In the half-light of a starry night, the Moon suddenly lips into the Earth’s shadow: a new icon is born. From the light of the stars, darkness gradually transforms to light and the moon takes on a flamboyant red shade that illuminates the sky with its spectacular gleam. An unforgettable natural phenomenon: the luna eclipse.

Guerlain Director of Perfume Creation, Delphine Jelk has interpreted its magical atmosphere in an amber fragrance, full of contrasts.

Fragrance Notes: Ambre Samar offers skin a shimmering amber accord with warm nuances of frankincense and ambergris. Paired with vanilla and a strikingly realistic honey note, it’s enchanting and delicately gourmand. At the heart of the enveloping dark notes, the mysterious frankincense floats with the sea-air, full of minerals and musky undertones.

Exceptional Ingredients: A legendary ingredient in perfumery, ambergris is one of the most precious components in the world due to its rarity; its supply depends largely on chance… It is a substance naturally secreted by sperm whales in the form of a block that floats in the sun for many months, sometime even years before washing up on the shore, where it is collected by human hand. Drifting at the whim of the tides, through action of antioxidants combined with sea water and sun, it develops its incredibly previous scent over time, with differing animal, honeyed or sea-air notes depending on the aggregates.

“Ambre Samar is a homage to the flamboyant light that illuminates nature during a night of red moon. A Chiaroscuro amber perfume that radiates sensuality.” – Delphine Jelk, Guerlain Director of Perfume Creation

Launching exclusively in the Middle East in April, ahead of worldwide launch in May.