Summer 23
There is a tree much-prized in China. It grows in almost every garden, and in the eighth month of the year it blooms - in time for the Harvest Festival and its bright full moon. This tree has slender branching limbs and pointed leaves like its cousin, the olive. Among them nestle tiny yellow flowers, the size of a grain of rice. In Chinese mythology it is self-healing, a magical tree that grows on the moon. If you chop it down, it grows again.
For many Chinese people, osmanthus is the most evocative scent in the world - much more than the sum of its parts. This heady fragrance calls to mind the sweet, animalic note of apricots, the syrupy freshness of peach, a delicate hint of tea - opening up into the smooth creamy comfort of milk, with even a dash of violet. But osmanthus also summons memories of a time of year, its stories and gatherings.
Though in China osmanthus blossom comes in autumn, for us its stone fruit, tea-like scent is evocative of late summer in Europe. We used it for the first time in Winter 23 as a gentle accent. But for Summer 23 we wanted to celebrate its full-bodied beauty, that slightly musky scent that comes with the early harvest.
We have perfected the base for our Summer fragrances over several years - a squeeze of citrus, a blush of florals and a hot, dry sprinkle of spices and amber.
For this year, Summer 23, we played with this formula to create a fragrance that evokes the ache of the end of the season - the final days of summer, their twilit hours, their peach-coloured skies.
Thank you so much.I received my Summer 23 perfume today. I have many perfumes. I was looking for something special and different, Summer 23 is amazing. I am so impressed will definitely recommend. Thank you
Hello, Just to say how much I am enjoying my first Ffern experience, Summer 23. Everything from the packaging, to the teabags but especially the scent. Beautiful.
Oh my gosh, I love this fragrance, my first from you, SO MUCH! It was hard to stray from my typical Jo Malone repritoire, but this lovely new fragrance is exactly the new, different profile I was looking for. No one will smell like me. 😄I'm so thrilled.
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I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to let you know that the Summer 23 fragrance is out of this world. It makes my soul happy every time I wear it. I am so fortunate to have found you that I was wondering if I could possibly purchase this fragrance again. Thank you and have a good day. Marisol
Oh my gosh, I love this fragrance, my first from you, SO MUCH! It was hard to stray from my typical repertoire, but this lovely new fragrance is exactly the new, different profile I was looking for. No one will smell like me. 😄I'm so thrilled.
Just to say how much I am enjoying my first Ffern experience, Summer 23. Everything from the packaging, to the teabags but especially the scent. Beautiful.
Thank you so much. I received my Summer 23 perfume today. I have many perfumes. I was looking for something special and different, Summer 23 is amazing. I am so impressed and will definitely recommend it.
I’ve tried a lot of perfumes over the years, but Ffern has by far been my favourite one. Their Summer ‘23 scent was amazing. 12/10! I’ve had so many people compliment me and ask where I got it. Highly recommend it!
A lovely & unique concept - I love everything about Ffern. The Summer 2023 perfume is delightful and the little touches like a summer tea blend and a perfume disc makes receiving the seasonal box a joy. The podcasts are best enjoyed in a peaceful setting with a cup of the summer tea - in a China cup of course.
Simply Stunning ~ Summer in a fragrance. From the minute my Ffern bottle arrived to spritzing, I was captivated by the attention detail and summer nostalgia fragrances. So impressed with Ffern, something very unique and special about this wonderful creative business!! Can’t wait to receive my winter one.
First scent and I'm hooked. My first scent with Ffern was Summer 23 and I adored it, a little spicier than I expected but it was still such a nice scent, the matching tea was an extraordinary surprise!
The perfect summer fragrance. Not heavy, but not too light that it disappears during the day. Subtle, clean notes of citrus are beautifully combined with other elements to make my favourite summer fragrance EVER. This scent is amazingly addictive!
In our search for a sustainable diffuser for our fragrances, we lighted upon terracotta: a material that is kind to the earth.
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