Most people have never smelled real ambergris. Most perfumers haven’t either. What they’ve smelled is ambroxan — a synthetic compound designed to replicate the key aromatic molecule in ambergris, without being anything close to the real thing. And most fragrances marketed as amber have nothing to do with ambergris...
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Natural vs. Synthetic Perfumes: Why Small-Batch Attars Are Worth the Investment
Natural vs. Synthetic Perfumes: Why Small-Batch Attars Are Worth the Investment There is a question I get asked fairly often: why pay more for a natural attar when there are perfectly good synthetic perfumes available at a fraction of the price? It’s a fair question, and it deserves an...
