Bestia Sacra
Maksim PerfumeExtrait de Parfum2025
Side by side
Bestia Sacra vs. Ambre Russe
Is Bestia Sacra better than Ambre Russe?
Bestia Sacra peaks in fall, while Ambre Russe belongs to winter. The side by side below shows where they overlap.
Why this score
Performance proximity
Accord profile overlap
Gender alignment
Musk
amberwarm spicyanimalicbalsamicleathersmoky
This match is a verified relationship from our fragrance graph. The score weighs each fragrance's notes, accords, mood, occasion, weather fit, gender, and performance — the same scale as the badges on every “reminds of” rail.
The essentials
What's different between Bestia Sacra and Ambre Russe?
| Bestia Sacra | Ambre Russe | |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Extrait de Parfum | Parfum |
| Launched | 2025 | 2003 |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Perfumer | Maksim Bortnikoff | Marc-Antoine Corticchiato |
| Best season | Fall | Winter |
Scent DNA
How do Bestia Sacra and Ambre Russe smell?
Bestia Sacra
Amber
Musky
Woody
Warm Spicy
Animalic
Balsamic
Powdery
Leather
Ambre Russe
Amber
Smoky
Leather
Vodka
Aromatic
Animalic
Warm Spicy
Cinnamon
Shared between both fragrances
The pyramid
What notes do Bestia Sacra and Ambre Russe share?
Top
FrankincenseBergamot
VodkaChampagne
Heart
CivetCastoreumMuskMyrrhOpoponax
CinnamonLeatherTeaCorianderBirchJuniper
Base
LabdanumBenzoinOakmossSandalwoodCypriol
AmberIncenseMusk
Notes both fragrances share
Shared note families
Animalic Notes
CivetCastoreum
Leather
Musk
Musk
Musk
Woody Notes
Sandalwood
Birch
Where they fit
When and where do Bestia Sacra and Ambre Russe work?
Spring
Fall
Winter
Community taste
Which performs better, Bestia Sacra or Ambre Russe?
| Bestia Sacra | Ambre Russe | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Longevity | 6-10 hours | 6-10 hours |
| Sillage | moderate | moderate |
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What do reviewers say about Bestia Sacra and Ambre Russe?
This is not a safe fragrance. It is intensely animalic, dense with smoke and resin, and completely uninterested in being pleasant for its own sake. That rawness is the entire point.Bestia Sacra
Amber that means it. Not the quiet, skin-close kind. The imperial kind. If you've been searching for one that doesn't tiptoe, the Russian leather and spice will argue for you.Ambre Russe
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