AMBRE SABA, By Sophie Labbé

This is a delightful, seamless melding with balsamic incense punctuated by vibrant, fresh pink pepper. The pink pepper communicates the message of peace the Queen of Sheba brought to King Solomon with her offering from the riches of Yemen.

This scent also spotlights the treasures of perfumery and an iconic flower: jasmine—in this case Arabian jasmine—with its orange and green facets but also its sensual and animalic notes, in combination with a mineral ambergris accord that is sharpened with black pepper essence.

The mysterious notes of the legendary ambergris are revived in the modern ingredient Ambroxan with its musky, spicy notes. Even a raw material that has been used since the dawn of perfumery can be associated with innovation through the use of a captive molecule invented by biotechnology and considered a natural product: Dreamwood, with its sandalwood effects. The warmth of the incense flows into a soft, sweet vanilla absolute. It is a magic of contrasts.