Bel Ambre Jacques Fath 2016

Despite my preference for the world of "high fashion" and the luck of being able to accompany many of the well-known couturiers since the sixties, I must admit that Jacques Fath was only known to me on the periphery.
That had to change, because alongside Christian Dior (who doesn't know him?) and Pierre Balmain, Jacques Fath is also one of the most influential designers of post-war Haute Couture.
So I started to dig around and was well rewarded for it:
As a self-taught individual, Jacques Fath had developed his extraordinary eye as the foundation for his later success through regular visits to museums and exhibitions and studying contemporary literature and magazines.
I can imagine that this "food for the eyes and senses" surely brought him much joy.
He certainly did not suspect at the time that he was laying the groundwork for receiving the "Fashion Oscar" in 1949.

This man impressed throughout his life with his elegant appearance, was full of temperament and charm.
Very generous, full of life, and equipped with an infallible sense of beauty and luxury, he knew what women dreamed of and implemented this knowledge in his eponymous company.

This company later employed leading designers as students and employees, such as Hubert de Givenchy (just think of the wardrobe for the ethereal Audrey Hepburn), Guy Laroche, and Valentino Garavani.
Names that are also known to us through their dreamy fragrance creations.
The beautiful Margaretha Ley, the later founder of the label "Escada," was one of the top models of the house of Jacques Fath.
It is certainly worthwhile to delve deeper into the life and work of this true artist.

"Chasuble," his first perfume, was released in 1945, and by 1950 the company "Parfums Jacques Fath" was founded. Thus, even today, his name stands for beauty and sophistication in the realm of perfumes and guarantees continuous new creations in this field.

"Fath's Essentials - Bel Ambre" carries so much classic elegance and grace that I initially estimated it to be much older; I would place it at the latest in the "heyday" of radiant fragrances, the seventies and eighties.
My surprise was complete when I read the year of release.

"Bel Ambre" opens with a very beautiful bergamot nuance, underlined by the freshness of lemon.
Black pepper, not too sparingly dosed, immediately brings a certain fire to the fragrance; the juniper berry adds an attractive spiciness. - Everything complements each other very well already here!
Iris butter - aha, what there is! - adds the fine scent of a surely brightly blooming iris.
Caraway spices with a slight glow, and a bit of jasmine and tuberose surely also belong to the so-called "white flowers" in the local pyramid.
The light fire evoked by the top note is already flickering quite vividly in my senses.
The famous "spark" has already jumped: "Bel Ambre" is now beginning to shine!
Thus, the leather note (which is usually a bit critical for me) harmonizes well with the previous scent progression; it is refined and "spiced up," gaining depth.
Vetiver grounds pleasantly, and a musk-laden embrace leads to the radiance of the golden amber; the climax of this fragrance creation.

Even I can enjoy this for several hours; I would gladly wish that the fire that "Fath's Essentials - Bel Ambre" has ignited in my senses would last longer.
Unfortunately, "the Spark in my Bonfire Heart" (to quote the latest song by James Blunt that has been swirling in my head for hours) fades rather quickly.
That is a real shame!

And yet, the acquaintance with this fragrance is one that I do not want to miss.
It is so beautiful, so vibrant for me; I would be sorry if this beauty had passed me by!
So I thank Angelliese here for the generous sample.

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A quick note on my own behalf:
I had to read today that the perfume comments here are intended for the analysis and representation of personal scent perceptions and not to share anecdotes and "little stories."
Serafina asked some time ago, even in a blog, for tolerance; I would like to join her request.