Ormonde Jayne is a boutique brand with a chic boutique store in London. Frangipani was designed by Geza Schoen in 2003 (who is the same nose behind Molecule 01)
Reading the description of this perfume and it's ingredients which include frangipani (obviously) tuberose and jasmine we were expecting to smell this and our noses to be bombarded with a big floral scent, but we were slightly taken aback when we received something very different - it's a much more delicate, gentle, uplifting aroma.
White flowers can so often offer such a heady and heavy scent that we sometimes find perfumes based on those totally overwhelming. This aroma has a delightful and very beautiful citrus element (courtesy of this week's aroma - linden blossom) that cuts through the floral scent, reminding us of walking through a garden after a rainstorm, where the flowers are heavy with rain drops and their scent is fresh and lively.
This perfume, we would suggest, is perfect for a summer scent - the citrus offering a light and zesty opening which cuts into the floral and holds it back somewhat.
As we sit here smelling various parts of our arms that we have spritzed, we are expecting the floral to come through but in all honesty we are struggling to describe this as a floral perfume. Don't get us wrong - we really are loving it, it's just not what we expect.
Perhaps this perfume is the perfect example of not judging a book by its cover (or a perfume by its list of ingredients!).
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