Ormonde Jayne · 2006
Osmanthus
sunlit floral citrus water with musky vetiver
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Osmanthus by Ormonde Jayne is a Floral Fruity fragrance for women and men. Osmanthus was launched in 2006. The nose behind this fragrance is Geza Schoen. Top notes are Pomelo, Artemisia and Pimento; middle notes are Osmanthus, Water Lily and Jasmine Sambac; base notes are Musk, Vetiver, Cedar and French labdanum. Osmanthus is a cheerful and romantic fragrance of spring. This beautiful plant with white flowers, which smells sweet and gentle, is widely used in garden landscaping, as well as in tea in east Asia (China and Japan). Juicy and cheerful notes of pomelo and sweet plant davana (sort of artemisia), with a bitter nuance of pimento transform into a heart full of moist white petals. The heart blooms with jasmine and osmanthus absolute, its fruity and fresh nuance is accentuated with an aquatic note of water lily. White flowers rest on an elegant base made of woody and musk notes (cedar, labdanum resin, vetiver and musk). The fragrance is available in eau de parfum or Made to Measure Parfum for which the customer selects the concentration, a solid perfume compact, bath and body products and candles.
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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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