in SW England
Winter 22
Organic eau de parfum twice aged and bottled in Somerset, England. 32ml.
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The light here is soft, pearl-like; a silvery white fading to rose and palest lilac. To the east, dark green fields run into blue-grey cliffs, dropping steeply to pebbled beaches. To the west lies a sandy bay, the waves lapping blue to the shore. Running out to sea is the famous Cobb - seen from afar, a thin line of black.
Artists and writers have long flocked to Lyme Regis, drawn by the colour and the light. But it is the air which sings on a winter’s day - clear and sweet. Layered with both land and sea, it is this scent we have captured for Winter 22.
First to the warmer notes and the welcome heat of winter sunshine. For this we turned to cardamom and clove bud - rich and spiced - and married them with patchouli and sandalwood, both earthy and a little musky, echoing the warm stone of the harbour wall.
The valley that surrounds Lyme carries with it a unique scent. Deepest green with dense, darkling winter woods, we found we could conjure it with cedar, balsam fir, oakmoss and marjoram - woody, with a touch of mint.
Pooling in the bay before being washed out to sea, these resinous valley notes mingle with the fresh, clear air. In conjuring such freshness we looked to Winter 21 for inspiration, returning to the cool palette of lemon rind, lavender and peppermint.
In midwinter there are few flowers to be seen, and yet at Lyme we sensed a trace of them in the air, a sweetness we couldn’t quite determine. We found our answer in sweet orange and jasmine, a pairing we had used in Winter 19, our very first Ffern fragrance.
Onto the rounded, juicy notes of the sweet orange, tempered by the delicacy of the jasmine, we layered mimosa - honeyed and gently floral. This new accord brought the moreish, soft, sweet facet we had been searching for.
In our search for a sustainable diffuser for our fragrances, we lighted upon terracotta: a material that is kind to the earth.
Each fragrance comes with a bespoke diffusion stone, handmade from Suffolk clay by traditional tilemakers Norfolk Pamments, run by mother-daughter team Annie and Zoe.
Read more about their process.Each fragrance arrives with a complementary sample vial for you to try at home before deciding whether or not to keep the main bottle.
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Allergen Information
NB: For a full breakdown of our ingredients, please refer to the ingredient list on the main fragrance page. The list below is for the identification of potentially allergenic molecules - our natural perfume oils are grouped under the term ‘Parfum’.
Alcohol denat (72%), Parfum (18%), Water (10%), Limonene*, Linalool*, Eugenol*, Citral*, Evernia prunastri extract*, Farnesol*, Benzyl benzoate*, Geraniol*, Benzyl alcohol*
* Scientific names for molecules found inside our natural ingredients.