Top Notes 
Russian pine
Bergamot
Cardamom
Heart Notes 
Clove
Irish white ambergris
Nutmeg
Tonka bean absolute
White champaca
Jasmine sambac
Ylang-ylang
Base Notes 
Labdanum
Nagarmotha
Oakmoss
Opoponax
Violet leaf
Orris root
DrB1414
281 Reviews
DrB1414
4
A complex, clean ambergris perfume
Like most Areej le Dore perfumes, this one only improved for me and got better and better with time. I must say that I do prefer this version over the first one, as the white ambergris in here is very prominent, while it felt more dormant with the original one. Also, I prefer Atlantic Ambergris over Baikal Gris (the other ambergris-centered perfume from the house) by a large margin.
The perfume is incredibly complex, going through three main stages in the classic top-heart-base perfume structure while combining different genres in one work. It has some Fougere qualities, some Chypre ones, as well as some Oriental ones. The canvas for the entire composition is the white ambergris, which smells incredibly clean, oceanic, salty, and mineral, with a very delicate and mesmerizing profile, as this variety has. And if you are looking for an ambergris-centered perfume, this is hard to top, especially since you will be entertained with much more.
The opening is spicy and juicy. I get bergamot, cloves, and cardamom but also a faint ylang-ylang at this stage already, lending an exotic, fruity-like quality to the opening. Pine is listed as a top note but I don't get that yet. It feels cool and a bit old-fashioned because of the heavy clove, but also very aromatic and warm from the cardamom. The heart unfolds floral facets, that almost feel bubble-gummy at times, as I usually might perceive the combination of ylang-ylang and certain jasmine varieties, and here I also get the pine. Floral and woodsy. In the base, there's warmth given by the resins and earthiness from the moss. It almost feels chewy here, the combination of myrrh, labdanum, and oakmoss. The oceanic minerality is always present, in the background.
A perfume of many colors, facets, and flavors, spanning various genres but always staying true to the main ingredient, ambergris.
IG:@memory.of.scents
The perfume is incredibly complex, going through three main stages in the classic top-heart-base perfume structure while combining different genres in one work. It has some Fougere qualities, some Chypre ones, as well as some Oriental ones. The canvas for the entire composition is the white ambergris, which smells incredibly clean, oceanic, salty, and mineral, with a very delicate and mesmerizing profile, as this variety has. And if you are looking for an ambergris-centered perfume, this is hard to top, especially since you will be entertained with much more.
The opening is spicy and juicy. I get bergamot, cloves, and cardamom but also a faint ylang-ylang at this stage already, lending an exotic, fruity-like quality to the opening. Pine is listed as a top note but I don't get that yet. It feels cool and a bit old-fashioned because of the heavy clove, but also very aromatic and warm from the cardamom. The heart unfolds floral facets, that almost feel bubble-gummy at times, as I usually might perceive the combination of ylang-ylang and certain jasmine varieties, and here I also get the pine. Floral and woodsy. In the base, there's warmth given by the resins and earthiness from the moss. It almost feels chewy here, the combination of myrrh, labdanum, and oakmoss. The oceanic minerality is always present, in the background.
A perfume of many colors, facets, and flavors, spanning various genres but always staying true to the main ingredient, ambergris.
IG:@memory.of.scents
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