Les Ombres Fantastiques A.R.

Les Ombres Fantastiques A.R. from D'ORSAY, released in 2020, is a soft woody fragrance with vetiver, iris and clean musk. Wood is the defining impression for everyone who describes it, a sizeable minority notice musk, and smaller groups mention spice, flowers and citrus.

Bergamot and cardamom give the opening a bright, slightly bitter citrus and a cool, aromatic spice. The heart brings cyclamen, a fresh, watery and slightly green floral note, and iris, cool and powdery. The base is woody and clean: vetiver, including Haitian vetiver, gives a grassy, earthy and slightly smoky depth, cedar, including Virginia cedar, a dry, pencil-like crispness, sandalwood a creamy smoothness and white musk a soft, laundered finish.

Unisex in spirit, it suits people who prefer quiet, polished woods that sit close to the skin. The name means fantastic shadows, and the profile works year-round, for the office, daytime and calm evenings. Those who enjoy vetiver and cedar fragrances with a powdery iris touch should find it understated and elegant.

Les Ombres Fantastiques A.R. — unisex fragrance by D’ORSAY (released 2020). Notes: Bergamot, Cardamom, Cedar, Cyclamen, Haitian Vetiver, Iris, Musk, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Virginia Cedar, White Musk. — Parfica open fragrance database