Un Bel Amour D‘été • Parfum d'Empire

$75 ~~$150~~ In stock

House Parfum d'Empire
Released 2024
Perfumer Marc-Antoine Corticchiato
Fragrance Family Floral
Notes champaca, ylang-ylang, vanilla, santal, gardenia, cumin, magnolia, turmeric

Description The rare and exotic tropical cousin of magnolia, champaca, lends the balsamic, jasmine-y, oily lavishness of its absolute to this mirage of floral flesh. Blond vanilla from Madagascar conjures golden skin. The essence of Indian sandalwood intensifies the creamy sensation of this vahine's bouquet. Precious ambrette, a vegetal musk, sheds its light on silky sand.

Carnal and solar, this perfume blooms on skin in a searingly sensuous evocation of an unforgettable, beautiful summer love.

"First loves, secret loves, forbidden loves...

As I was honing a gardenia and magnolia accord, suddenly the scent of my beautiful summer love came back to me. I thought I'd lost it, but though my love story only lasted one season, its fragrance had marked me forever.

So, I dove into this unctuous, suntanned note, imagining a summer of love on the beach. Moments of passion, as madly intense as they can be when you are young. When you have the incredible luxury of being carefree. Of feeling that everything is possible, boundlessly. Before you understand, much later, that what you experienced was un bel amour dété, a beautiful summer love."

Marc-Antoine Corticchiato

Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Jacob R. ★★★★★ Sep 8, 2026

I keep coming back to the champaca note—it’s creamy and floral without turning powdery on my skin, and the sandalwood base anchors it for hours. The ylang-ylang adds just enough sweetness to make it feel like a warm summer evening. My only hesitation was the cumin, but it’s subtle, adding depth rath

Zoe J. ★★★★★ Sep 7, 2026

The turmeric gives it this warm, almost savory twist under the florals that I keep sniffing my wrist for hours. Champaca and gardenia are lush but not cloying, and the santal base makes it feel expensive without shouting.

Owen ★★★★★ Sep 1, 2026

I’m a sucker for florals that don’t feel like a grandma’s sachet, and the turmeric note here gives it this warm, almost savory twist that keeps me sniffing my wrist all day. The champaca and gardenia are lush but never cloying, and the vanilla-sandal dry-down lasts for hours without turning powdery.