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✦ AMBER ATTAR - The Warmth of Ancient Resins ✦
✦ AMBER ATTAR - The Warmth of Ancient Resins ✦
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✦ AMBER ATTAR - The Warmth of Ancient Resins ✦
Amber is one of the oldest and most universally beloved scents in the world of perfumery. Warm, rich, sweet, and enveloping, it has been used for thousands of years across Arabia, Persia, India, and the Mediterranean as a fragrance, an incense, and a symbol of luxury and comfort. Amber Attar captures this timeless warmth in a pure, alcohol-free perfume oil of exceptional depth and longevity.
It is important to note that perfumery amber is not derived from fossilised tree resin (the amber found in geology) but is instead a rich, warm accord traditionally built from labdanum (a dark, aromatic resin from the cistus plant), benzoin, vanilla, and other warm resins - a combination that has been at the heart of oriental perfumery for centuries.
THE SCENT PROFILE
Amber Attar opens with a soft, warm sweetness - immediately comforting and familiar. As it settles on the skin, layers of dark resinous depth emerge, with a honeyed, balsamic richness that is both grounding and luxurious. The sandalwood base adds a creamy, woody smoothness that carries the amber warmth throughout its long life on the skin.
- Scent Character: Warm · Sweet · Resinous · Balsamic · Honeyed · Creamy · Woody
- Fragrance Family: Oriental / Resinous / Balsamic
- Longevity: Long-lasting - typically 7-12 hours on skin
- Projection: Soft to moderate - warm and enveloping
- Mood: Comforting · Sensual · Grounding · Luxurious
ORIGIN & PRODUCTION
Amber Attar is crafted in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh - India's historic perfume capital, with an attar-making tradition stretching back over 400 years. The warm resinous materials are carefully blended and distilled over pure sandalwood oil using the traditional deg-bhapka method of hydro-distillation, recognised by UNESCO as part of India's intangible cultural heritage. No alcohol, no synthetic fixatives - only the finest natural resinous materials and time.
HOW TO WEAR & USES
- Personal Fragrance: Apply to pulse points - wrists, inner elbows, neck, and behind the ears. Amber Attar is a beautifully versatile fragrance, equally suited to everyday wear and special occasions. It deepens and sweetens on the skin over time, producing a warmly personal scent.
- Meditation & Wellbeing: Many find the warm, enveloping character of amber deeply comforting and settling, making Amber Attar a popular choice for meditation, yoga, and moments of quiet self-care.
- Fragrance Layering: Amber Attar is an outstanding base note and one of the most versatile layering fragrances available. It adds warmth, sweetness, and depth to virtually any other fragrance - particularly rose, oud, jasmine, sandalwood, and citrus scents applied on top.
- Seasonal Wear: The rich, warm character of Amber Attar makes it particularly well suited to autumn and winter wear, though its versatility means it can be enjoyed throughout the year.
- Gift Giving: A universally appealing and deeply luxurious gift for fragrance lovers, anyone who enjoys warm oriental scents, or those new to the world of traditional attar perfumery.
AVAILABLE SIZES
- 1ml Sample - supplied in a 5ml glass rollerball bottle. Recommended for those new to Amber Attar before committing to a larger size.
- 5ml - supplied in a 5ml glass rollerball bottle.
- 10ml - supplied in a 10ml glass rollerball bottle
- 30ml and 50ml - supplied in glass amber bottles with inbuilt dropper and tamper evident cap
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Perform a patch test on a small area of skin before full use, particularly if you have sensitive skin or fragrance sensitivities.
- For External Use only. Avoid contact with eyes and mucous membranes.
- Keep out of reach of children and pets.
- If pregnant or nursing, consult a healthcare professional before use.
- Store upright in a cool, dark place away from direct sunlight and heat.
- Allow the oil to fully absorb into the skin before contact with clothing, as attar oils may stain certain fabrics.
IMAGE NOTICE
The main listing image is for display and illustrative purposes only. The secondary images do represent the bottle supplied.
