Nose: Delphine Thierry
Notes according to Fragrantica: “Top notes are Grapes, Elemi resin, Wormwood and Bergamot; middle notes are Raspberry, Sichuan Pepper and Bulgarian Rose; base notes are Incense, Precious Woods, Dark Chocolate and Amber.”
Year: 2016
I bought this after admiring it in sample form for over a year. It was a treat buying it more than most fragrances I purchase for some reason.
It’s arguably one of the most beautiful fragrances I think I’ve ever smelled. But that’s my opinion.
It’s this Art Nouveau, warm, spicy, extremely well composed resinous Amber Floral. A resinous Art Nouveau fragrance? Yes. I think it is.
It smells like Christmas tea time in a warmly lit old mansion. Wood. Tea. Spices? Spiced tea? Or something citrusy and spicy? A fireplace. Drinking. Mulled wine? Something dark and blue-lighted and cold outside. Fur? Wool? A cigar? What else? It’s extremely beautiful.
And a much as I feel it’s an excellent winter fragrance on a rainy June day in 2024 in Minnesota it’s exquisite too.
Projection and longevity are moderate, in my experience.
Keen to Cross the Pond 
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