Ambergris from the collection of Mandy Aftel©
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Mandy Aftel archive of Curious Scents ©
Although she hadn’t planned on composing a new solid after the award-winning Velvet Tuberose, Aftelier Perfumes Antique Ambergris was inspired by her bottle of hundred year old Antique Ambreine from Dodge & Olcott which is a favorite of the many visitors to the Aftel Archive Curious Scents. For Aftelier Perfumes Antique Ambergris, Mandy wanted to make a solid perfume for her friend Becky 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! The 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 absolute. And coumarin weaves its powdery air-brushed texture throughout."
Aftelier Perfumes Antique Ambergris©
The creamy texture of solid perfume is the perfect medium for Aftelier Perfumes Antique Ambergris, 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. Aftelier Perfumes Antique Ambergris solid perfume case is designed by Mandy Aftel by hand from an ounce of sterling silver. This elegant square case is the perfect size and shape for the palm of your hand.
Selected Notes for Aftelier Perfumes Antique Ambergris:Antique ambergris – amber, warm, round, sweet, marine, woody; Antique civet – animalic, tender, floral, multi-layered; Aged cypress absolute — jammy sweet, warmth of the forest; Coumarin –powdery softness
Via Mandy Aftel and my own Synopsis
Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief (who is saving to buy Aftelier Perfumes Antique Ambergris for her dear friend)