St. Patrick’s Day Fragrances collage by Steven
March 17, 2023 is St. Patrick’s Day, a day when everyone claims Irish ancestry, the streets (and people’s faces) are painted green, and green beer is an annual tradition. Green perfumes are leafy, mossy, grassy and sometimes dark and sharp scents that immediately suggest the beauty of nature, walks in the forest or through a garden. Steven Gavrielatos and I co-curate the three green fragrances you should be wearing for St. Patrick’s Day. –Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief
CREED Green Irish Tweed (Pierre Bourdin)1985: The GOAT green fragrance for St. Patrick’s Day was composed in 1985, (by master perfumer Pierre Bourdon, who was a student of the great Edmond Roudnitska). CREED Green Irish Tweed opens with a burst of lemon and verbena that lead you down a road in Tipperary covered in green moss to the quiet of violet leaves still dewy with raindrops. The cologne winds its way to a base of mildly sweet sandalwood and ambergris. Green Irish Tweed that has its roots in classic Fougères but settles into a comfortable skin scent. -Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief
Parfums de Marly Greenley (2020) lives up to its namesake… it is green, citrusy, fruity and fresh at the top, with a note Givaudan captive pomorose© which brings to mind a juicy and tart green apple. The drydown takes us from the orchard to a walk in the woods. Amberwood keeps the subtle sweetness alive in the base while cashmeran adds depth and woodiness. Notes: Sicilian Bergamot, Mandarin, Green Apple, Cashmere Wood, Cedarwood, Petitgrain, Violet, Pomarose©, Oakmoss, Musk, Amberwood Accord– Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief
For the Scent of It Mystic Vert (Michael Schrammel) 2022: Michael Schrammel, the perfumer (and my Best Discovery of 2022 shares his insights into For The Scent Of It Mystic Vert which began as a personal experiment, and is one of my favorites because this green perfume is shrouded in moss and mystery. “Magic and mysticism have always been endearing for me. The idea of invisible forces that can bend reality and time itself. Just as well, galbanum is a favorite aroma of mine. Galbanum is just as endearing to me, due to its potent, resinous green aroma. I see it as an invisible force that can bend a perfume into an entirely new realm. It is one of the most mystifying notes found within a “Perfumers’ Spell Book”. It was Galbanum that led to Mystic Vert. I had an accord I created that was a “Wizard in the Woods,” which featured a prominent galbanum note surrounded in a dry leather, like the worn leather robes surrounding a Wizard. I imagined a lone wizard, pushed out of the modern world, living deep within an ancient forest. Just as St. Patrick’s Day celebrates the arrival of Saint Patrick and Christianity into Ireland, pushing out the Celtic pagans; this wizard and his ways must now reside deep within this forest. A story as old as time itself.” TOP: Galbanum, Citrus Peel, Pine Balsam, Black Pepper; HEART: Ash, Cedar, Valley Lily, Jasmine Abs., BASE: Leather, Oakmoss, Amber, Dark Patchouli
Steven Gavrielatos reviews the 3 St. Patrick’s Day Fragrances 2023 You Should Be Wearing
For our St. Patrick’s Day Fragrances giveaway
Many thanks to Fine Fragrances Distribution and Director Yvan Jacqueline for a 75 ml bottle of Parfums de Marly Greenley for one lucky randomly chosen registered ÇaFleureBon reader in the USA and Canada.
Thanks to Michael Schrammel of For The Scent Of it we have 30 ml of For the Scent of It Mystic Vert for one lucky randomly chosen registered ÇaFleureBon reader in the USA and Canada.
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