decent, but don’t go crazy over it.
I only pick up the incense, smoke, and vetiver. After half an hour, I start to like it. It’s good, but not something to go crazy over.
The description says leather, and honestly… not even close! This is pure smoky incense; you can detect clove and a bit of cinnamon, but that’s all. Personally, I didn’t like it because I’m not a fan of incense at first, but it doesn’t smell bad either. Simply, it’s not something I’d wear.
The description says it’s leather, and honestly… Not even close! This is pure, slightly smoky incense; you can barely detect clove and a little cinnamon, but nothing else. Personally, I didn’t like it since I don’t like incense at first, but it also doesn’t smell bad. It’s just not something I would wear.
Harry Potter Ambition is an oriental-woody fragrance with a ritualistic inspiration, blending incense, smoke, and spices with a warm base of leather and amber. Its proposal is more intimate than expansive: it stays close, with a mysterious and evocating air. Recommended for those seeking something dark, spicy, and mystical, without pretensions of huge projection but with a personal signature.
Rich smell if you’re capable of perceiving it… I think you could spray the whole bottle and nobody would notice it beyond a meter. It’s bottled magic!!
To my taste, it’s very soft; it doesn’t smell bad, but it’s a very faint scent. I won’t be buying it again.
Rich scent if you can actually smell it… I think you could spray the whole bottle and nobody would notice beyond a meter. It’s bottled magic.
I bought it thanks to @CarlosRubioPerfumes’ review because of its resemblance to Loewe 7, which is my favorite. It smells very similar. It lasts me about 5 hours and then fades to skin scent. Since I work as a taxi driver, the scent is very contained, haha. Salu2.
Just bought it and I have to say, it’s a very pleasant smell. On my skin, it reminds me a lot of Loewe 7 and Encre Noir; here the vetiver stands out a lot, but with a slightly sweeter twist than the original Lalique. It has moderate projection and, for now, I can’t comment on longevity yet. It seems like an ideal fragrance for everyday wear.
Another Carlos Rubio recommendation. What I notice is an aromatic, pleasant, green, and floral scent. I don’t pick up on the incense or smoke; there’s nothing dark about it, quite the opposite. What stands out most is that fresh green vetiver note. It smells classic but with a modern touch. The notes match Fragatica’s official website, but Primor’s description is different; in my case, it aligns better with what I smell: Bergamot, apple, black currant, powdery iris, violet, white flowers, rose, musk, sandalwood, patchouli, and a hint of vanilla. If they haven’t reformulated everything, the descriptions don’t match up. It’s purely youthful, goes with anything, and would make a great signature scent. It lasts the whole day, about 7 hours, and is still perceptible. Correct choice for a 20-euro merchandise price point with such a cool bottle and packaging.
Just bought it and I have to say it smells great. On me, it reminds me a lot of Loewe 7 and Encre Noir; in my case, the vetiver stands out a lot, but with a sweeter touch than the Lalique one. It has moderate projection and I can’t comment on the longevity yet. Seems ideal for daily wear.
I bought it today thanks to Carlos Rubio’s review on his channel. I tried this one, Ambition, and Wison in-store. They are very different from each other. This one smells like wood with an incense note to me; it reminds me of pencils when you use the sharpener. It doesn’t have great projection; it’s more on the soft side. Although I’ll test it today to check longevity and projection.
I bought it thanks to @CarlosRubioPerfumes’ review indicating its similarity to Loewe 7, which is my favorite, and I have to say it resembles it a lot. It lasts about 5 hours and then fades to skin scent. I work as a taxi driver, so the scent is very contained, hehe.
I picked this up today right after Carlos Rubio recommended it on YouTube. I tested it in-store alongside Ambition and Wison, and they are worlds apart. This smells like wood with incense, reminding me of freshly sharpened pencils. The projection is soft, nothing aggressive, but I’ll test it today to see how it performs in terms of longevity and sillage.
Another one by Carlos Rubio… What I notice is an aromatic fragrance, very pleasant, soft, green, and floral. The incense and smoke, personally, I don’t pick up on them; it’s nothing dark, quite the opposite. What stands out most is a greenness, a fresh vetiver. It smells very classic but with a modern touch. The fragrance notes are the same as on the official website, but Primor’s description is completely different and fits my experience better. Primor: Bergamot, apple, blackcurrant, iris powder, violet leaf oil, white flowers, a touch of rose, musk, sandalwood, patchouli, and a hint of vanilla. Unless they reformulated and changed the product… the descriptions don’t match. The character is purely youthful. Goes with everything, would be a good signature. As I said before, it smells great, lasts the whole day, about 7 hours, and is still perceptible. Correct for a 20-euro merch product, with very cool packaging and bottle.