ERIS PARFUMS Green Spell Review (2021/Antoine Lie) + Warding off the Cold Draw

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021

ERIS PARFUMS Green Spell by ERIS PARFUMS, photo by ERIS PARFUMS

“There hurtles in at the hall-door an unknown rider,

One the greatest on ground in growth of his frame:

From broad neck to buttocks so bulky and thick,

And his loins and his legs so long and so great,

Half a giant on earth I hold him to be,

But believe him no less than the largest of men,

And that the seemliest in his stature to see, as he rides,

For in the back and in breast though his body was grim,

His waist in its width was worthily small,

And formed with every feature in fair accord was he.

Great wonder grew in hall at his hue most strange to see,

For man and gear and all were green as green could be.” –Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Green Knight, photo by Artie Navarre via Pixaby

Green Spell by ERIS PARFUMS opens with a crush of green growing things, wildly scrabbling at cracks and fissures to climb higher and open more leaves to the sun. It’s a leafy green, lightly trampled, its vines releasing pungent sap. Tendrils at first tentatively touch crumbling mortar between worn bricks, but eventually form a confident curtain of green—a tangle of verdant, dark, variegated leaves that might swing aside to reveal the locked door to Frances Hodgson Burnett’s Secret Garden, its red-breasted robin chirping encouragement from within.

Ivy Fence, photo by Dabinielson via Pixaby

After this initial blast of dense fig leaf and galbanum greenery, Green Spell shifts and softens as though caught and dispersed by a bright breeze. It transforms into a more transparent wash of fresh green as it moves closer to the skin. The effect is of newer leaves, protected from the harsher elements within that imagined garden, their lighter green basking in dappled sunlight. In the depths of winter, when the ground freezes and the days are short; when the fir balsam scent of holiday season has faded; when the colder days loom ahead into unbroken weeks without thaw; when forced air heat dries and deadens scent—this is when the yearning for spring takes root. Seeds lie dormant, waiting to germinate and sprout. The flavor of crisp celery becomes a juicy, green revelation instead of a high-fiber chore. Bathing becomes a ritual of warmth and humidity, releasing the pressure of desiccated sinuses and reviving cold hands. ERIS PARFUMS Green Spell offers a reprieve—a reminder that spring is not that far off. It’s airy, vegetal, and transportive. Despite the dry winter air, it offers a wash of fresh leafiness that lifts the spirit.

Winter Sunbeams by Karl Egger via Pixaby

In the cycle of seasons, winter can feel like a dead time of hibernation and lassitude. Some days, it’s too cold and dark, and the instinct is to curl up under something weighted and cozy until a warmer day breaks. “ERIS PARFUMS Green Spell is a blast of happiness, an homage to nature that is sparkling and joyful,” according to perfumer Antoine Lie. Perhaps Green Spell can be worn as a talisman to help ward off the cold, or as a reminder that the planet has just tilted on its axis to position one hemisphere a little further away from the sun. Who knows—its soft, refreshing greenness might even hasten the coming of spring.

Green Spell by ERIS PARFUMS launches January 1, 2021. The perfumer is Antoine Lie.

Notes: Italian Mandarin, French Black Currant absolute (Bourgeons Cassis), Iranian Galbanum (oil and resinoid), Egyptian Violet Leaf absolute, French Narcissus absolute, Tomato leaf accord, Fig leaf accord, Haitian Vetiver, Ambroxan, Musk.

Disclosure: A 10ml sample was provided for this review by ERIS PARFUMS. My opinions are my own.

–Dalya Azaria, Contributor

Barbara Herman and Antoine Lie at the Fragrance Foundation Awards several years ago

Editor’s Note: You can read more about Barbara Herman and the story behind the brand here. Eris Parfums MXXX won a best of 2019 perfume award here

ERIS PARFUMS Green Spell, photo by ERIS PARFUMS

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