One of the many things I love about fragrance is when personal it is; the same fragrance can evoke polarised reactions and may smell completely different from one person to another. If you find a fragrance which hits all the right notes (pun intended…) it can be the start of a lifelong love affair. With that in mind, the ability to tweak and personalise a fragrance is definitely a attractive prospect, so Ormonde Jayne are beginning to make that possible using their stunning assembly of existing scents.
I was invited along to see the fragrance collection in their Mayfair boutique which is an outing I’d really recommend to the fragrance-lover; I was going to touch on it a bit more in this post but I have some lovely images from the brand of the newly refurbished boutique, so I’ll be featuring it in another post soon. I had been gifted a bottle of the Ormonde Jayne Sampaquita which I chose for myself after working my way around the fragrance collection (several times…) because it was the one that excited me the most.
At the moment, there are two personalising choices for the made to measure service, the first of which is deciding how powerful you would like the fragrance to be. I made a decision to go for a bit more punch with mine and requested a 40% concentration, but you can go up to 50% if you enjoy a strong hit of fragrance. On reflection, If only I had gone for the 50% when i love Sampaquita so much (I’m even applying it before bed – I’m that person now…) which i would’ve been very happy having a huge punch of it whenever I wore it, however the 40% definitely offers plenty of strength. As you can tell in the pictures, the other personalising choice is engraving, which is a lovely touch if you are gifting the fragrance, but also another great way of making the fragrance your personal.
Ormonde Jayne Sampaquita is a total joy to use and wear. It’s beautifully presented inside a delicate bottle with a stopper (I’m sure there’s a fancier name for it…) that allows you to precisely apply it in a way that makes me feel like a movie star from the 40’s, although I am slightly nervous every time I open it that I’m going to spill it! Sampaquita is a bright, light floral that’s incredibly pretty and incredibly feminine, whilst still maintaining a level of grown-up sophistication. It feels both classic without having to be dated and modern without having to be over the top, with a careful edit of white florals alongside the lightest touch of zingy bergamot. I’ve been wearing this pretty religiously since I received it and I anticipate using up every last drop. Ormonde Jayne Sampaquita designed to measure starts at lb220 for that 40% which you can find online here – – or by going to the Ormonde Jayne Boutique at 12 The Royal Arcade, Old Bond Street, W1S 4SL.
