Un Bel Amour d’Été, an eau de parfum from Parfum d’Empire released in 2024, was composed by Marc-Antoine Corticchiato. The house describes it as a carnal, solar floral born from the memory of a summer love: a round, milky gardenia at its heart, a magnolia essence, champaca absolute and ylang, over a base of Madagascar vanilla, Indian sandalwood and ambrette.
One signed reading: writing for ÇaFleureBon, Danu Seith-Fyr finds in it the memory of a first summer love, carnal and innocent at once, carried by gardenia, magnolia and champaca and warmed by cumin and turmeric, and gives it the highest praise.
What critics say
Danu Seith-Fyr, ÇaFleureBon
Danu Seith-Fyr reviewed Un Bel Amour d’Été in April 2024 for ÇaFleureBon, on a bottle gifted by the house. The review followed meetings with Marc-Antoine Corticchiato at the Esxence fair, during Paris Perfume Week and at his Paris studio.
Danu Seith-Fyr finds in it the memory of a first summer love, with its carefree freedom, carnal and pure at once. The fragrance strikes the reviewer as a true crush, a passion that never quite fades.
The bouquet feels intoxicating: a gardenia accord worked by the perfumer to heighten its sensuality, a full-blown magnolia, champaca and an unctuous ylang-ylang. Cumin and turmeric warm the skin, like a rising blush.
A creamy vanilla and sandalwood carry these flowers to a sense of fullness. Danu Seith-Fyr judges it deeply erotic, a summer fragrance par excellence, gives it the highest praise and predicts it will rank among the best releases of 2024.
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