Stories of Love Soleil Passion
Soleil Passion opens with pomegranate and wild strawberries, the fruit notes tart and bright rather than sweetened, mandarin adding a citrus warmth before the water lily and rose heart takes over with a clean, solar floral quality. Alain Alchenberger positions the rose in the center of a composition that reads summer light rather than afternoon shade, lily of the valley threading through with a freshness that keeps the bouquet airy. Ambergris and sandalwood in the base warm the whole composition without adding density, musk giving the drydown a skin-close softness that lasts.
Why We Carry This
The Bastide garden that inspired the Stories of Love collection is a real place, and Alain Alchenberger's treatment of its pomegranate and wild strawberry notes makes Soleil Passion feel grounded rather than generic. The water lily and rose heart is genuinely solar, and the ambergris base gives it warmth that carries through an afternoon.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Bergamot, Mandarin Orange, Pink Pepper, Aldehydes
Heart notes: Rose, Jasmine, Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang
Base notes: Amber, Vanilla, Sandalwood, White Musk
Character
Accords: Floral, Sweet, Amber, Warm Spicy, Powdery, Vanilla
Perfumer: Martine Micallef
Launched: 2021