Âme Du Coeur
Ame du Coeur opens with an accord of extraordinary density: blood orange, grapefruit, pink and black pepper, ginger, cypress, cardamom, and elemi together in an opening that Nadege Le Garlantezec controls through material balance rather than restraint. Rose threads through both the opening and the heart, connecting the spice-citrus top to the guaiac wood and cacao mid-stage. Akigalawood in the base gives the composition a mineral-spiced depth, tonka bean and vetiver adding warmth and earthen quality that the dense opening earns. This does not open gradually. It arrives entire.
Why We Carry This
The density of Ame du Coeur's opening is a deliberate statement by Nadege Le Garlantezec: this is a 2024 Oriental Spicy that commits to complexity without apology. The akigalawood-vetiver base gives the whole composition a structural seriousness that matches the ambition of the opening, and the rose thread connecting top to heart is the compositional intelligence that holds it together.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Bergamot, Pink Pepper, Aldehydes
Heart notes: Rose Absolute, Jasmine, Labdanum, Iris
Base notes: Amber, Sandalwood, White Musk, Vanilla
Character
Accords: Floral, Rose, Amber, Powdery, Sweet, Musk
Perfumer: Nadège Le Garlantezec
Launched: 2018