Ormonde Jayne

Muscat

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  • Eau de Parfum

With Muscat, Ormonde Jayne composes an ample and textured woody fragrance. It opens on saffron, cinnamon and date and reveals rose, incense and halwa at its heart.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Saffron · Cinnamon · Date

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Rose · Incense · Halwa

  3. Base Several hours

    Rose · Incense · Halwa

What its composition says

  • Halwa: no other perfume page lists it — of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue, Muscat is the only one to use this material.
  • Rose: conversely, a material of the common core — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Spicy, floral and woody: 3 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 2 of 6.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.

Avoid if…

  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If Muscat by Ormonde Jayne seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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