Last year, British niche line Ormonde Jayne introduced Muscat, a new fragrance in the La Route de Soie collection (see Byzance, Damask, Levant, Tanger, Indus, Xandria, Xi’an and Babylonia).
Muscat, cradled by the arid Hajar mountains and the largest uninterrupted sand desert, a serene natural harbour graced by romantic dhows with huge sails billowing in the warm air heavy with a rich melange of cardamom, saffron, cinnamon, frankincense, dates and cloves wafting in from the souk. A strategic trading port for two millennia, an important link between East and West on the spice routes.
Muscat Eau de Parfum moves with you like a cocooning second skin. Rejecting the usual citrus and floral springboard and instead opting directly for principal notes of Oriental persuasion; sensual, sultry and smouldering. Enticing oud notes sweetened with rose, date oil, vanilla and halwa. Wear with light silks as you make your way elusively through the medina, ball or soiree leaving behind an emotive sillage, both mysterious and enchanting.
Additional notes include oakmoss.
Ormonde Jayne Muscat is available at Fenwick in the UK, in 50 ml Eau de Parfum.
(via fenwick.co.uk)
This sounds very much my thing, but I haven’t managed to sniff any of La Route de Soie collection yet. One day!
I haven’t either!
I bought the sample kit last year and Damask was my clear winner. I bought a full bottle and it’s time to wear it as SoCal heats up.
This sounds test worthy although I think of halvah as a delicious dessert, so it might be sweeter.
I’ve tried this one too. Muscat is a good name for this. Smells like dessert wine. No rose at at first, but becomes rose-dominant in the drydown. No oud. Quite sweet but I like it (I don’t usually like very sweet scents).
Thanks again pixel, that’s really helpful!
Finally, a gourmand for me!