Idyll

Before I start my review I must say props to the company. I ordered 2 samples (Prakt and Idyll) and was sent some swedish candies and a 3rd sample (virke) free of charge. Also shipping was $10 for international and I ordered it at like 1am US Central on Monday 5/2 and it arrived at like 8am Thursday 5/5. Ive had packages within a few hours drive take longer than that. Now for the review after 1 full wear. (Disclaimer: I dont know what cloudberries smell or taste like) The opening on this came across like a very nice Orange with some nice sweetness to it, but not overly. One of my favorite orange notes I have personally smelt actually. It then dries and brings in sort of cardamom/clove with maybe something that feels like black pepper notes with it and dulling down the sweetness of the orange a tad, but this also blends with the green earthy (not too earthy like TDH or anything) notes of the patchouli, vetiver, and the tobacco. I got about 6 hours but with nice projection for the first 2. I was also wearing this in the Southeast heat for a bit, but the scent didnt feel out of place actually which was surprising. I did my simple 5 spray for those curious. I really think you can make this work in any season even is the Southeast US its summer wearable (maybe avoid 100°F or worse tho) Overall I really like this fragrance and in a dumb comparison that might be totally wrong, this feels like a way less dirty and more sweet TDH for me. Not quite the same, but its like the Swedish cousin and I honestly love this way more in that regard. Still need to try my other 2 samples before I commit to a purchase, but this definitely caught my attention in more ways than I had hoped.

I'll be honest, I only really enquired about this one because it lists cloudberry as an ingredient, and my experiences with cloudberry were all deeply positive (we ate fresh cloudberries in Tampere, we bought cloudberry liquor after our trip and gave a bottle of the stuff as a wedding present to a fellow Finnophile), and yet, I have/had no idea what it really smells like... All the above aside, it's a wonderful scent, and one worth trialling and using. There is a clear spiciness about it, either from spice itself, or from something fresh and herbal, like mint or something else leafy. Behind that, I get a few trace elements of something herbal and basey, it might be the vetiver, it's hard to tell. What I can say about this scent is that it's uplifting and positive, not much in the way of stank of funk, which is my kinda thing on certain occasions. I'm gonna try this one out a few more times in the next couple of weeks and see how we go, but, at this stage, I'm quite keen on this one...

I’m a fan of everything I’ve tried from Svensk. There’s a certain DNA that runs through all of the creations I’ve tried from this Swedish niche house. I will try and articulate what that is; I would say that I’m one of the lucky ones who detect obvious synthetics in Idyll, but which smell very natural to my nose. I’m picking up cinnamon and cardamom, over a dry, effervescent bed of patchouli and vetiver. There’s also something sour which I assume is the bitter orange and cloudberry. It’s a wonderful, uplifting scent. Almost gourmand. Exotic. And a big love.

I agree with Tolkashutka, this is a fall scent for me! On my skin it opens with smoky spices, then the sweetness of the berries unfolds. It dries down to a soft bed of wood carrying the still present berries. It is distinct enough in my small collection to warrant a full bottle! Lovely, easy to wear and indeed, very “natural” scent.

Some fragrances are love at first sniff, some fragrances are impossible to like and some fragrances takes a while to appreciate... and can sometimes grow into something I really love. Of course it's amazing when you find something that immediately becomes a favourite, but to be honest, my favourite kinds of fragrances is the ones where you need some time to really get them. Idyll from Svensk Parfym is one of those fragrances to me. Before I ordered their 3 new ones (Idyll, Ljus and Fröjd) I thought that this one would be my favourite. I mean look at this note list: Cloudberry, warm spices, Seville orange, vetiver, patchouli, musk and tobacco. It seems so interesting and exciting. My first thought when I sprayed it on was something like "Hmmm, what is this?" and I didn't really like it. I didn't dislike it either, I just found it to be quite strange. After a while I tried it again and at that point I started appreciating it a bit more, but it still didn't feel like something I would ever wear... more like something artsy that I just want to sniff on sometimes. Then after some more wearings it really grew on me and now I think that it is fantastic! It is so unique with the soft spicyness mixed with the cloudberries. The rest of the notes gives me a feeling of something dry, kind of dark and almost leathery... and that fits so perfectly together with the interesting mix of cloudberries and that spicyness that somehow feels soft like velvet. Henrik, you did a really good job with this one (and all your other fragrances to be honest!) and I love how complex it is at the same time as it feels so soft and cosy!

