NOTEWORTHY: Orange Blossom

Every month we dive into the various perfume notes and accords and curate some fun fragrances based around them. Next up is ORANGE BLOSSOM, the fragrant flower of the Citrus sinensis. Cousin of the sweet orange and lemon trees, this plant, also known as the wild orange tree, has been growing for centuries in sun-drenched lands all around the Mediterranean Sea, from Italy to Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia. When spring arrives, the branches of the trees are adorned with delicate and fragrant white flowers, producing a small fruit called bitter orange.

The orange blossom has been part of wedding culture for centuries. Incorporating orange blossoms into the bride's trousseau originated in ancient China, where the white flowers represent purity, virtue, innocence, and fertility.

The petals of orange blossom can also be made into the delicately scented orange flower water, a common part of French and Middle Eastern cuisine as an ingredient in desserts and baked goods. It is used in perfume making and has been written about as an aphrodisiac. From delicate and soft to sultry and caramelized, we curated some of our top fragrances featuring this beautiful note.

AMBRE MAGIQUE MIZENSIR

Luminous and sensual with a vibrant, woody intensity. Ambre Magiqué forms a kaleidoscope of olfactory sensations, encompassing amber notes created by a woody-amber accord. The introduction of orange blossom softens juicy mandarin and cardamom, and an elegant Bulgarian rose is contrasted with the bold sweetness of bourbon vanilla and musk.

CAP NEROLI PARFUMS DE NICOLAI

Cap Néroli on the French Riviera is a tribute to the bitter-orange cultivation of the Côte d’Azur. I imagined the scent of a point of land running into the sea and having the sweet name of Cap Néroli!’ Patricia de Nicolaï.This Eau de Toilette is a three-act play performed in a natural setting, like an open-air theater perched on a hill plunging into the Mediterranean. The overture is a ballet of citrus enhanced with rosemary and mint, while a prelude of bitter-orange petitgrain essence heralds the arrival on stage of the majestic Neroli flower. 

TEMPS DES RÊVES GOUTAL PARIS

A homecoming in Grasse, where dreams become perfume. Le Temps des Rêves is a stroll in these landscapes with a thousand bitter orange trees, where Annick Goutal was partly trained in the profession of Perfumer. It distills the soft, comfortable and sunny scent of orange blossom tinged with garrigue. A reverie at the origins of perfume.

SINTRA MEMO PARIS

Like a reminiscence of childhood with its marshmallow note brought by Orange Blossom Absolute, Petitgrain, and Vanilla Absolute from Madagascar, both soft and airy, thanks to the presence of musks, with floral and fruity sweetness. Gourmet all in lightness, resolutely addictive. 

MEMOIRES DE MYSTIQUE EIGHT & BOB

A composition born from the encounter between a masterpiece of Albert Fouquet and the reminiscences of the exclusive island of Mustique. Through its crystalline waters, the eternity of its sunsets, and its landscape unchanged throughout history translated with caramelized orange blossom, heady notes of jasmine sambac, and bright juicy osmanthus.