Ámbar del Sur
Ámbar del Sur
12.75 Oz / +55 hours of burn time.
Ámbar del Sur is inspired in the relatively unknown and anonymous ambergris trade in Patagonia during the XVIII and XIX Centuries. A powerful amber oceanic fragrance, Ámbar del Sur epitomizes the amber fragrance classification.
Before the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, European ships had to navigate the treacherous Cape Horn to reach port towns like Punta Arenas, Valparaíso, Iquique and Acapulco, and stopped along the shores of Patagonia to replenish. During those stops, passengers disembarked and had the opportunity to trade with the local indigenous people.
It is unknown whether the ambergris commerce was significant, but pieces of ambergris from this region made it to history's pages, and what inspires Ámbar del Sur are visions of peoples of different backgrounds comingling around a roaring fire, with the smells of the ocean, pelts, herbs and burnt resins permeating the air.
Ámbar del Sur owes its stunning brick color to keeping its natural ingredients in their original colors, and the addition of vegetable and mineral dyes. It has a strong diffusion power, and it is a wonderful winter fragrance, capable of scenting your entire home. Ámbar del Sur is made with precious ingredients, in a house-created concentrated perfume formula.
Ámbar del Sur is classed as an amber marine aromatic fragrance. More on the amber perfumery classification here.
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Scent Pyramid
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What Makes It Unique
What Makes It Unique
Materials And Components
Materials And Components
- Hybrid wax of vegetable origin.
- 100% Cotton core wick.
- Fragrance blend with botanical and synthesized materials.
- Luxury gift box and vessel upcycle instructions.
- Optional is an exotic Guayubira wood, Patagonula americana lid carved out of sustainably sourced, felled trees from South American rainforests.
Dimensions
Dimensions
Candle: 86 mm Ø x 95 mm H.
Box: 107 mm L x 107 mm W x 118 mm H.
Care Instructions
Care Instructions
- Trim the wick up to 1/8” before each use. Pick out any burnt wick remains from the melted wax before it cools off with a teaspoon or other utensil.
- Place on a heat-resistant surface and rotate often for an even melt, watch for drafts from windows or AC units.
- To avoid tunneling, always burn to a full pool of melted wax. This candle size develops a full pool at approximately 3 hours of constant burning.
- Keep away from children, pets and drafts.
- To upcycle your vessel, look for instructions in the next drop down menu, or the scent-flyer included in the box.
Other Scents In This Collection
Other Scents In This Collection
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
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Ámbar del Sur Inspiration
I created Ámbar del Sur gathering some of the most precious ingredients in my library.
Yes, currently amber is a trendy aromatic profile. But amber as an accord, has been around for a few centuries.
Ambergris is a substance regurgitated by sperm whales that solidifies while it's floating in the ocean. It has the consistency of pumice stone, and the smell of the ocean. More than 400 different molecules can be found in its makeup.
For centuries found in the shores of Northern Europe, Africa and India, Ambergris was also occasionally traded in the XVIII and XIX Centuries along points of the Patagonian shores, when passengers of transoceanic trade and exploration vessels would stop to replenish supplies, on their voyage around Cape Horn, all of this, before the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914. Passengers would comingle with indigenous and natives, trading utensils brought from Europe, and ambergris stones collected by the natives made their way to the pages of history.
Ámbar del Sur revives these stories, infused with precious essential oils, resins, ambergris and castoreum reconstitutions, and some rare distills hauling from India.
When I burn it at home, it diffuses through the entire house and it lingers for hours. It is a fav of some friends during the holidays, and now I am making it available to everyone who wants to smell what ambergris smells like.
RHR
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