Ambre Gris
Balmain · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2008
≈ $58 · 100ml · approx. retail
Ambre Gris (2008) by Guillaume Flavigny is a warm, spicy oriental-woody amber built on myrrh, incense, and tonka over a rich ambergris-benzoin base. It reads as a subtler, more restrained take on the ambery-oriental genre than many of its niche contemporaries.
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French · 10 in collection
Guillaume Flavigny is a French perfumer for Givaudan who trained at ISIPCA and the Givaudan Perfumery School and won the Prix International du Jeune Parfumeur Createur in 2002. He is known for composing avant-garde and designer scents for houses such as Comme des Garcons, Balmain and Valentino.
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