![]() ![]() When Mandy Aftel has worked her magic on it, the result is a beautiful fragrance called Antique Ambergris.Īnimalic perfumes are big these days. It was hard to believe that this lump of odourless rock could ever be made into a covetable fragrance, but it remains one of the most prized ingredients in perfume. She composed a recreation of this extraordinarily nuanced smell as a perfume for a friend and now releases it for all to enjoy. At her Aftel Archive of Curious Scents, the most cherished of all perfume smells is a hundred-year-old bottle of Antique Ambergris by Dodge & Olcott. From this leviathan of sources comes ambreine, that which gives ambergris its characteristic complex and appealing scent. The fragrance, presented in an elegant silver case, is an homage to one of perfume's most intriguing and storied components: ambergris. Portia Turbo, Australian Perfume Junkies Lightly salted chocolate covered caramel, woodiness, resins and amber all combine like a sheer gourmand. There's a lot more going on here than the animalics. This will fully fit the animalic cravers yet anyone who is terrified of that won't be overwhelmed. Presented in a handmade silk pouch in your choice of orange or purple.Īnimalic, chocolatey, earthy and rich yet light as a feather. Made from one ounce of sterling silver, it holds 1/4 oz. Our 1.5" square handmade compact was designed by Mandy Aftel to fit well in the palm of your hand. Aged cypress absolute - jammy sweet, warmth of the forest Antique civet - animalic, tender, floral, multi-layered Antique ambergris - amber, warm, round, sweet, marine, woody Gorgeous on its own, it can also be layered over or under any other perfume to extend it and add shimmer. The creamy texture of solid perfume is the perfect medium for Antique Ambergris, where its opulent and extravagant lusciousness, filled with warmth and life, is worn close to the body. ![]() And coumarin weaves its powdery air-brushed texture throughout. It is an aroma of the finest tonality: shimmering, ambery, animalic and transcendent! Because I used both antique civet and antique ambergris in this perfume, there are many phantom notes you can smell that come from the mysterious locking together of these complex aromas, along with some aged cypress. Ambreine is the chief source of ambergris' volatile compounds, and needs to mature from 1-3 years to develop its full and balanced fragrance - just imagine when it has matured for 100 years! It is also the favorite of my best friend Becky, and I wanted to make a solid perfume for her that smelled like it. The most-beloved scent by visitors to the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents is my sui generis bottle of hundred-year-old Antique Ambreine from Dodge & Olcott.
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