g.a.d.Extrait de parfum
AmbreFumé
Amber resin, oud and a thread of smoke. It starts the way the materials arrive: in a walnut box.
The box
Open it
slowly
Oiled walnut, brass hinges, a lid that takes its time. The flacon ships in it, and the box stays on the shelf long after.
The resins
Amber, in
its rough form
Labdanum and benzoin arrive like this: sticky, uneven, smelling of warm stone. We melt them down for the base instead of using a ready amber accord.
The flacon
Heavy glass,
a ribbed cap
Thick rounded glass that holds the colour of the juice, and a ribbed metal cap that closes with a click.
The notes
Smoke first,
amber after
TopBirch smoke, pink pepper, saffron
HeartLabdanum, benzoin, frankincense
BaseOud, ambergris accord, vanilla
