Fragrance / 2018Antique Ambergris by Aftelier is a Aromatic Aquatic fragrance for women and men. Antique Ambergris was launched in 2018. The nose behind this fragrance is Mandy Aftel. The fragrance features Ambergris, Coumarin, Civet, Vanilla and Cypress. "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. It is also the favorite of my best friend Becky, and I wanted to make a solid perfume for her that smelled like it. 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 an aroma of the finest tonality: complex yet balanced and harmonious, with notes of damp moss-covered forest ground, exotic wood and spices, faded flowers, ancient cathedral incense, warm animal musk, and ocean air. 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. And coumarin weaves its powdery air-brushed texture throughout. The creamy texture of solid perfume is the perfect medium for Antique Orientalgris, where its opulent and extravagant lusciousness, filled with warmth and life, is worn close to the body. Gorgeous on its own, it can also be layered over or under any other perfume to extend it and add shimmer." - a note from the brand.
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