Ambre Soie
Armani/Privé · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2004
≈ $290 · 100ml · approx. retail
A warm, spicy amber opening with aromatic anise and ginger before settling into cinnamon and clove over soft patchouli. It wears close and silky, a cozy oriental with gentle bite rather than heaviness.
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Swiss · 54 in collection
Christine Nagel is a Swiss perfumer who has been the sole in-house perfumer and director of olfactive creation at Hermes since 2016, succeeding Jean-Claude Ellena; before Hermes she trained at Firmenich and created acclaimed work for Narciso Rodriguez, Dior and Jo Malone London.
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