The Rhubarb Triangle
A short documentary following fifth-generation Yorkshire rhubarb growers the Cooks, as they prepare for the early spring harvest.
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Spring 24
£89
Spring 24 distils one of the season’s finest flavours: forced rhubarb. Bright pink, sour-sweet and utterly distinctive, the rhubarb sits amid Ffern’s fresh springtime palate.
Organic Eau de Parfum twice aged and bottled in Somerset, England. 32ml.
Ode to Rhubarb was written and performed by the Featherstone Male Voice Choir, who are based in Yorkshire’s Rhubarb Triangle - in a special collaboration with Ffern to celebrate the forthcoming launch of our Spring 24 fragrance.
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Spring 24 is composed of 16 natural ingredients: 7 top notes, 4 mid notes, and 5 base notes. Click on an ingredient below to find out more about our sourcing approach, and the ingredient's history.
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In sheds and under cloches, closed off from the light and frost, something very special grows from midwinter into early spring. Bright pink, sour-sweet forced rhubarb, delicate and fine.
We have long wanted to bottle this harvest. But rhubarb is one of those plants which has no fragrant oil to extract - so in trying to replicate its scent, we needed to create a new accord that would blend with our light springtime palette of citrus, florals and spices. Together with Elodie, our nose, we considered rhubarb’s aspects.
First, its tartness - that sour zing that is so distinctive. For this we looked to citruses: bitter orange, bergamot and grapefruit. Bergamot’s florality and the orange’s bitter edge took us part of the way there, but it was grapefruit’s herbaceous acidity that touched on the acute sharpness we were looking for.
Onto our citrus we layered timut pepper, a bright note that fizzes and sparkles, and a touch of clean, fruity buchu.
But rhubarb is also sweet, and this is the more pronounced in forced varieties, inseparable from thoughts of crumbles and tarts, sugar crystals clinging to pink stems. For this we used davana, a fragrant herb with an elusive scent, said to smell completely different on each person who wears it - but always with a syrupy, jam-like tone, just what we needed.
And finally we came to the earth in which the rhubarb is grown. Here we reached for ginger for its dry spice, and paired it with pencil-like red cedar.
The finishing touch was our beautiful Haitian vetiver, with the addition of a new form of the oil. This season we fractionated our vetiver, separating the oil into parts. This allows us to remove those facets that are less beautiful - leaving a pure scent reminiscent of the first green shoots of spring.
I have received my Spring perfume. Wow! It's a real zingy wake me up smell, and has certainly given me a spring in my step. Your company are the perfect antidote to a very imperfect world.
My first perfume after getting my place on the ledger - and I absolutely love it!!! Giving it time to settle - it is so complex. Keep finding different notes - rhubarb definitely, then ginger, pepper, lemon - gorgeous. And the presentation - just lovely. Thanks Ffern - I feel very special and very spoiled!
Spring 24 is my first bottle, and I am so impressed. The entire presentation is so beautiful, and the fragrance is so unique. I am trying the sample provided, and as the layers developed I felt like I was walking through the woods on a spring morning.
I received mine today…I’ve now received all four seasons and (so far) this one and Autumn’23 are my favourites…I love unisex smoky scents and the rhubarb is such an unusual and delicious addition this time! I’ve only recently finished my first bottle (Summer ‘23) and I was sad to see it go! Beautiful stuff
Just recieved my bottle and it is exquisite! There is the lightest hint of warm citrus that quickly mellows into a sweetness and fresh musk on me. Very different from previous seasons and a definite homage to rhubarb! Adore it
I absolutely love my Spring 24. It definitely started out with pepper woodsy earthy tones but after an hour it really sweetened up showing grapefruit and floral fragrances.
Spring 24 left me surprised when I first experienced the scent on my skin. After about ten minutes it matured into this lovely aroma that I fell in love with. — For me, Spring 24 is a quiet meadow with the sun shining and a crisp spring breeze. Truly lovely.
Spring 24 is my third season and it's my favorite. I opened it 20 minutes ago, allowed it's first test sprays to mature. From my first whiff I was enamored. The light sweet fruit, the green notes, the peppery spice and subtle dry finish. It's perfect for the start of warm days but still cool nights.
Actual perfection. That sort of citrusy, basily, grapefruity, gingery, rhubarby deliciousness is incredible. So very springy. So very obsessed.
