Areej Le Doré
Areej Le Doré
119 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The yuzu and bergamot arrive with genuine sparkle and juice, whilst white ambergris immediately softens their edges into something creamy and diffuse. Mandarin orange leaf adds a slightly green, slightly waxy undertone that prevents the citrus from becoming purely radiant.
Propolis sweetness mingles with magnolia's cool florality as oud and frankincense emerge from beneath like architectural supports, resinous and vaguely temple-like. Patchouli and Texas cedar anchor everything, creating a woody-resinous bed upon which the sweeter, slightly animalic middle notes rest with surprising elegance.
Castoreum's subtle skin-scent warmth mingles with myrrh's bittersweet resin whilst saffron provides a peppery edge against vanilla's creeping sweetness. What remains is intimate rather than projective—a scent that lives close to the body, balancing incensory depth with amber-tinged comfort.
Aquilaria Blossom announces itself as a citrus fragrance with considerably more architectural ambition than its opening suggests. The yuzu and bergamot emerge bright and assertive, but they're almost immediately shadowed by something deeper—that white ambergris note lending a creamy, almost spectral quality to the citrus accord, as though the fruits are being viewed through frosted glass rather than in clear daylight.
What makes this composition genuinely compelling is how it refuses to settle into the cheerful citrus-and-florals territory you might expect. The Malaysian propolis enters the picture with a subtle, almost medicinal sweetness, creating an unexpected tension with the magnolia's delicate floral gesture. Then comes the oud—not the smoky, leather-tinged oud of many niche fragrances, but something more resinous and ceremonial, working in concert with frankincense to build an almost incensory foundation. The patchouli and Texas cedar ground this middle passage, preventing the composition from floating away into pure florality.
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