Ambush Perfume
Hello there,
I am from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canada and I am in search for Ambush Perfurm by New Dana. I have looked and looked. Do you happen to know where I could purchase this fragrance here?
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Linda
Dartmouth, NS |
| posted 05/10/03 by Linda |
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| We carry the Ambush Perfurm by Dana but it's the same perfurme they only change now the name to New Dana |
| posted 07/11/03 by michelle |
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Hello
I have Ambush Perfume |
| posted 07/17/03 by TRACY |
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| I am looking for it too, but I want the original ambush that they had in the sixties and seventies, not the remake that they had in the ninties. If you find it, let me know. |
| posted 07/09/03 by Sheryl |
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If any one knows where to get the original ambush please mail me thank you,,it takesme back to happier days in the 80s
Vicki
Vicolive@bellsouth.net |
| posted 01/08/04 by vicki |
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| New Dana Corporation shouldn't have fixed something that wasn't broke when it comes to the classic Ambush Perfume. Now, those who love the scent are forced to pay steep prices on Ebay. The new formula absolutely STINKS! Literally! They should fire their chemist and whoever came up with the brilliant idea to change the formula! Very disappointing! |
| posted 04/20/04 by Jennifer |
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| The new Ambush IS NOT the same as the original...it is ashame, they need to bring the old one back, the new one STINKS! |
| posted 11/02/03 by Terri |
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| I am looking to buy the original Ambush perfume that was selling in the 60's along with Canoe for men. Please, can someone tell me where I can find this. The Ambush that is being sold now is terrible. Why did they stop making such a classic perfume? |
| posted 07/02/04 by Anna Ziccardi |
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| Hello there, i have found a site you can try to order from, i have been looking for this perfume as well and no luck, im going to try to order it and see what happens, here is the site....Perfume Emporium, if you can not find it go to google search and type in Ambush perfume, thats how i got here and found your note, and the site......good luck |
| posted 01/09/06 by helen |
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| Thefragrancefactory.com has the original Ambush, but they're charging almost $100 for it....I'm still looking...... |
| posted 08/05/05 by inky |
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To those who are disappointed and want the original fragrance back, call (800) 822-8547. That is Dana's Customer Service department.
I talked to someone there a week ago, and when I said I'd like to request that they inform the company that I want the old Ambush back, as the new one smells horrible, she said "you and about a million other people". So, call, call, call, and maybe the message will get across.
Also, she said that if you have a bottle of the new stuff that you are unhappy with, take it back to the store and tell them that "it stinks". She said that hopefully with enough returns like that, the company will have even more incentive to listen to the consumers. And, when I told her that e-stores that have stashes of the classic Ambush were selling bottles for $95 - $100, she freaked - didn't believe me. I told her to check out ebay and see what less than full bottles were bringing, and gave her a couple of websites to check out to see what the market value of this stuff was.
Anyway, call the number and request the original...the least they could do would be to market both and label one as "Ambush Classic" or "Original Ambush". |
| posted 08/06/05 by Maurine |
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If anybody is having a hard time finding "Ambush," and you're absolutely desperate, they do have a "vintage" Ambush Dusting Powder (by Dana) listed on ebay right now... A brand new box of it that has never been opened. I'm assuming it's the "original" scent as well... It's up for bid for only $4.99.
Just go to ebay, and under "Health & Beauty," type in "Dusting Powder" in the Search bar..... Maybe this helps a bit for someone out there??? Good Luck! |
| posted 08/08/05 by dnaki |
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| Have in eBay store: Hard to Find Fragrances. |
| posted 10/23/05 by A.V. |
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| I happen to still have some original Ambush lotion, powder and a bottle of cologne. Found it at a Big Lots a few years ago. When desperate, I use Canoe. It's similar to the original ambush and has deoderant and powder. I find it at my local drugstore -- men's fragrances. |
| posted 10/27/05 by Debi |
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Hello,I found this shop,they sell the old dana,did anyone buy some perfumes from this shop? 1stperfume.
Http://1stperfume.com/brands-d-dana-ambush.html
Eau De Cologne Spray 1.5 Oz Unbox Old One $39.99
Eau De Cologne Spray 3.0 Oz Unbox Old One $64.99 |
| posted 10/27/05 by Ritz |
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| P.S. Testimonials are all good,but can anyone tell me your thoughts? |
| posted 10/28/05 by Ritz |
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Hi, im not sure if this is the purfume your looking for but it is the purfume i have been looking for forever.....go to perfume emporium..
Best of luck.....