I’ve just received mine. This is my second fragrance and I just love how each fragrance evokes each season. The rose was beautiful and the rhubarb is special. I love it and it’s just a lovely treat to open the box with all the beautiful extras. I can’t wait to plant my rhubarb seeds.
This is my third order and Ffern is fast becoming my one indulgence as I still have perfume remaining but this is so fresh and delicious I can’t part with it. I love the scents moving with the seasons and spring rhubarb is my favourite garden awakening. Thank you! It’s a keeper!
Winter 24 was my first time to try Ffern and I loved it. The spring is even more delicious. What I like about both formulations is they smell better and better as the day goes on. The notes really stand out layer by layer if that makes any sense. I notice the grapefruit the most. So refreshing. And the artwork is so gorgeous!
Omg. This is my second perfume, and while I loved Winter 24, this one is incredible. So complex, and peppery and herbal but fresh. Very unique, I can’t stop smelling my wrists!
Mine arrived this morning! Absolutely beautiful! I have never decided so quickly that I was definitely keeping the main bottle! My daughter said "This is definitely the best one so far"!
Oh such a treat of an experience opening up the parcel and all the layers... tried the sample and oh yum, so enchanting and exotic but fresh and gently sweet too. Still sniffing it to see how it changes
I wore it this morning and when my step daughter came over, right away she said I smelled amazing. “Fresh and lemony” is how she described it. When I told her rhubarb she agreed. I can’t wait to plant the seeds - I love rhubarb!
My first ever fragrance from Ffern. It arrived today and I. Can not. Stop. Smelling. Absolutely beautiful scent for spring. Such a lovely experience to open too
Just got mine and it is beyond delicious! If this is anything to go by I cannot wait for what else is in store! Brilliant job! So glad to have found this company!
Just received my bottle. What are you all doing over there?! You all cannot miss! Simply amazing.
Received my bottle today! Absolutely lovely. I love the gentle spiciness of the ginger paired with freshness of the grapefruit. But the scent is well-grounded.
Just received my Spring 24 - wow it is intoxicating and delicious. The absolute best so far! Thank you can’t wait to bathe in it!
I just got my Spring 24 bottle and this is beyond my expectations. I live in Southern California, and we don’t really have dramatic season changes here… but this lovely rhubarb scent took me to beautiful Spring scene. So, thank you!
I just received my Spring 24 scent today and it is beautiful! Refreshing, slightly sweet, slightly powdery and there is no way to overdo this fragrance. It’s perfect and delicate enough for everyday at the office without bothering anyone around me. Extremely pleased with Spring 24!
I just received mine not more than an hour ago and I actually love it, it’s my favorite scent from Ffern so far. It’s exactly the scent I’ve been wanting for this spring.
I really thought I was not going to like this being a male, and was already thinking I would be sending it back when I got it. To my surprise.... it's fantastic! Opens with a sweet tangy citrus and evolves into a fresh yet deep herb and spice semi-floral scent. I can't stop smelling my wrist!
I’ve been on the ledger for 4 seasons now and Spring 24 is my favorite. I love the juicy earthiness of this unique blend. The balance of the layers are so well done.
Received my Spring ‘24 today, which is my first bottle, and I absolutely love it. From the packaging and all its little details; to the actual sent - I am in love!
My Spring 24 arrived today. It’s fresh, earthy and citrus. Very different but in a good way! The rhubarb is subtle but definitely there. Another lovely scent.
Mine just arrived and I absolutely love it. I can't believe how close it is to fresh rhubarb, very clever indeed. I feel like ordering another bottle already!
Absolutely loving the new fragrance, rhubarb seeds and room diffuser. The whole ethos of this ritual surrounding this ethically organic and unique fragrances is an absolute blessing.
I’ve just sprayed it onto my jumpers! It’s adorable. And my daughter has just had a spray- they are so different to any other perfumes.
I got mine in the mail yesterday! And all I have to say is this is absolutely yummy. So citrusy and fresh but as it dries it settles into this seductive scent. I can’t describe it. I’m obsessed.
Mine arrived last week and is divine. The grapefruit is one of the first things I noticed. It's really fresh and beautiful.
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Anna Higgie
Digital illustration
2024-01-18
Anna Higgie was born in Australia and trained at Sydney’s National Art School. Having studied Illustration in London, she now lives and works in Bristol. She combines traditional and digital methods to create her illustrations, which regularly feature in British Vogue. For Spring 24, Anna created a contemporary still life featuring ingredients from the fragrance. Look out for rhubarb, ginger, and Ffern favourite bergamot.
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