{"title":"Marlou","description":"Free of artifice, and fully devoted to their essences, MARLOU is an auteur of perfumery; independent, emancipated, with a playful tone that teases apart the mold of its own heritage.","products":[{"product_id":"poudrextase","title":"Poudrextase","description":"With a name that combines the French words for \"powder\" and \"ecstasy,\" it's not difficult to imagine what Marlou has in mind with their newest fragrance. But concept alone can't do justice to Pourdrextase; after all, this is Marlou we're talking about here, a line that does one thing- intensely erotic, deeply animalic musk- and does it just about better than anyone. And even if their smolderingly over-the-top previous releases have been a bit too intense for you, we'd strongly encourage you to try again, as Poudrextase explores a duality of skin scents- on one hand, the primal musk, on the other, the fresh powder and minimal florals of expensive cosmetics on clean skin- and the result is Marlou's most wonderfully accessible scent yet. Here, the rice powder is bright and fresh, almost citrussy, and the dried rose just delicately sweet enough to smooth out the funk of the animalics, which retain every ounce of the full-bodied carnality of Marlou's previous gems. It's very much a portrait of skin in full- the proper and the profane, the clean and the dirty. We're entranced.","brand":"Marlou","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":46717757817153,"sku":"76302","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1ml spray","offer_id":50658717106497,"sku":"76302_S","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6138\/3745\/files\/76302_882666b9-8ab5-43ec-8526-10def1ef2a70.jpg?v=1754968793"},{"product_id":"ambilux-by-marlou","title":"Ambilux","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmbilux is ambiguous only in the sense that it is puzzling that a list of largely plant-based spices, resins, and florals adds up to something so unapologetically animal. The first blast has our eyes rolling back in pleasure: a thickly furred musk redolent of warm animal, dripping tallow candles, and the salty skin of a loved one. That there are new perfumes out there that dare to challenge the great Muscs Khoublai Khan and Musc Tonkin is a pleasant surprise. Although Ambilux is quite different to these perfumes, it possesses the same earthy, no-holds-barred sensuality and a texture that is distinctly retro in its velvety thickness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe creator intended for this perfume to reflect the unique olfactory fingerprint we all carry, our own personal aroma, imprinting onto others as we touch, kiss, and make contact. But like its distant progenitor, L’Air de Rien, it also captures the smells of our nest: dusty spaces, books, pots overflowing with flowers, and old wood.  Despite the listed notes, what we predominantly pick up is a warm, oily sheep’s wool nuance – waxy and lanolin-like, deeply inviting to the touch. Costus root is what gives the perfume its arousing animal fattiness, but it is used subtly here, woven into the other notes for an effect that is intimate but not uncomfortably close. The sweet, slippery feel of the woolen musk is cut with a bright, almost briny ylang note, aerating the heart with a salty breeze. In the drydown, castoreum gives us nuances of dry, smoky tobacco and leather. Ambilux captures all the grimy intimacy of our own bodies, our loved ones, and the crawl spaces of our inner sanctum: it’s sexy, but also comfortable and elegant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--\u003cb\u003eUpdate: \u003c\/b\u003eAmbilux is a new version of the beloved 50ml d'Ambiguite, made a bit lighter, warmer, and more wearable while retaining all the animalic sensuality of the original.)--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marlou","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":46717758210369,"sku":"76301","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1ml spray","offer_id":50658694791489,"sku":"76301_S","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6138\/3745\/files\/76301.jpg?v=1754969370"},{"product_id":"corpalium-by-marlou","title":"Corpalium","description":"\u003cp\u003e“According to the inspiration of every day, discoveries and travels, I collect materials, prepare macerations and infusions. I order new extracts. This allows me to make first mixes to define blends to work with. These become the skeleton of a project that I propose to a perfumer. A prolific dialogue then takes place with perfumer Stéphanie Bakouche over several months to develop a extraordinary formula– on based on high quality raw materials that require long maceration periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe initial idea was to work around the iris pallida and in particular to start from the roots that I harvested several years ago, which give off a particularly carnal scent. I initially wanted to treat the iris for its earthy aspect of root rather than bring it to a floral blend, an earthy side that will very quickly go to a leathery animality. First mixes were made with ambrette and fenugreek, assembling these three very dry smells could form a coherent block that brings the iris to the animality by going to the smell of nuts and hay. On the other hand, it seemed interesting to me to place this block in an equestrian universe with notes tobacco, castoreum and carrot seed that play well in this sense. Stephanie came to bring something sharper to the roundness of my initial chords. Texas cedar came to bring a certain transparency, and especially complexity to the earthy side of the perfume. Finally Stephanie has added head and freshness to the whole notably with materials like angelica.” – Briac founder of