Description
In Ambre Stone, a juicy burst of bergamot takes an autumnal and sensual turn with the earthy addition of patchouli, rich sandalwood with a hint of indolic jasmine. But it’s real ambergris that takes this scent to a whole new level, sprinkling the composition with that ingredient’s inimitable fairy dust, adding warmth, coziness, and sensuality like the golden light of an autumn sun on a picturesque summer scene.
Due to its rarity and cost, ambergris (grey amber), the aged and oxidized exudate from a whale??at once sweet, earthy, marine and animalic??is largely found in synthetic form in perfume. But this almost mythic ingredient is in a 5% dose in Ambre Stone, adding a dreamy sensuousness to the edges of the fragrance’s brightness.
As with all ingredients sourced by L’Atelier Français des Matières, the lump of ambergris is first selected from a trusted partner. Then, Jean Philippe Paris, AFDM’s scientific director, processes the ambergris for around six months into a tincture or infusion, until it is deemed, along with the evaluation of perfumer Antoine Lie, to be ready to use. Ambre Stone, by the time it dries down, is a skin scent of voluptuous beauty that will have you inhaling yourself with abandon.
