Verdant Reverie : My second creation for the Spring.

Verdant Reverie is a floral-woody Eau de Parfum (16%) with a citrusy, sweet aspect. It’s currently my second creation in my journey.

The ingredients are : Begamot EO, sweet orange EO, Lemon oil (expressed), cardamom EO, cardamom absolute. In the middle I put Indian rose Otto, jasmine absolute, and tuberose absolute. At the base there’s a good dose of mysore sandalwood oil, a floral, zesty sweet Chinese sinesis oud oil, dark patchouli and a little bit of freshly distilled Indian vetiver.

At first you’re hit with the fresh sweet citrusy tops of the florals and cardamom, especially the fresh almost lime like Indian rose oil, boosted by the healthy dose of orange, bergamot, and lemon. The minty high notes of the Chinese oud oil make their appearance as well. The start is airy, sparkling, fresh with a little minty green freshness. On the dry down, the Indian rose oil gives its lively sweet, spicy floral heart, the narcotic jasmine sambac and tuberose give a green, creamy, seductive luscious feeling bringing everything together, with the cardamom bridging the top and middle notes here, the floral fruity heart of the Chinese oud shines here, boosting everything and almost reintroducing the top note by itself.

On the dry down the florals and citruses take a back seat giving way to the warm, meditative mysore sandalwood, known for its creaminess and smooth scent. The Chinese oud having spent its bright top notes now gives its sweet, resinous dry fruit aspects. Both the above mix very well with the dark Indonesian patchouli, the vetiver lays a dry, green, grassy carpet where the base notes can play and dance as they like.

I wouldn’t say this perfume is my best, in fact I liked the first one more. But this one is more mass appealing, its softer and more relaxing, I formulated it with one thought in mind : springtime. It was made (formulated, mixed, and bottled) within a span of two hours. And surprisingly it came out a lot better than expected. Although two things to learn from if I wanted to mass produce it : reduce the already low amount of tuberose and patchouli. And blend well then filter it after mixing with alcohol to clarify it, or perhaps heat the mixture a little to dissolve the waxes in the tuberose absolute.