L'Eau d'Ambre
EDP · 1978
Olfactive Profile
amber · resinous · warm spicy · woody · vanilla
Notes
The composition
Composed by Jean Laporte. A feminine fragrance for autumn & winter.
Scent Profile
the whole accord- amber
- resinous
- warm spicy
- woody
- vanilla
Scent Profile
The fingerprint.
Performance
Wearable in
Main accords
Signature Moodboard
The world this scent lives in.
Sacred, cold smoke, stone vaults.
Textures
- — Cold stone
- — Resin tear
- — Smoked silk
- — Beeswax
- — Honeyed resin
- — Warm wool
Materials
Frankincense · Limestone · Brushed pewter · Labdanum · Benzoin · Brass
Atmosphere
The room
Empty cathedral at the end of vespers
Weather
The air
Fog at dawn, 5°C
Interior Design
Monastic
Stone walls, beeswax candles, a single icon
Season
Autumn · Winter
Wears best in autumn and winter.
City Match
Rome at six in the morning
Also at home in Kyoto, Mount Athos, Vienna.
Literary Match
Endō — Silence
Silence — Endō · The Cloud of Unknowing — Anonymous
In one line
L'Artisan Parfumeur
L'Eau d'Ambre — sacred, cold smoke, stone vaults.
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Available samples.
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