Ormonde Woman

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Ormonde Woman

Ormonde Jayne · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2002

≈ $232 · 120ml · approx. retail

The house's founding scent and the first perfume to feature black hemlock as its central ingredient, wrapping the dark, resinous woody essence in violet and jasmine absolute. Grass, cardamom and coriander open it before a dusky base of vetiver, cedar, sandalwood and amber emerges.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEvening

Perfumer

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