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A fragrance for all who seek the aroma of elegant, dry, unapologetic mid-20th Century chypres. Cistus, jasmine and Atlas cedar give it a touch of wildness, while rose, amyris and bergamot keep it safely tamed.
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Oakmossery first came to life as an example of how to make a chypre fragrance, the style also called mossy, because in its classic form - around 1900 to 2000 - it always contained oakmoss, cedarmoss, or the Veramoss molecule, or a combination of these. Oakmoss is not from the ground, nor is it the soft moss you’ll find on the bark, it’s a lichen which hangs from the branches of Mediterranean oaks, and has been used in perfumes for thousands of years. In the classic style, no one mentioned notes, as the perfumer’s aim was to create a single aroma, a blend with no borders, so that each material was imperceptible within the perfumed swirl around you. This one has flowers, fruits, woods, balsams, musks and moss.
Oakmossery is a fragrance for all who mourn the loss of the elegant, unsweetened, full bodied chypres of the mid 20th Century.
- Perfume Dialect: Classic Chypre
- Notes: oakmoss, peach, bergamot, lavender, rose, blackcurrant, jasmine, lily of the valley, patchouli, labanum, sandalwood
- Ingredients: Alcohol (denat), Parfum, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Citronellol, Eugenol, Evernia prunastri (Oakmoss extract), Geraniol, Limonene.
Oakmossery is suitable for vegans.
"This is my new favorite perfume. It's somewhat similar to 4160 Tuesdays' Paris 1948 scent, a similar chypre, but lighter on the peach and of course heavy on the oak moss. The truth is in the name." - Marrena
"Oh my word, this scent is divine! I absolutely love it. Just the most perfect, classic mossy chypre but with a modern twist. It's perfect." - Jane Newby Kierse
“I love this one, it’s the sound of pale green silk, ripping. I have sprayed Paris 1948 on one wrist and Oakmossery on the other and am floating in a cloud of chypre.” - Sylvia Glanville-Hughes
“Never thought I was the chypre-type despite adoring Meet Me On The Corner but loved how Oakmossery smelled on me so that’s what I shall be wearing tomorrow. Chypre and me; who knew?” - Kirsten Clayton
“One of my favourites! For me it's a work/get things done/feel put together type scent!” - Madeleine Thorne
“Oakmossery is perfect for me - instant love.” - Ruth Patman
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