The whimsical scent called eau des merveilles french for water of wonders has been described as surprising refreshing and magical eau des merveilles has notes that include elemi bitter orange italian lemon indonesian pepper and pink pepper theres also what the house calls an ambergris accord plus woody notes including oak cedar vetiver balsam of peru and tears of siam unlike most fragrances which traditionally only reveal woody and ambery notes at their base eau des merveille