Un Air d'Apogee
Regular price $ 195.00Somehow both airy and deep, Un Air d'Apogée is a perfect warm tobacco fragrance enriched with velvety suede, cedar, labdanum and honey. A shop favorite.
From Maison Violet
Un Air d'Apogée is a discovery, an exception, a phenomenon. Its leathery notes and vibrant mimosa blend elegantly with waxy, warm and aromatic tobacco, and are illuminated by a radiant and generous iris absolute. Brazilian tonka bean lends peppery, spicy and incisive facets to an enveloping and textured base of soft and nourishing honey. A novel fragrance, with an addictive leather-suede accord unlike any other, where tobacco dances a subtle ballet with woody notes, culminating in a multi-dimensional fragrance that defies definition.
Formerly known as Apogée, the perfume originally appeared in 1932 under the direction of Marc-Aaron Rehns. Apogée was one of the last signatures of the House before its first disappearance. Its most notorious form of bottle was that of an Inkwell with a bakelite stopper. In the various advertisements used at the time, peacock feathers were represented.
Perfumer
Nathalie Lorson
Notes
anise, sage, honey, mimosa, cedar, Balkan tobacco, leather, labdanum, ambrox
FYI
Created in Paris and produced in Switzerland.
Shipping & Fulfillment
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| Order type | Order total | Shipping method | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample-only & Sample Sets | N/A | USPS Ground Advantage* | $5 |
| Standard shipping | Under $75 | USPS Ground Advantage* or UPS Ground** | $10 |
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| 3-day shipping | Any | UPS 3-Day Service | Variable |
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Returns
We do not accept returns of perfumes, simply because perfumes can't be resold once they've been opened and used. We encourage you to order samples before purchasing full bottles of perfume. And here's the good news — with every sample purchased, we'll send you a coupon code that allows you to redeem the cost of the sample and sample shipping if you buy a full bottle of the fragrance you tried (in other words, you get $10 off).
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This was a blind buy. Im giving 4 stars for the fragrance and 5 stars for the Company. Smells a lot like a few others i already have in my collection. A slightly boozy cherry with minimal lasting power. On me anyway. A good fall winter scent but you may need to carry the full bottle with you to reapply. But for that price for 50ml i expect it to last longer that 1-2 hours. Id prefer 7 virtues cherry ambition. A cherry scent that lasts! But ministry of scent has quick shipping and free samples! Love them and look forward to doing more business with this company!
I don’t normally like a floral fragrance, wapscially one that’s marketed on the more “powdery” side, but I’m obsessed with this. It’s such an elegant scent and the florals in it are more creamy than anything. This would be a good casual everyday fragrance or a good one for a date night! It also lasted through a 6 hour shift which was pretty impressive projection.
Very soft, ethereal and feminine. Almost has a touch of wine to it, for me, like white grapes. For the price this scent is a steal. Not too complex but definitely very layered.
Blind sampled this and oh. my. word. I have since purchased the 100 mil and this will become a new staple.
This is amazing, just got the samples, look forward to wearing it to work to test out longevity.