Privé

[JUNE 2021] UPDATE: I've moved from Prive as my Holy Grail floral perfume. Check my review for Dawn Hurwitz (DSH)'s perfumes Venus & Cupid, and especially Divine Gardens-- now my favourite floral of all time ! Also consider: - Roja Dove's 51 Essence (luxury floral-vanilla dessert!) - Amouage's Beloved Woman (spiced Catholic cathedral altar bouquet) - Louis-Marie's No. 12 Bousval (hot sunny spring meadow, dandelions) - TSVGA Parfums' Osmanthus Toboggan (exquisite bite of flowers and fruits) - Amouage's Love Mimosa (dreamy, pillowy, buttery mimosas!) - Anything from Eric Buterbaugh. - Or Prive! A beautiful bouquet sap wrapped in fragrant rice paper. (Below:) [DEC 2020] ormonde jayne's prive: if mdci parfum's un coeur en mai is rolling around in a sunny pollen-heavy hyperrealistic meadow field outdoors, prive is like that but behind the walls of open gauzy windows, indoors! The moment I recieved a free sample of this, I just had to have this. One of the only perfumes that blew me away at first sniff. To me, Malle's Lys Mediteranee smelled just like a flower shop's florist's fridge but Prive smells like a flower shop in its best day. Without letting the day or time get in the way of the flowers, all the beautiful green leaves (the kind from when you smell tree leaves, and fresh kale) and flower sap greets you when you release from the bottle. It doesn't even let the greenery take over the flowers either. Everything is... dare I say... harmonious. All notes come together wrapped beautifully like some sport of bouquet. And you cant tell apart the flowers either, but that barely matters when the end product is so full of lush detail as it wafts around you. Some undescribable flower made of many different flowers that becomes a living breathing flower of its own. It really does feel like it. This perfume breathes on you! Little puffs of green and flower-flower blow in and out. I'd imagine this is what the symbol flower in children's art smells like in truest form. And yet, this is too real for mere kids. In a way, Prive is really The bouquet of flower bouquet perfumes. No outstanding "base flower" , just "bouquet." And quite actually, this is probably because it's not about the flowers, its about all their crushed greens and sap mixed at the bottom of the bouquet wrap which results in this perfume: Prive! Recommended to try before you die. I can see why this took 18 years to release. [Thank you Libertine Perfumerie AU staff for suggesting it based on my taste! I'm honoured. (Visit the shop and enjoy!) ] UPDATE: Opening aside (Green is more verbena) , smells quite like plant sap of Miller et Bertaux's Green Green Green... and More Green. 100ml for $199AUD vs Prive (Prive is a bit stronger, harmonious) 50ml for $239. Smells like Champaca also by Ormonde Jayne, 8ml for $39AUD!! [FEB. 2021] UPDATE: If you like Privé, I would love you to try MDCI Parfums' Un Coeur En Mai and a floral as good, even better than Privé: Creed's Acqua Fiorentina! (Also reviewed by me!)

What a sophisticated, polished, stunning floral with citrus, aromatic and lactonic auras. I use the word “auras” instead of “edges” because this perfume is so beautifully composed and blended to perfection that edges do not appear. The fragrance takes you on a wonderful journey where you’re able to feel it’s multiple facets throughout the wear. It is slightly reminiscent of Creed’s Acqua Fiorentina but I personally feel this has been done way better, in my opinion. With a plethora of notes that are borderline questionable when imagining them together, the notes however happen to belong and create such fluidity, a well balanced and perfectly executed perfume. I also love the story that inspired this fragrance and how the brand came into existence. Ormonde Jayne’s offerings are composed with the highest quality materials and oils, they don’t fall short on that. They also don’t scream off your skin, the notes can breathe and flourish, given space to develop and create a glorious scent trail without one being suffocated by your own sprays or choke those around you. They’re an experience. I really enjoy Privé. Upon first spray you feel its sparkle from the citruses and beautiful neroli. The florals in here are so fresh and airy, I get cut stems from this also—the scent of an upscale boutique florist. The gardenia I feel gets a little creamy possibly due to the basmati note but you don’t feel the rice that much here until later, it just compliments some of the florals. The clarysage really reveals itself on my skin which lends the aromatic touch for a while. There‘s a beautifully pleasant, tart fruitiness from the blackcurrant. The basmati presents itself more prominently now, creating a more lactonic texture, this meddles in with the orris making way for a powdery feel. The sunshine really brought the tonka forward in the base for me, powdery sweet with vanilla and musks. Such a signature scent worthy perfume. I am so impressed. Thoroughly long lasting on skin and cloth but as I said earlier, Ormonde Jayne fragrances are made to be felt, explored—more so by the wearer and then others around them. They enhance the wearer and their environment, they’re made to evoke thought and emotion. They have a story. They have meaning. They’re inspired by something or somewhere. They’re not just a scent. Privé is quite special.

I love perfumes that move me emotionally. It's such a wonderful thing to experience true olfactory art where a nose has made something that brings about something deep and powerful in your heart. I looked up an interview with Linda Pilkington after trying Privé and I read that she picked all the perfume notes that moved her emotionally in order to create this stunning perfume. I can understand her vision for this one, as I also find much of the ingredients here incredibly affecting on me emotionally. There is something very special about this one, the way in which it manages to still be so elegant and balanced, light and undulating with its own trail, despite the sheer number of different perfume notes, is mind blowing. I get a green, spicy, creamy and powdery experience with this perfume, as well as there being something in it that makes me think of ice cold and crystal clear running rivers, blown glass tendrils and taupe and sage green sheer silks moving in the perfumed air. Privé opens with a soft peachy and orange caress, then becomes watery and translucent greenery, with plant sap and sharp spices cutting through things. The sharpness quickly softens and then it warms up again with the rice note and creamy/peachy florals. It's interesting to feel it turn from cool to warm, all powdery and creamy, before it's soon giving way once again to a cooler tone, as the blackcurrant note starts to crop heavily, right until it has become transparent again into sweet musks on the skin. I find that It moves between cool to warm, green to cream, sharp to soft, and liquid to solid, back and forth during the entire time that I wear this, which keeps my nose captivated. I need to full bottle this!

Here i go again, another Ormonde Jayne another crush of mine. Prive contains everything i can possibly see myself not wearing... But no! I want to wear this till the end of my life, especially when it's hot. Geza is my favorite perfumer, hands down, he is an artist, i think he meshes every note so well, he is a perfectionist. (Just like me...) If you are looking for unique floral perfume, please just try this underrated gem. This perfume has a cold touch to it. I can't pin point but it's amazing earthy slightly sweet and dirty floral. Geza, one day i will find you and on that day, i will ask you to create a perfume for me...(whatever it takes...) Until that day, i will be using Prive on hotter days.

This is my favourite from Ormonde Jayne perfumes. It really sings to my soul. Never in a million years I would consider myself a floral gal but this one has my heart. This is not a typical scent. It is complex. The opening is a bit green then turns into something dusty thanks to Basmati. Later on it acts powdery on the skin so mellow and soft. It really flows like a river of flowers. Privé is a special piece. This perfume really speaks to me🤍