Helen, Alberta canada |
| posted 01/09/06 by helen |
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You can find the Original "Ambush" at
Www.thefragrancefactory.com
They have alot of rare hard to find fragrances instock!
Enjoy |
| posted 07/17/06 by jil |
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| To all you die hard Ambush lovers....I totally agree about the new fragrance being awful and wanting the old one back. Of course you have to pay the high price....But here is what I found. The men's version callled Canoe, is still the same and smells exactly like the original Ambush. You can find this in many places and the price is very reasonable. I am guessing most of you Ambush lovers are in your 50's and makes you feel like a teen again....Me too. Let me know if this info helps anyone. Faye |
| posted 03/31/07 by Faye |
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| Hi, i have posted a few times about this but i never heard from anyone, i have several new unused top quality original formula Ambush bottles that i want to sell. Please just email me if you sincerely want to snatch a bottle up. Prices are very reasonable, it is fragrant and awesome. MONEY BACK guarantee!! |
| posted 04/01/07 by ANGEL |
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| Ooops, my email is arriealtos@aol.com |
| posted 04/01/07 by ANGEL |
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| Original Ambush smells totally differently than the stuff they are selling now. They sell it still at VintageFragrances.com |
| posted 06/19/07 by Natasha |
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| I do not like the new Ambush cologne....it's fragrance is not at all like the original by Dana...smells like cardboard. I bought a fragrance called Yankee Clover not knowing what its' fragrance was like and it smells like the original Ambush...interesting. I like Canoe by Dana too, it smells like the original Ambush too. |
| posted 10/05/07 by CG |
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| I purchased yankee clover cologne that smells like the original ambush at Vermont Country Store. Also check Beauty Boutique.com for name brand colognes like Emeraude, Lorigan and Laimant for about $12.99...also Burberry, Chloe, White Diamonds, White Shoulders, Cherry Vanilla at other prices etc. :))) |
| posted 10/05/07 by CG |
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| I like this very much although I agree that it's not the original scent. This smells like tea, my favorite beverage. The reviewers are correct: if you're craving the original, buy Canoe, the men's cologne. It's exactly what I remember Ambush to be. Both are readily available on the internet although they've become hard to find in stores, and each is so reasonably priced that you can have both for comparison. |
| posted 09/11/08 by Lisa |
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| Please email me if you want the original ambush that was in the bottle with the three curves, i have several bottles. Aariealtos@aol.com |
| posted 09/11/08 by angela |
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| Sorry about that email address is arriealtos@aol.com |
| posted 09/11/08 by angela |
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I loved Ambush & bought it for my grandmother every year for Christmas in the 70's.
Here is a phenomenom I have recently noticed. I now wear Tourquoise by Ralph Lauren, and after the initial strong scent fades, the scent left (for hours) on my arms smells just like Ambush! Try it..I get compliments everyday on this great perfume. |
| posted 11/11/08 by Pia |
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| Hi, i have gotten ambush off ebay, its the real deal too...my sister and i have loved ambush and then they took it away. But i found it on ebay and cheap too... |
| posted 11/11/08 by helen |
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| I have just posted a full 3/8 ounce bottle of Ambush cologne from Dana. This is NOT the remanufactured product. Please go to: http://www.cityoflakesvintage.com/store |
| posted 01/17/09 by Denise |
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Ambush's formula should NOT have been changed. The original from the sixties was and is out of this world. I have both a bottle of original and a bottle of the 'new Dana' version here. There is no comparison. The musky original makes my eyes roll into the back of my head, and men hover over my shoulder to dreamily ask what I am wearing. Not so with the new 'schoolgirl' version of Ambush. Shame on you Dana. Bring it back! Please!!!
The same thing happened to 'My Sin' by Lanvin. I'll never smell it's original scent again. The new is not recognizable, and unfortunately, age changes the scent of original bottles from the era. Not so with Ambush, so I guess I'll have to settle for buying some that turns up on Ebay on rare occasion. |
| posted 01/26/09 by Patti Rizzo |
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I couldn't find Ambush perfume in the red bottle i didn't know it change book covers but the new is nowhere the same please bring back the oldbook filled with the original perfume.
Thank you I hope
Debra |
| posted 06/20/09 by Debra Goller |
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| Irma Shorrel bought the original recipe Ambush, I am older I used to wear it in High school, Their new version with the original recipe was great, I bought several bottles, it smells identical, IDENTICAL. I have several 4 oz spray bottles, I sell, or used to sell alot on Ebay, see my seller account blesseddivas. If interested in Ambush I will list some for you, email me Tom if you want some for your girl. |
| posted 09/22/09 by angela |
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In the 60's I had discovered a wonderful fragrance called "Ambush." Which had came wrapped in foil and it's container was a glass tube with screw-on lid. Back then the price was more than reasonable for $1.00. If knew what happen in later years, in search for my Ambush. I would stocked up and bought every last one.
