When we think of beauty brands that truly honour their botanical roots, Yves Rocher remains on our list. Founded in 1959 in the small village of La Gacilly, France, the namesake founder built his legacy on the belief that nature holds the answers to beautiful skin and scent. Long before green beauty became a movement, the company was cultivating its own botanical gardens and formulating plant-based products with sustainability at heart.
It’s latest perfume, Bouquet Ambré Eau de Parfum is part of its heritage of accessible, nature-driven luxury scents.
Warm and glowing, on first spritz the fragrance feels like golden sunlight on bare skin. The parfum opens with notes of bitter orange, a sparkling citrus that smells fresh, juicy and slightly tangy, providing an instant bright scent. Wafts of elegant iris, soft and powdery with velvety jasmine blooms soon move forward adding a sense of refinement and depth. Notes of incense bring a creamy, resinous warmth, anchoring it all for a subtle, sensual finish.
“Wild flowers gracefully blend with jasmine and noble iris, wrapped in a creamy incense veil that is both mysterious and highly addictive,” add the fragrance’s perfumers Nadège Le Garlantezec and Guillaume Flavigny.
Captured in a sleek and softly curved glass bottle, the sunlit juice’s overall effect is luminous and enveloping. Minimal yet sophisticated, the notes blend seamlessly together creating a scent that’s as comforting as it is confident and chic.
Yves Rocher Bouquet Ambré Eau de Parfum, $69.95 for 100ml, available online at www.yvesrocher.ca and at Yves Rocher stores.
