FRAGRANCE FAMILY: AMBRÉE
World-famous makeup artist and beauty expert Terry de Gunzburg has long been a lover of fragrance and Terryfic Oud effortlessly captures the world of heady glamour she inhabits.
Conjuring an air of the mysterious Orient, this is a modern way to wear amber with a distinct nod to an opulent past. Imagine intricately embroidered silk gowns edged with beaded tassels and perfectly made-up ladies reclining languidly on velvet chaise-lounge as their admirers pay them court, perhaps…
Composed in Grasse by perfumer Jean-Michel Santorini, the opening is surprisingly fresh, with a sparkling character of bergamot perfectly balancing the smokey agarwood (oudh), then diving into a softly powdered light iris and red berry bouquet at the heart. In truth, for us, it’s all about that base – a resinous, woody yet gently rounded, smokey dry-down that almost seems infused with milk – plumply cushioning all the notes that have gone before it, and leaving a warm tingle of an amber trail that should have your own coterie of admirers advancing…
Terry de Gunzburg Terryfic Oud £135 for 100ml eau de toilette
Buy it at Harrods
