Blonde Amber

Scent Profile

Top notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Cardamom, Grapefruit

Heart notes: Rose, Jasmine, Labdanum, Amber

Base notes: Amber, Sandalwood, Vanilla, White Musk

Why We Carry This

Clive Christian's willingness to use tuberose at full material quality rather than as a diluted accord is what distinguishes Blonde Amber. The benzoin-amber base has the kind of warmth that develops over hours of wear rather than flattening within the first hour. For clients who want a floral that commits.

Character

Accords: Amber, Floral, Warm Spicy, Sweet, Powdery, Woody

Perfumer: Vincent Ricord

Launched: 2022

Blonde Amber opens with cardamom and bergamot warming the orange blossom before the tuberose arrives in the heart, and here Clive Christian's material quality becomes immediately apparent: this is not a safe, diffusive tuberose but one that has the waxy, slightly narcotic quality the flower actually possesses. Jasmine and ylang-ylang build the floral density further before amber and benzoin pull everything into a warm, resinous base that sandalwood extends with genuine creaminess. Rich, unapologetic, built for rooms that can hold the volume.