My question to the Dana company Why did your company let this wonderful perfume slip through and later be lost in the shuffle? This was and always will be the Best perfume ever made. They need find the original formula even someone could get a sample like they do with DNA. Why not? It's worth a shot. For all of all who is in search the Original and Best of Ambush of 60's. We must keep this running and spread the word to others what is happening here. If enough of us join together for this cause which need a miracle for a strong comeback. Tell your friends, family and call this # 1-800-822-8547. I know my friends used Ambush and was dismay at they heard from me I couldn't find Ambush anywhere.
I double that thought too to Dana It's a crime what you have done to us women who share the love of fragrance of Ambush. Oh, I'm just starting to make alot of noise cause it's the principal that the original Ambush come back and remains she belongs.
Carol Hawkins |
| posted 08/17/09 by Carol Hawkins |
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I remember the old Ambush quite well, I was "required" to buy my girlfreind a bottle every Christmas. She always smelled great! Follow this link to a good article on the history of the ownership of Ambush and other perfumes. From the sound of this article the chances of getting the old scent back is about the same as buying a 2009 Packard or Studebaker auto.
Http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/New-Dana-Perfumes-Company-Company-History.html |
| posted 09/21/09 by Tom |
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You can find the Original "Ambush" at
Www.thefragrancefactory.com
They have alot of rare hard to find fragrances instock!
Enjoy. Jil |
| posted 11/16/09 by Jil |
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| I feel as if I'm being ambushed by dealers. No one has ambush. This fragrance fell on my lap through my bf mother when I was a teeny. I am 25 now. Ambush is my Lil secret it's my final touch to that perfect date, dress,especially girls night out. I usualy by 3-4 bottles and let them age then wear them. My bf broke my last one now he's usin it in his car as air freashner. I'm gettin married 12/2010 and I want this to be my scent. Please help |
| posted 04/14/10 by Shona |
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| I feel as if I'm being ambushed by dealers. No one has ambush. This fragrance fell on my lap through my bf mother when I was a teeny. I am 25 now. Ambush is my Lil secret it's my final touch to that perfect date, dress,especially girls night out. I usualy by 3-4 bottles and let them age then wear them. My bf broke my last one now he's usin it in his car as air freashner. I'm gettin married 12/2010 and I want this to be my scent. Please help |
| posted 04/14/10 by Shona |
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| I feel as if I'm being ambushed by dealers. No one has ambush. This fragrance fell on my lap through my bf mother when I was a teeny. I am 25 now. Ambush is my Lil secret it's my final touch to that perfect date, dress,especially girls night out. I usualy by 3-4 bottles and let them age then wear them. My bf broke my last one now he's usin it in his car as air freashner. I'm gettin married 12/2010 and I want this to be my scent. Please help |
| posted 04/14/10 by Shona |
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| I feel as if I'm being ambushed by dealers. No one has ambush. This fragrance fell on my lap through my bf mother when I was a teeny. I am 25 now. Ambush is my Lil secret it's my final touch to that perfect date, dress,especially girls night out. I usualy by 3-4 bottles and let them age then wear them. My bf broke my last one now he's usin it in his car as air freashner. I'm gettin married 12/2010 and I want this to be my scent. Please help |
| posted 04/14/10 by Shona |
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| When first inquiring here about the old Ambush of the sixties, someone suggested that I order Canoe for men, as it is nearly identical to Ambush. I had ordered the 'new' Ambush and was so disappointed, as I had longed for that scent for decades. Well, I was really excited when the Canoe arrived. It WAS that wonderful scent! However, I found that if I added a light spritz of the new Ambush over it, I had the original scent in all its glory! Somehow I think when they made the new Ambush, they removed that lovely musky woodsy undertone and left only the florals. I found and ordered Canoe for a very inexpensive price in 1/2 oz. Bottles. I got four of them, have used two of them over a period of almost two years, and have enough to last quite awhile. It shouldn't be hard to find. Google 'Canoe cologne by Dana'. The Dana website might be the place to find the new Ambush, or try 'theperfumery.com'. Good luck! Hope you find it quick and are as pleased as I am! |
| posted 04/14/10 by Patti |
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I have a 1/2 oz. Bottle of original Ambush by Dana from the late 1950s-60s that I am willing to sell. It's the very old one with the white cap and the bottle with three gentle curves on the front of the glass. The label is slightly stained, I would say it is in fair condition. The bottle is 99.9% full - I just tried a tiny drop of it to see what it was like. The top notes are very interesting, almost lemony and it's a very unique and pretty scent. Dries down very musky. I recognize the musks as nitro-musks. They are not used in perfumery anymore, which is why people complain that the musk scents of the 1960s and 1970s don't smell the same today and they can't find anything that compares: it's because there are health concerns surrounding nitro-musks and they were fazed out in the 1980s I believe. So the musks that you find today in fragrances bear very little resemblance to the musks used in previous decades. As a perfect example, I recently scored a bottle of original Chanel No. 5 extrait from the 1940s. My lord, those musks were powerful in the vintage version and bear ZERO resemblance to the Chanel No. 5 parfum extrait that is around today, although Chanel swears the formula is the same. Today's musks just cannot compare.
