Flora Mortis

This is everything I want in an autumn-nights to winter-days fragrance. Peppery woods grounding a warm, almondesque vanilla-orchid. Don't jump off that description and land on "gourmand" - I know that word has now lost all meaning after becoming the buzzword of the masses but there's nothing *edible* here, I say gratefully. It's a soft feminine underscore to a polished spiced wood-dominant scent. Specifically which wood is indeterminate, but that doesn't matter in this instance: some fragrances are art for the nose, others are fashion accessories or enjoyable personal indulgences and this is the latter. And there's nowt wrong with that at all. Mid-2020s Fragrantica seems to favour fashion and/or character analogies so I'll describe it thusly: it is a dusty rose silk blouse layered under a masculine blazer and worn with Louboutins to the coolest shithole bar in your city's artsy enclave. Think Kate Moss circa 2008. Or, well, AllSaints in general. I love it but, like "Indie Sleaze" itself, I wish it had more longevity. And hadn't recently been discontinued.

I wore Flora Mortis today during an early morning walk at 5am, and oh my god, I love this so much. It's spring, it rained all night and we walked along dewy green meadows with all the fresh smells and blossoms surrounding us and the multitude of birds waking up. And Flora Mortis just intensifies the moment, more warm than sweet, more herb than flower, hints of dry spicy woods, deep and thoughtful, a little vintage or boho. That's when I realized how much of a cottage scent this is with it's herbal floral goodness and how much it compliments a wild garden, the witches kitchen, the seasons and the peace within, this will be as beautiful in fall as in spring, it's an amazing perfume. Someone said twisted floral, so true. Twisted as nature.

Blind-bought this out of curiousity since it seemed to be so many things to so many people. This settles into a soft woody vanilla base with a residual undertone of church candles / YSL Opium / Cinnabar and similar spiced incense orientals. Top notes remind me of fresh spring florals. I wish the longevity was better.

What an incredible, twisted floral - totally not what I was expecting from a fashion brand. They have totally knocked or out of the park with their scents but they seem to be getting overlooked, I feel as if a Perfume house had released Flora Mortis people would be falling over themselves.

Top notes are sweet. Mid notes were very familiar! Took me an hour to work out that the mids are very very similar to YSL Cinema which I love and have many back ups of. The dry down veers away from Cinema and settles into a lovely vanilla. A very successful blind buy for £15.

This is what I thought Guerlain L'homme Ideal would smell like when I read the notes. Unfortunately, I found LHI way too medicinally cloyingly sweet, so as soon as I found this, I sold the bottle. This stuff works the ticket for me 1000 times better.

On my skin, it develops into nicely sweet amber notes. It is beautiful for autumn, I was very surprised how well the scent fits rainy colder days and transports me mentally somewhere more cozy. Very unexpected.

its a nice leathery and floral cologne with notes of vanilla and spices

Smells like a mix of Amber and Coca Cola

This is a difficult review, but I feel I need to emphasise that it's entirely positive: First, I'm testing FLORA MORTIS in warm weather, and I feel it shines better on a cooler morning (just like someone said). It's not sweet. There's this peaceful neutrality about it. It's not really floral the way lilacs and lily of the valley and hyacinths are. And it's not creamy or narcotic the way jasmine, tiare and tuberose can be. And it's not sweet and girly the way roses can be. It's not "green" - the way lilies could be, neither the way they go syrupy. So when I close my eyes and try to see what visual associations it evokes, I'm trying to grasp if it's gardenia .. and it is somehow there... but it feels more waxy ... like a large white flower that doesn't have it's own distinct aroma - like the calla lilies in a bridal bouquet. There's a watery note in there too, not marine/aquatic/ozone -like, but like the water in a flower vase and the humidity in the air throughout a long rainy week. Also, I clearly can detect olibanum essential oil among this "humidity". Usually in perfumes with smokey incense olibanum (as a resin vs oil) adds to their "churchy" feel. But nothing's burning or smoking in this perfume. It's peaceful, unintrusive, therapeutic almost. The more I try to put it in just few words, the more it goes like ... white waxy flowers in water with peaceful olibanum oil ... okay ... now ... this will sound strange, but I have to say it ... - a funeral home. But nothing creepy really. You don't have to be a mortician to wear it, although, it'd be especially suitable. Flora Mortis feels introverted, elegant, gentle ... feeling one with oneself - exactly like a quiet humid gloomy morning at dawn. I like how it goes with a dash of YSL Opium. I wish there were even more olibanum oil, but then it will become more of an experience, than a perfume. Update: - This is amazing over Amouage Sunshine. Together they smell like a freshly opened bag of raw almonds/raw apricot kernels (no hint of cyanide, though), with olibanum oil. - Cartier’s Baiser du Dragon also compliments some aspects of Flora Mortis and the Flora Mortis’ combination with Sunshine. From all the suggested fragrances in the “reminds me of” section, I currently did t recognize one that’s bares resemblance, but if you like Dior Gris and want something lighter, more sheer and less powdery - Flora Mortis is worth trying. P.S.: The photo is wrong - it's of Incense City, and the perfume on this page is Flora Mortis. A moderator should probably correct it.

