Re: - Ambrette

[Guest guest]

hi ,

> For example Ambrette Seed - i know is a base note,

> fixative thats

> musky. Might be handy to say whether people think

> its a worthwhile

> purchase?

i thought i'd chime in on this one because it's

something i have been immersing myself in recently and

i adore it. (that, and it's fun to try to put scent

into words!) i have a co2 and an absolute. i prefer

the co2 to the abs, though i like to blend them

together.

to me, it has a soft haunting floral note behind the

animal musky tones that weaves itself between the

other oils in a blend and seems to outlast the musky

bit. i mean haunting as in ghostly - something that

you only notice when you aren't looking for it-out of

the corner of your eye, you turn to see and it's gone,

but it comes back again when you turn away - " what is

that smell? wait, no, it's gone now...oh!, There it

is- what is it??? " - that kind of haunting. the

" floral " aspect is the dusty dry kind you might smell

in the attic going through your great grandmothers old

boxes and accidentally brushing against some dried

flowers she tucked in a book- you can't really

identify the scent anymore but it somehow still says

" flower " . well, maybe " flower & time " - i think if the

passage of time had a scent it would be that aspect of

ambrette.

on top of all of that, it still manages to be languid

and sensual without becoming cloying, crass or

overbearing.

so yes, i think it is more than well worth playing

with, and is something i would rather not live without

(given the option).

sorry to go on so, (obviously) i love the smell...

:-)

~kerri

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