AU COEUR DU DÉSERT

Three sprays last me a full workday and then some, which is rare for a perfume in my collection. The ambergris gives it this salty, almost skin-like warmth that shifts beautifully over the coriander and dry spice.

The dry spice and aged patchouli blend so smoothly with the ambergris that it feels less like a perfume and more like a memory of warm stone at dusk. I've worn it three days straight and the 50ml bottle barely shows a dent, which is exactly what I want from an extrait.

The sillage on this extrait is unreal—one spray on my wrist and I kept catching warm amber and coriander hours later. It's dry and dusty in the best way, like a leather pouch that’s been carried through sand.