Ormonde Jayne · 2002
Champaca Eau de Parfum
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Mixed
fresh floral steam with green tea, softly creamy
Scent Notes
Floral
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About This Perfume
Champaca by Ormonde Jayne is a Floral fragrance for women and men. Champaca was launched in 2002. The nose behind this fragrance is Geza Schoen. Top notes are Bamboo, Neroli and Pink Pepper; middle notes are Champaca, Freesia and Rice; base notes are Green Tea, Musk and Myrrh. Champaca is a variety of magnolia with fragrant yellow flowers, widely cultivated and highly valued in India. Its creamy, sweet aromas inspired Linda to create this elegant, intimate scent with notes of aromatic rice and green tea. Neroli, pink pepper and airy bamboo open the composition and lead to the heart where Champaca absolute reigns. Its fragile beauty is accentuated by fragrant Basmati rice notes and freesia. The base features myrrh, musk and green tea. The fragrance is available in eau de parfum or Made to Measure Parfum for which the customer selects the concentration, bath and body products and candles.
Concentration
Eau de Parfum
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Ormonde Jayne is a London-based niche perfumery known for a distinctive perfumer's palette, cardamom, oud, black hemlock, tolu balm, and a heavily unisex catalogue. The 19 live pieces on Scendira average .95, are almost exclusively unisex (17 of 19), and split evenly across Fresh (4), Gourmand (4), Woody (3), Warm & Amber (3). Prices span $124.99-$285 (average $174), solid niche-band. Standout live pieces: Nawab of Oudh Intensivo ($205.99,.59, green cardamom tea with rose and oud), Ormonde Elixir ($280,.24, smoky cedar oud with green florals and spiced haze), Montabaco ($226,.20, aromatic bergamot tea with tobacco suede), Arabesque ($149.09,.07, spicy berries and saffron on musky oud) and Tolu ($150,.06, floral-sweet incense glow with soft powder). The house is a considered choice for cardamom, tobacco-suede and oud tuned toward the aromatic-woody rather than the sweet-oriental.
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