Ex Nihilo
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Coriander seed bursts forward with almost savvy harshness, cutting across bergamot's brightness like someone has added black pepper to Neroli. The Italian citrus never dominates—instead, it serves as a luminous counterpoint to the spice's grainy warmth, suggesting Mediterranean herb markets rather than bright citrus fruit.
Nutmeg emerges with creamy, slightly musty sweetness whilst Egyptian geranium introduces a whisper of green fermentation and leafy intimacy. The composition pivots from crisp-spiced to warm-spiced here, with that geranium preventing the nutmeg from tipping into gourmand territory; instead, the interplay creates something almost peppery-floral, deeply sophisticated.
The amber and tonka establish themselves as a creamy, resinous foundation, but the cedarwood and sandalwood assertion keeps sentimentality at bay. What lingers is less "cosy amber" and more "aged wood-and-incense," with subtle woodiness dominating the final hours—a scent that has shed its opening brightness entirely, settling into contemplative, almost smoky warmth.
Amber Sky arrives as a deliberate collision between spice-merchant warmth and resinous depth—Olivier Pescheux has crafted something that feels simultaneously crisp and enveloping. The coriander seed and Italian bergamot open with an almost savoury character, avoiding the predictable citrus-sweetness trap by leaning into the spice's peppery, slightly musty grain. What elevates this beyond straightforward aromatic territory is how the nutmeg and Egyptian geranium anchor themselves in the composition: the geranium brings a subtly green, slightly fermented edge that prevents the nutmeg from becoming bakery-soft, whilst that same spiced warmth pulls the geranium away from floral prettiness.
The base is where Amber Sky reveals its true personality—a generous amber accord (52% weight in the fragrance's DNA) merges with tonka bean's creamy vanillin richness, but the cedarwood and sandalwood refuse to be mere supporting players. Instead, they create a woody-resinous scaffold that keeps everything from collapsing into caramel softness. This is an amber that smells like aged wood and incense smoke rather than dessert. It's contemplative rather than celebratory; intellectual rather than sensual in the conventional sense.
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