The New Oakmoss Fragrance ~ Niche Perfumery

Ormonde Jayne, the British niche perfumery that is the brainchild of Linda Pilkington and the creative mastery of perfumer Geza Schoen, has been in the premium perfume business for over 18 years, gathering the choicest ideas in perfume making and infusing artisanship and technical artistry into a true luxury product. Linda’s goal has always been one of attending to a sophisticated luxury that would appeal to a customer after detail. From her wonderful eponymous woody fragrances for men and for women respectively (with the ingenious inclusion of hemlock, who had thought of that up till then?), to her armchair pirate Four Corners of the World collection, the line’s fragrances unite a very contemporary sensibility with old-world glamour, also reflected in the location of the Royal Arcade at Old Bond Street, where the Ormonde Jayne boutique staff caters to customers after that special touch.
 

Ormonde Jayne flagship boutique nestled in the heart of Bond Street
 

Evernia prunastri is Latin for oakmoss, the aromatic extraction that has been so bemoaned for being rationed in contemporary compositions due to IFRA regulations.  The material grows on oak trees and conifers across the Northern Hemisphere and is then transported to Grasse, where it is cleaned and extracted into an absolute. Evernia by Ormonde Jayne is a modern take on a classic and is in keeping with the brand’s gender-free philosophy.

The overall impression of the new fragrance is of soft interlacing flowers; lily, freesia, orris, and violet, fanned with the unmistakable aroma and tenacity of oakmoss, which helps anchor the scent for a long, long time. “The sign of a good perfume is when it smells extremely good on your clothes the day after you have worn it as a happy reminder,” Linda clarifies.

Moroccan rose adds sweetness, and from cardamom comes an intense wave of spice. Cashmeran, sandalwood, and musk give Evernia its underlying softness and sensuality. Wear Evernia on any occasion when you want to feel at your alluring best!

Edition 2021

HEAD

CASSIS ABSOLUTE, SICILIAN BERGAMOT, CARDAMOM, PINK PEPPER AND

CORIANDER SEED

HEART

ORRIS BUTTER, LILY OF THE VALLEY, FREESIA, JASMINE, VIOLET, AND MOROCCAN

ROSE ABSOLUTE

SOUL

OAKMOSS, CASHMERAN, SANDALWOOD, MUSK, OPOPONAX, AND ISO-E-SUPER

Ormonde Jayne fragrances are housed in simple, elegant flacons made of thick glass, placed inside the brand’s signature mandarin and ebony boxes. The fragrances are available in Eau de parfum concentration and made-to-measure parfum, the concentration of which is selected by the customer. Select fragrances from the line are also presented as scented candles, body creme, body lotion, and bath oil.