D'Orsay Nous Sommes Amants MD EDP

Description

Nous sommes amants. M.D. is Bertrand Duchaufour’s take on skin-to-skin love, a woody-spicy fragrance meant to feel like two people who share an intense connection just beneath the surface. Juniper berries, bamboo and pink pepper open crisp and green, resting on a single palo santo heart, before sandalwood, leather, musk and ambergris close it out. That “second-skin” quietness puts it closer to Duchaufour’s intimate work for L’Artisan Parfumeur than his louder Amouage compositions.

Scent Character

• Woody (sandalwood, cedar): 28%
• Spicy (black & pink pepper): 23%
• Fresh (juniper, bamboo): 22%
• Sweet (ambergris): 16%
• Woody & Smoky, oud-accord facet (Cypriol Oil / Nagarmotha): 11%

Translation: a green, peppery opening settling into palo santo, leather and sandalwood. The oud-like facet comes from Cypriol Oil (Nagarmotha), an oud-substitute material, not true agarwood.

Fragrance Pyramid

Top: Juniper Berries, Bamboo, Black Pepper, Pink Pepper

Heart: Palo Santo

Base: Sandalwood, Virginia Cedar, Leather, Musk, Cypriol Oil (Nagarmotha), Ambergris

Performance

• Longevity: Strong, roughly 7–9 hours
• Sillage: Moderate to strong
• Projection: 2–3 ft for the first hour, then settles to arm’s length

Best Occasions & Season

• Fall and winter
• Evening and special occasions
• Unisex

Concentration & Provenance

Eau de Parfum
Perfumer: Bertrand Duchaufour
House: D’Orsay (founded 1830, revived 2015)
Launched 2022, part of the “Initials” collection.

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FAQ

Is Nous sommes amants M.D. for men or women?
Unisex. Built as an intimate, “second-skin” fragrance meant to be shared.

Is there real oud in it?
No true agarwood. The smoky-woody facet comes from Cypriol Oil (also called Nagarmotha), a material commonly used as an oud substitute.

How loud does it wear?
Moderate to strong, with genuinely long 7–9 hour longevity, but the character is intimate rather than announcing itself.

What does “M.D.” stand for?
D’Orsay hasn’t disclosed it. The initials refer to an identity from Alfred d’Orsay’s love letters that the house keeps deliberately unrevealed.