Hiram Green TRYST courtesy of the perfumer
“Orange flower and neroli are two of my favourite smells. I just had to have a perfume in my collection that reflects this. Dilletante is not returning. TRYST is taking its place. I like to think that after all these years that I’m a better perfumer. Also, my tastes change. ~ Hiram Green in recent email to Ida and Michelyn.
Hiram Green courtesy of the perfumer
Award-winning natural perfumer Hiram Green (2019 Art & Olfaction artisan category winner for Hyde) happily confesses to harboring a longstanding passion for orange flower and neroli. His collection would not feel complete without a standout composition which showcased them – and since his beautiful Dilettante has been discontinued, Hiram has developed a kissing cousin, if you will: a joyous estival romp through the countryside appropriately named Hiram Green TRYST. Anyone may meet and gather with others, but the very flavor of a tryst resonates with clandestine assignation of an intimate variety. The concept of a tryst vibrates with anticipatory eroticism – and Hiram has succeeded in presenting us with the glory of high summer and the openhearted sensuality which accompanies it.
TRYST courtesy of the perfumer
orange blossoms:
a promise delivered by sunshine ~ Kimberlyann Glover
Hiram Green TRYST is intoxicating, solar, and pollen-rich: a lyrical mélange which employs every facet the orange tree has to offer, drenched in sun-warmed honey and resin. Its innate radiance is a depressive preventative; aromatic inoculation against life’s slings and arrows by virtue of natural healing in a most appealing form. I might categorize this fragrance as olfactive medicine minus the bitter aspect which pharmaceuticals possess; would that all such panaceas were so pleasurable. As is often the case with his perfumes, Hiram Green TRYST is long lasting and deeply comforting. The glints of acute greenery provide a counterpoint balance of elements which is so welcome amidst the headiness of TRYST’s composition. We are reminded that plants manifest their own sex lives; that honey and beeswax enliven the animalic undertow of white blossoms, playing upon their intrinsically seductive qualities all the while.
Golden clouds and blue sky unsplash
When we think of animalic characteristics in a fragrance, I think that perceptions vary wildly. Some associate them with a decided lack of hygiene and view them with overall distaste; others equate them with unwanted intrusion; still others perceive them as naughty, prurient, and subversive. What if we were to simply view them as part of a wholesome divine sexuality which is ours by dint of birth? For me, the latter perspective best sums up part of TRYST’s appeal. Perfumer Hiram Green invites us to open ourselves to the prospect of joy and pleasure intuitively – with a fragrance that will surely be regarded as one of the finest natural perfumes of 2024.
Notes: orange zest, green buds, neroli, petitgrain, orange flower, honeyed resins
I was kindly gifted a sample of Hiram Green TRYST– many thanks! My nose is my own…
~ Ida Meister, Deputy and Natural Perfumery Editor
Art Direction: Michelyn Camen Editor-in-Chief
Hiram Green TRYST courtesy of the perfumer
Thanks to the kind generosity of Hiram Green we have a 50 ml. flacon of Hiram Green TRYST for one registered reader in the USA or EU. To be eligible, please leave a comment saying what appeals to you about Hiram Green TRYST based upon Ida’s review, whether you have a favorite Hiram Green fragrance, and where you live. Draw closes 7/8/2024
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Hiram Green has been the recipient of our ÇaFleureBon Best of Scent (Michelyn) 2020, twice in 2019 (Ida and former Editor Despina, (Michelyn 2018, 2016 and 2014)
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