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.
Ambre Stone Fragrance Notes
Ambergris infusion, Indonesian Patchouli oil, Egyptian Jasmine absolute late crop, Moroccan Neroli oil, Indian Sandalwood oil, Italian Bergamot oil late crop
