Ormonde Jayne
Ormonde Jayne
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A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Pink pepper ignites first with a bright, almost peppery bite, immediately backed by the jammy density of blackcurrant absolute. Cardamom and coriander seed layer in with warmth, whilst bergamot cuts through like fresh air through a spice market. The effect is simultaneously sparkling and dense—fresh yet slightly gourmand.
The composition settles into a creamy, almost powdery centre as orris butter emerges, transforming the initial brightness into something softer and more sophisticated. Freesia and lily of the valley add a cool, slightly soapy elegance, whilst the rose absolute and violet provide a classical floral base without ever dominating. The green accord strengthens here, lending an herbal, slightly resinous quality that prevents any excess sweetness.
Iso E Super and cashmeran create a warm, skin-like base that melds seamlessly with oakmoss and opoponax—the composition becomes increasingly woody and earthy, almost contemplative. Sandalwood and musk provide a creamy underpinning that lasts, though the overall effect is decidedly intimate and close to the skin rather than projecting outward.
Evernia arrives as a study in restraint—a fragrance that whispers rather than declares. The opening salvo of pink pepper and blackcurrant absolute creates an unexpectedly tart, almost jammy quality, immediately tempered by cardamom's warm spice and bergamot's citric snap. This is a woody-dominant composition (100% woody accord), yet it never surrenders to the heavy cedar-smoke aesthetic you might expect. Instead, the orris butter in the heart acts as a creamy pivot point, softening the spice's edges whilst the freesia and lily of the valley introduce a cool, almost soapy cleanliness—the kind you'd find in high-end linen rather than florals run amok.
What makes Evernia peculiar is its refusal to be entirely feminine despite its rose, violet, and jasmine core. The oakmoss and opoponax ground everything in something distinctly earthy and slightly resinous, preventing the florals from ever becoming cloying. There's a green thread (88% green accord) running throughout—not green tea, but rather the slightly bitter verdancy of freshly crushed herbs meeting damp moss.
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