Question:
I still can't figure out what a chypre is. I am just going by the listing of them here.
Is Ambre Sultan a chypre? Is that a dumb question?

Answer:
I am a true dyed-in-the-wool chypre lover. I may run around with all manner of different scents from the other families but my heart belongs to 'chypre'.

I have always understood a classic / true chypre to be based upon a patchouli + oakmoss + citrus (bergamot) + labdanum accord. Many traditional chypres tend to omit the labdanum.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chypre

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well okay, then, if according to the wikipedia description , chypre often has citrusy topnotes with a warm woody and ambery base, then I hereby declare my layering of the afternoon a chypre concoction:
Fleurs d'Oranger + Ambre Sultan
and I am in HEAVEN!!!
Am I right, Moondeva?

Answer:
Originally Posted by rtamara41 well okay, then, if according to the wikipedia description , chypre often has citrusy topnotes with a warm woody and ambery base, then I hereby declare my layering of the afternoon a chypre concoction:

Fleurs d'Oranger + Ambre Sultan

and I am in HEAVEN!!!
Am I right, Moondeva? That sounds like a doozy of a combo rtamara41 and I would love to be able to say a wholehearted yes, but the pivotal note in a true Chypre is the oakmoss. Yes the base of your blend is ambery but the oakmoss is essential for that dreamy skin but better velvety moss like character that is unique to true chypres.
As it stands your layering blend is a rather delicious floriental. Order yourself wee samples of Ava Luxe Moss / Dark Chypre / Ingenue to gain a better idea of what a chypre scent feels like.

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Phooey!
oh, alright.