Anyway, if anyone is interested in purchasing my full 1/2 oz bottle of Ambush, feel free to make me an offer. My email is: karne027@umn.edu......btw, the 0 in my email is a zero not an o. :-) |
| posted 04/30/10 by tourmaline |
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| I have fresh original formula Ambush if interested just email and make sure you put Ambush in the subject line. |
| posted 04/30/10 by angela |
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Hi. I have an antique bottle of Ambush perfume for sale at my website. Never opened. It's in a lovely gift box with original outer box as well. I can't find anything else like it. After reading the praise for Ambuse perfume I myself am tempted to try it. Please visit my website to see pictures.
Check out Leaning Cedars Vintage Goods at my Etsy website |
| posted 06/06/10 by kellie |
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| I am still looking for the OLD AMBUSH....I tried ordering from a warehouse out west but the cologne has been sitting too long. It lost it's fragrance. Why doesn't Dana just simply bring back the old Ambush??? Why did they fix something that wasn't broken?????? |
| posted 07/15/10 by Lynnda |
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Hi Ladies,
OLD Ambush by Dana, can be found (most times) on eBay.
There is a New Version of Ambush which is VILE. I know, because I bought it not long ago - it actually made me ill. It comes in a HUGE Rounded Bottle with the name in Bold Letters
AMBUSH - so beware - it is HORRIBLE. Stick with the Old Ambush - which was sweet and lovely.
Happy Hunting! |
| posted 07/17/10 by Ligeia |
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| I have used the original Ambush perfume since the 70s. When I found out they were taking it off the market, I bought up everything bottle of perfume that I could find. I am down to my last bottle and use it very sparingly. I bought a bottle of the new Ambush when it came on the market and promptly threw it away after trying it one time. It smelled like bug spray on me. I will definitely look into these vintage fragrance companies and call Dana to give them my 2 cents worth. Good luck. |
| posted 06/06/11 by charl loudin |
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| Many of us already have called Dana....hasn't made a difference. I've simply gone on to find another fragrance....actually their Navy is really close. I've also found Neroli at L'Occitane fragrance stores....quite nice in terms of a substitute....not Ambush but for now it's good. Dana took Ambush off the market for whatever reason and never cared that a LOT of people liked it. The New Ambush smells like dish water gone bad. The Ambush available from warehouses does not hold a scent very long. |
| posted 06/06/11 by Lynnda |
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| The original Ambush had copious amounts of obsolete nitro-musks in it. They were banned from perfumes sometime in the late 70s/early 80s...so it is simply not possible for Dana to make Ambush like they used to. The distinctive nitro-musks can no longer be used in perfumery, plus there are many other aromachemicals that were in use at the time but have since become obsolete. Dana can try halfheartedly to approximate Ambush using modern materials...but it will simply never smell the same as it once did because the ingredients in use at the time are no longer available. |
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| Amazing....man can go to the moon and we can send messages around the world in a nanosecond....but we can't have a decent replica of Ambush..... |
| posted 06/06/11 by Lynnda |
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| Argonaut.....what is a nitromusk???? Thanks. Lynnda |
| posted 06/06/11 by Lynnda |
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| Lynnda: Nitro-musks, such as musk ambrette, were synthetic musks that were widely used in classic perfumes. It was discovered that they were somewhat toxic, so they were banned. Many vintage perfumes contained nitromusks and when you compare vintage versions to modern versions you can immediately detect the absence of these nitro-musks. For example, Chanel No. 5: the original parfum extrait was heavy on nitromusks, and although the modern parfum still smells quite similar....the wallop of nitromusks is missing and the difference is noticeable. Nitro-musks had a sexy, animalic smell....more raw and raunchy than the musks used today. |
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