#41 Fougere Perfume

Fougere ~ (n.) fern; a kind of plant with no flowers and delicate feather-like leaves.

Fern • Tonka • Soft Floral

A complete fragrance wardrobe should never be without a Fougère. The name Fougère originates from the French word for “fern” and it is one of the main olfactive families used to describe a perfume.

The most iconic & first fougere scent to be created was Houbigant’s Fougere Royale in 1882. At a time of burly woods & leathers, this was the very first floral perfume created specifically for men. Despite its original intent, It’s been worn as a unisex aroma since it’s early days, being completely non gender conforming and adored by all.

The Fougere fragrance family is inspired by the “imagined’ notes of ferns, deeper green or mossy, woody notes. The beauty of the Fougere is its combination of warm sensuality with light freshness.

This is a classical, historically accurate Fougere which opens with fresh top notes of lavender & bergamot, develops into a heart of geranium, then lands on a fond of tonka bean & oakmoss.

A beautiful classic timeless fragrance, fougere scents are very clean, natural smelling & are characterized by a dry, grassy, hay-like dry down. With a scent that’s both woody & fresh, fougere perfumes are very versatile and can be worn on a wide variety of occasions and should definitely be part of a full fragrance wardrobe.

Fougères are mostly “masculine” fragrances with the Chypre fragrance family being its “feminine” counterpart.

Welcome to our perfume library! Years in the making, inspired by beautiful, unique words, this new collection of natural perfume has been created for one to layer, merge together, apply ritually, creating their own unique signature scent.

Our own smell is personal to us, and completely unique. How we smell is predetermined, and comes from the same genes which determine our body’s tissue type. We all have our ‘scent blind spots’, smells which we cannot pick up. This means that we all smell things differently, and the scents we enjoy are entirely unique to us.

Since time immemorial, people have approached fragrance ritualistically, layering on multiple oils, or attars. To have the most surprising effect, it’s important to blend fragrances that have diverse facets. Some scents that you can’t put together in the same bottle or formula, because they’re too extreme and turn out smelling horrible, are actually wonderful when you blend them in a layering process. Perfume layering is the best way to explore new aromas, merging untraditional ingredients to create one’s personal story upon the flesh.

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15ml clear glass apothecary bottle.

Ingredients: coconut oil, plant extracts, absolutes & oils.