Amber with smoke in it. Resin, not syrup.
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The notes
Heart
Smoke · Woods
the first hours
Base
Amber · Balsam
the rest of the day
Character
The story
Amber as the old perfumers meant it: dark resin with woodsmoke through it, balsamic rather than sweet. Reads like a leather chair in a warm room.
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