camille goutal
Editor’s note pending — every credited perfumer eventually gets a written profile here.
The compositions
Ambre Fétiche
Amber Fétiche opens with a resinous haze—labdanum and styrax create a smoky, almost tarry sweetness that feels ancient rather than cozy.
Nuit et Confidences
Nuit et Confidences opens with a brief flare of pepper and citrus before settling into something much softer.
Encens Flamboyant
Encens Flamboyant opens with a bright jolt of pink pepper that quickly gives way to the perfume's true subject: incense in all its facets.
Myrrhe Ardente
Myrrhe Ardente opens with a resinous warmth that's immediate and enveloping—benzoin and tonka bean create a sweet, balsamic haze rather than discrete notes.
Ambre Sauvage Absolu 2020
Ninfeo Mio
Ninfeo Mio opens with petitgrain and galbanum — a combination so green and slightly bitter that it smells like a place rather than a product.
Les Nuits d'Hadrien
The opening is surprising: basil arrives bright and herbal, almost minty, cut with the creamy sweetness of ylang-ylang.
Mandragore Pourpre
Mandragore Pourpre opens with a rush of mint and anise that feels both medicinal and strangely ancient, like walking into an apothecary stocked with dried herbs and dusty glass bottles.
Nuit Etoilee
Duel
**Duel** opens with the sharp, bitter-green snap of petitgrain—more aromatic than citrus, almost medicinal in its clarity.
L’Ile au Thé
Rose Pompon Eau de Toilette
Rose Pompon is built on contrast: a tart, darkly fruited opening of raspberry, black currant, and pink pepper against a heart that is nothing but rose — a single note given room to breathe.
Un Matin d'Orage
Un Matin d'Orage opens with a striking ginger bite—crisp, almost electric, like stepping into humid air before a storm breaks.
Chat Perché
Vent de Folie
Le Mimosa
Quel Amour!
Quel Amour opens with pomegranate and peach that register as bright but muted, like fruit seen through frosted glass.