Ormonde Woman was Launched in 2002 by the London-based niche fragrance line Ormonde Jayne, founded by Linda Pilkington in 2000. It opens with the smell of freshly cut grass. It comes from grass oil, which is unctuous, vegetal, and deeply green. It’s balanced with spicy warmth from cardamom and coriander. Cardamom has a sweet aspect that borders on gourmand, while coriander is fresh and herbaceous. Just when you get used to it, Tsuga or Black hemlock joins in. Part of the pine family, it’s forest-fresh and balsamy, and it gives Ormonde Woman a hypnotic headiness I find quite beguiling. A note of violet snuggles up to the Black Hemlock. Soft, powdery, feminine and dusky, it adds a sense of mystery to the blend. A seductive and lush white jasmine note quietly echoes the headiness of the of the Black hemlock. It all rests on a base of balsamy cedarwood and creamy sandalwood gently sweetened by amber. Ormonde Woman dries down to a beautiful intermingling of fresh and powdery and woody notes that’s a one-of-a-kind fragrance. Notes: Grass oil, cardamom, coriander, Black hemlock, violet, white jasmine, cedarwood, sandalwood and amber.
