Lunar ReverieOriental Amber Extrait de Parfum

Lunar Reverie by Reinvented is a unisex oriental amber perfume extract. The house conceived it around moonlit reverie, that suspended state between consciousness and dreams, and built it on a contrast between light and shadow.

A house that refuses to tell its story

Reinvented says almost nothing about itself, and that is a deliberate choice: its website names neither a founder, nor a perfumer, nor a year, nor a country. It defines itself with a single sentence, placed at the very top: “Reinvented is the essence of life, the primal act where mind, energy, emotion, soul, and body are inseparable, and where each defines the other”. Its invitation is four words long — see beyond the tangible. The entire collection is in perfume extract, in 75 ml, each creation is presented as genderless, and the house classifies its perfumes not by collection but by olfactory profile: amber, citrus, earthy, floral, fruity, gourmand, oriental, powdery, spicy, woody.

An opening of bergamot, saffron, and cardamom

Bergamot brings luminous freshness, saffron a golden and slightly leathery spiciness, cardamom an aromatic note. Three ingredients, and an immediate tension that the house claims: fresh citrus on one side, the warmth of spices on the other.

A heart of plum, licorice, cinnamon, and white tea

Plum brings a dark and velvety fruitiness, licorice its very particular sweetness, cinnamon its warmth. Faced with these three rich ingredients, white tea brings transparency and air: it is what prevents the heart from becoming heavy. The result is at once sweet, spicy, and delicately smoky.

A base of amber, suede, incense, tonka bean, and musk

Five ingredients for the longest part of the perfume. Amber gives warmth, tonka bean an almond-like roundness, musk the softness of skin. Incense rises gently through the composition and brings a dry smoke, while suede lays down a smooth and tactile leather.

The house's approach

The announced contrast is not an image: it is written in the formula, layer by layer. At the top, luminous bergamot against warm saffron. In the heart, white tea — an ingredient usually found in fresh perfumes — placed in the middle of plum and licorice, the darkest notes of the composition. At the base, amber and sweet musk against smoky incense. It is this back-and-forth between light and shadow that gives Lunar Reverie its character that is both comforting and enigmatic.

For whom, for what occasions?

For those who love oriental ambers and want them crafted in chiaroscuro rather than in sweet softness. It is a perfume for cool seasons and evenings, with the longevity of an extract and a deep sillage. Lunar Reverie Reinvented will appeal to those seeking an amber that does not look like the others.