Marlou\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marlou","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":46717759390017,"sku":"763003","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1ml spray","offer_id":50658801484097,"sku":"763003_S","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6138\/3745\/files\/763003_c6bd71a9-d624-4e62-9ef9-3c88821068cd.jpg?v=1754967142"},{"product_id":"carnicure-by-marlou","title":"Carnicure","description":"\u003cp\u003eWow. Carnicure is one naughty little kitty. In case you’ve been looking for it, Carnicure is the sweet spot between the ferocious dirtiness of Serge Lutens Muscs Kublai Khan, the smutty florals of Kiehl’s, and the milky innocence of Helmut Lang EDP. In other words, this one is not only gorgeous, not only elegant, but above all exceedingly sexy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brief flash of flowers - orange blossom and violet – set the mood for passion, and before we know it we're lying on a massive bed piled high with animal pelts in front of an open fire in an ancient castle. The deep, civety funk of the fur mingles with the smells of desire- salt, sweat, skin, and human fur. But an echo of the sugared flower petals and milky sandalwood still glows through the haze of musk, gently suggestive of the comfort of a lovers' bathing ritual. Innocence lost, and then regained – over and over again. This right here is the smell of human intimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--\u003cb\u003eUpdate:\u003c\/b\u003e Carnicure is a new and improved version of the L'animal sauvage, slightly reworked to deliver a newly focused base that incorporates touches of vanilla, sandalwood, ambergris, and labdanum. It's slightly less fruity than the original, but its deeply sensual spirit is unchanged.--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marlou","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":46717760176449,"sku":"76300_R","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1ml spray","offer_id":50658681094465,"sku":"76300_S","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6138\/3745\/files\/76300.jpg?v=1754969780"},{"product_id":"doliphor-by-marlou","title":"Doliphor","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn order to define a niche fragrance house in an ever more crowded market, creative control is a must. Early releases need to be painstakingly shepherded through concept and development to ensure that they shape a strong, identifiable brand that will resonate with the sophisticated and demanding niche community. But for the few houses dedicated, talented, and lucky enough to achieve this success--what comes next? How does a house maintain their hard-earned identity while still breathing fresh life into their creations? Perhaps, if that identity is distinctive enough, the next big thing will simply find you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat, at least, is the story of Doliphor, the creation of an extraordinarily talented young perfumer named Emma Lehaut who pitched the fragrance to Marlou as a perfect match for their lineup of sensual, animalic fragrances. When they sampled it and agreed, the house's first \"Publishing Project\" was born: a scent perfectly suited for the line but not originally conceived in-house, and a showcase for young talent in a world where reputation often plays an oversized role. Described as \"skin in a bottle,\" Doliphor is the scent of a lover left throughout a home--the traces of human musk left on a worn shirt on the bedroom floor, a used bath towel, a strand of hair between the bristles of a brush. Milky, musky, warm, and intimate, it's a perfect Marlou scent...perhaps even more so when you consider that Marlou didn't commission it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marlou","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":50654172250433,"sku":"763004","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1ml spray","offer_id":50654172283201,"sku":"763004_S","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6138\/3745\/files\/763004.jpg?v=1754966094"},{"product_id":"heliodose-by-marlou","title":"Heliodose","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second collaboration with renowned perfumer Stéphanie Bakouche, Héliodose is the culmination of a long held vision of a uniquely Marlou floral, one that explores the naturally animalic side of flowers. After copious research and experimentation, Marlou and Stéphanie found inspiration in the sun-kissed tiare flower, also known as the Tahitian gardenia--a richly fragrant flower that combines delightfully tropical sweetness with a lushness made all the more compelling for its subtle undercurrent of indole, the natural component of white florals responsible for heady, dirty, animalic sensuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTiare is featured front and center and its skankier, muskier elements are accentuated with a burst of green galbanum and pure indole. It is abundantly clear that Héliodose is a Marlou soliflore through and through, albeit one where the aforementioned skankiness is balanced with a lovely honeyed natural sweetness that evokes the classic Monoï oil (tiare soaked in coconut oil) beloved throughout Polynesia. The results are, for lovers of animalic florals, quite simply perfection--a unique floral that showcases both the sunny and sultry sides of tropical paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marlou","offers":[{"title":"50ml","offer_id":50654190731585,"sku":"763005","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1ml spray","offer_id":50654190764353,"sku":"763005_S","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/6138\/3745\/files\/763005_dc52675c-8572-4065-9502-280155376fea.jpg?v=1754965874"}],"url":"https:\/\/checkout.luckyscent.com\/collections\/brand-marlou.oembed","provider":"Luckyscent","version":"1.0","type":"link"}