Wow I am just revisiting my sample of this and I have to say this is kind of like Spiritueuse Double Vanille when smelled a few inches from skin, not nose to skin (I was wearing SDV earlier but it faded in a couple hours) It's not a dupe for sure- but reminiscent! (And I have been researching dupes!) Differences being its definitely less smooth, less vanilla, a tad more green/herbal, coumarin and I also get a tiny waft of menthol. Similarity in profile being that same woody note blended with the vanilla, and booze in the opening. Aside from SDV comparisons in the opening and mid, the dry down is a mild scented woody floral oriental with a bit of vanilla. Still effortlessly cool nonetheless! Edit: I'm not liking this as much, it's still unique but falling flat- I wouldn't wear this.

Smells like one of those incense-filled witchy stores in Salem, MA where they sell crystals, tarot, cards, handmade candles, and tinctures. Spicy, deep but not heavy, a touch smokey; floral but "mortis" is right, these are dried flowers with essential oils, candles, and incense floating about, nothing fresh about it. Slightly feminine but anyone can wear it. I don't dislike the scent and it's definitely a vibe, but if I wore it I would feel like I'm wearing a costume. I also don't know that it's how I want skin to smell, exactly. Someone below described it as the smell of a house with that slightly dusty, witchy feel—it's more like that than perfume.

Sparkly cola-like amber with a peppery opening. I think this works great during any season. The perfume is clean, and the amber is bright, but it is not soapy. I bought this secondhand on a whim and do not regret the purchase. This is a cute and fun little coca cola amber that always gets me compliments. There is a musk in it that reminds me of deer musk, in that both have that cola smell. A tiny part of it smells like how amber smells when you work with it for jewellery. Its this powdery sparkly stone smell that always reminds me of my grandfather, since he often worked with amber and made us amber necklaces.

this is such a fascinating fragrance. i sprayed this for the first time today (it was on my mums dresser) and i didn’t really expect much. this perfume, however, is SO mysterious. it’s warm but cold, it’s old books but fresh flowers, it’s smoky and wraith like and it’s weirdly appealing. it reminds me of chanel’s “coco”. not mademoiselle - just coco. It’s a beautiful scent. not for me (reminds me too much of my mum because she wears coco) but if she didn’t then this would be a definite winner for me. Safe blind buy. wonderful

At first I wasn't impressed at all, It smelled a bit sour upon first spray. But after letting it sit on the skin for a while I absolutely adored it. It smelled so familiar in a way? Couldn't put my finger on it until I finally realised it smells a lot like coca cola! In a very good way. Flowery, slightly spicy coca cola. It may sound weird but it is truly beautiful! Longevity is so so, there's a bit of sillage to it, but mainly it sits close to the skin.

It smells nice, yet disappears on my skin immediately. Like sand slipping though your fingers, I struggle to pick up notes as I huff my arm. It is slightly sweet, dark, and wearable. Powdery and woodsy. I wish I could smell it better for a proper review. Reminds me of Tokyo Milk Tainted Love, but upon comparison side by side, TL is slightly sweeter, colder, and has a touch of florals. Flora Mortis is more subtle, warmer, and more cohesive.

Just purchased full bottle blindly, and first impression was wow, I smelled it somewhere in niche. Took me all day but then I remembered, it totally reminds me of Nuit et Confidences by Annick Goutal and also slightly Spiritueuse Double Vanille by Guerlain but much more subtle. Allsaints are such a great affordable fragrances and do deserve more hype in affordable fragrance category.

A nice surprise because I was afraid it might smell more generic than it does, but reviews are pretty spot on. Linear, dark, slightly makeupy orchid scent that has decent sillage and lasting power. A bit coffee-like as well. I'll keep this one for autumn nights. Curious to try their other fragrances now as this one impressed me.

Cherry vanilla tonic, but smooth. Closest experience I can think of is guerlains l'homme ideal cologne, which is still brighter with better projection. SDV maybe but distant echoes only. The scent itself is pleasant enough, my lowly rating reflects the weak performance for something labelled as an EDP 2.5/5

Cozy, peppery, amber, autumn leaves smell. Perfect for a calm and cool walk to the cafe to get a hot chocolate. Not as in your face as by the fire place which I like cus the casualness is attractive to me. Longevity could be better but that’s my only complaint. Overall very good!