Eau de Parfum

A subtly metallic, peppered beginning gives way to a more resinous heart and powder accents. Elegant, quaint, unnerving, the perfume settles down and sinks into the skin, becomes one with and gives voice to the flesh, warms the pores, exudes once more. A waxen, oily appearance emerges, softly saline. Then, sweeping in from scorching sands, drops of sun spring forth to wither the everlasting desires, those which cling to the secretions of the flesh in exultation, in the throes of passion aroused by this fleeting and mortal existence.

This 2017 release from Marlou is a continuation of the visionary brand’s exploration of polarizing animalics. One of the most common responses to this body of work is, “At first I hated it, but I kept going back and now I’m obsessed.” Perhaps a part of this experience is that Marlou questions the notion that fragrance should mask things like the smell of dirty skin. We’ve come a long way from the age of the unwashed Victorians. Trust, dear reader, if you can open your heart to your inner animal, and to the use of exquisite materials like costus (a flower with a dirty and sensual root note remnicent of unwashed hair) Ambilux is waiting to take you for a ride.

NOTES

cumin
pink pepper
incense
ylang ylang
castoreum
costus
herbal notes

NOSE — Briac Frocrain

France, 2017

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