💮 46. Amouage Existence – Review & Samples

“The Peace of Wild Things”
by Wendell Berry

When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

Some fragrances feel like more than scent—they feel like stillness, like a pause in the rush of things. Existence by Amouage is one of those perfumes. As I revisited Wendell Berry’s poem The Peace of Wild Things, I was struck by how closely its quiet reverence mirrors what I feel when wearing this fragrance. Both offer a soft veil from the noise of the world—a moment of luminous calm and grounding presence.

I’m deeply inspired by Berry’s words. His poem captures something I feel when I wear Amouage Existence—a return to stillness, to presence. Like the poem, this fragrance evokes a quiet surrender: the gentle clarity of lily of the valley and rose, the luminous breath of frankincense, the tender grounding of resins. Existence wears like a soft veil between you and the world—calm, radiant, and expansive, like standing near water at dawn, when the mind finally lets go and begins to feel peace.

💮 Explore Amouage Existence:
Luxe Samples and a Luxe 10ml travel Spray (the perfect gift). Always wrapped in eco-conscious materials, for an artful unboxing experience. 

With care,
🕊 Flor at Nectar Atelier