Lucie Loves… Fragrance // A journey down The Silk Avenue with London-based Perfumer Ormonde Jayne and a Zoom chat with Founder, Linda Pilkington [review – gifted items] — Lucie Loves

Ormonde Ladies – Eau de Parfum notes

• HEAD

  Cardamon, coriander and grass oil

• HEART
  Black Hemlock, violet and jasmine absolut

• SOUL

  Vetiver, cedar wooden, amber and sandalwood

 It was in the course of the dialog, accomplished over Zoom (because of the restrictions put in place because of the loathsome Coronavirus) that I obtained to know extra about Linda and her journey into fragrance.

Because it seems, Linda and I are literally from the identical neck of the woods! Small world, eh? Initially hailing from Altrincham, which is traditionally a part of Cheshire (the place I’m from), she’s a pure entrepreneur and counts an ice-cream parlour with home-made flavours, that she owned in South America, as certainly one of her early explorations into style and scent. 

Linda started life as a Perfumer, and has some nice shoppers to name her personal, together with the fabulous Blakes Lodge – what occurs at Blakes, stays at Blakes… or so the saying goes! Her very first shopper – a good friend, who knew her for with the ability to create beautiful room sprays – labored for Chanel as a Wonderful Jeweller. He requested her to create a bespoke perfume for one of many Chanel jewelry shops and the remaining is historical past! Ormonde Jayne perfumes, that are nonetheless impartial – having resisted the urge to promote to greater corporations – can now be discovered at 200 factors of sale internationally, together with the Grand Dames of Department shops; Harrods, Selfridges & Co and Fortnum & Masons.

Certainly one of her hottest signature fragrances, Isfarkand, was truly created as a present for her husband’s thirtieth birthday. However folks beloved it a lot, that she determined to promote it as a perfume in her boutique – with a splash of pink pepper, to essentially make it sing! Plenty of folks speak about their expertise of carrying it!

Isfarkand – Eau de Parfum notes

• HEAD
  Lime, Mandarin and Bergamot

• HEART
  Pink Pepper

• SOUL
  Cedar, Vetiver and Moss

As we talked some extra, we discovered that Linda & I additionally share a love of meals. It was by channeling this ardour that Linda, together with her fabulous artistic/maker mindset, gave start to the concept of Gourmande Jayne® – a spot the place she explores the harmonious relationship between scent and good consuming.

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