Linda Pilkington of Ormonde Jayne is one of my friends-in-fragrance who I have corresponded with for years but who I met for the first time at Esxence the Scent of Excellence last week in Milano. I have been wearing her perfumes: Osmanthus, Champaca, Frangipani, Vanille D’Iris and  recently White Gold are personal  favorites. All her perfumes are created in collaboration with perfumer Geza Schoen. The newest is Ormonde Jayne True Love which completes Ormonde Jayne’s “Love Triology”.

Ormonde Jayne sells "bespoke" perfumes that you can only buy at their boutiques or at select specialty and department stores. Ormonde Jayne True Love is meant to evoke Light conquering darkness and  that true love is the ultimate emotion.  “A feeling of contentment, understanding, forgiveness, because no-one is perfect.  Sit reflectively and think about what love means to you. Use your intuition.”

Linda Pilkington on Ormonde Jayne True Love, “I don’t think there is a more beautiful way to complete the trilogy after Passionate Love and Sensual Love. An utterly irresistible, charming perfume, that smiles, winks and flutters its lashes, it’s a perfume you simply fall in love with, and stay in love with, it’s true love. What more could anyone want?   

If you are in London you can engrave your bottle of Ormonde Jayne True Love at the newly designed Ormonde Jayne boutique at The Royal Arcade with your initials, or those of your true love, or a message on the bottle (or overcap) with their new in-boutique customization service. 

Top: Bergamot, mandarin, tarragon, schinus mole (an evergreen), freesia

Heart: Rose, hedione, orris, jasmin, ylang, honey

Soul: Cashmere woods, sandalwood, benzoin, musk, castoreum  

 Available exclusively from Ormonde Jayne Boutique 12,  The Royal Arcade, 28 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4SL from April 2018

RRP £195 / 50ml

Via press release and my own synopsis

Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief