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Ambre Noir

Dusky labdanum is at the heart of this rich and sultry scent, with cedar and sandalwood in the base and subtle deep rose weaving between the woods. Accents of smoky agarwood, light incense, dry vetiver, and soft leather complete the composition. For those who enjoy the dark side of amber.

Perfumer's Comments: I love labdanum and wanted Ambre Noir to highlight it. Working with labdanum resin is a delight to the senses: it's a thick golden resin with a wonderful musky, woodsy, amber scent and is beautiful after it is diluted with alcohol and filtered. I held the vanilla in Ambre Noir to a minimum and added interest and complexity to the labdanum with incense, moss, leather, and woods. I wanted the darkest, richest, smoothest woodsy amber with incense and a hint of leather.

Notes: Labdanum absolute, amber, rose, olibanum, myrrh, vetiver codistilled with mitti, oakmoss absolute, aged Indian patchouli, Texas cedarwood, sandalwood, castoreum. High in natural ingredients, this is a dark, rich scent for men and women.

Cistus ladaniferus

Labdanum absolute is a thick, resinous substance with a sweet, earthy, musky, woodsy aroma. It’s a component in most amber accords and is wonderful in the base of orientals, chypres, and woodsy fragrances. The absolute is very different than the essential oil from the same plant, Cistus ladaniferus.

The labdanum in Ambre Noir is exceptionally fine with a rich, delicious scent and long-lasting drydown; it gives this perfume a beautiful rich amber color.

Vetiver essential oil, from the plant Vetiveria zizanoides, has a woody, earthy, rooty aroma with some subtle green nuances. The vetiver in Ambre Noir is codistilled with mitti to enhance the earthy notes of the vetiver; mitti is baked mud collected from rivers and ponds and codistilled with other naturals to add an earthy depth.

bundled vetiver roots

one oz bottle