I’m a little surprised that this has so many votes as being a summer scent--I’d definitely say true fall is more appropriate, followed by a colder spring. Spices indeed--right off the bat, a near overwhelming clove/cinnamon combo. I’m instantly reminded of being a small child around the holidays, and making those homemade ornaments that involved sticking cloves into an orange. More often than not, I tended to go a bit overboard and would try to turn the entire orange into a bedazzled pincushion. As it starts to dry down, the spices become more tolerable/balanced, and a nice cardamom appears, along with some citrus to mellow it out. Either the spices overwhelmed me so much that I went nose blind to them, or they significantly faded, and after about an hour in, there’s a beautiful vetiver and tobacco accord, with some pretty fruit behind it. I don’t think I’ve ever knowingly smelled cloudberries before, but there’s something fruity about that tobacco. Longevity was pretty good, on the longer end of moderate (5-6 hours) on my skin. I didn’t like the scent itself enough for a full bottle (especially at ~$100 for 30 mL), but I definitely enjoyed my 2 mL sample as a means of trying new scents. On to the next one!

Mmmmm... A wonderful blend of spices, orange, and cloudberry. The warm spices (I mostly get cardamom with a little cinnamon and cloves) are definitely the main player, with the rest of the ingredients behind it to show the best aspects of the spices. And it smells like natural spices instead of synthetic designer "spices"! To me this reminds me of baking Swedish cardamom buns with my mom. 🥰 The orange with the clove also reminds me of the Christmas tradition of sticking cloves into oranges and hanging them up in the house around Christmas, something my family always did. A perfect fragrance for having a cozy time by the fire in the autumn and winter cold. VERY oily, and lasts a long time.

Sampled this for the cloudberry note. The true gold of the forest. My favorite berry. And yes this is a success! The note is really strong and blends well with the spices and tobacco. Not super sweet, but a little too sweet overall for me to be considering a full bottle. (On my skin sweet scents usually lasts forever and my mind about them usually changes from "ohh this is soo nice" when i spray them to "promise myself to never wear a sweet perfume again" at the end of the day)

This is really a cardamom bun, minty and warm soft spicy, not for me but would smell really good on my girlfriend and I would like her to smell like this. :). It’s good, nothing against it.

very dry patchouli, seville orange, cloudberry that combines to be almost like a saffron cardamon scent, very powdery and dries down with a little splash of vetiver

I loved cloudberry and orange parts, BUT the smell of hard soap (хозяйственное мыло, wiki says that this is marseille soap) as awful and my head hurt after 30 minutes of wearing it :(

I really wanted to love this one but all I get is pungent sour leather. It's probably due to my chemistry because what everyone else is describing is not what I'm smelling at all, although it does become less offensive to me as it continues to dry down. I'll try this again another time and see if my thoughts don't change. For now, this is not a blind buy!

Beautiful. Strange. Unique. Addicting. These are the words that immediately come to mind. There's a freshness going on here mixed in with the tart cloudberry and bitter orange. An almost medicinal-like quality to the way the spices blend with everything else. Honestly, this is a year rounder but I can see why some are saying it's a fall/winter scent. The 30ml bottle is perfect for this scent because you don't need to over spray. Expect 7+ hours on skin with beyond arms length projection. When I first purchased Idyll, I sprayed it on my beard at night and went to bed. Woke up in the morning, hopped in the shower, and BOOM! The steam from my shower brought it right back to life and I was getting little wafts here and there almost 12 hours later. What a performer. The first few minutes give you an almost foresty freshness, then it starts drying down and the berries come out to play. This is where shit gets interesting and I can't stop sniffing myself. I know this will probably sound dumb but this fragrance doesn't smell American, whatever the fuck that means. It transports you to a foreign land of mystery. I'm in love. Well done 👏🏻

I got this perfume by accident and wasn't sure about it at first (I ordered a few samples and 4 months later discovered this parcel in the bushes. I'd been sent the wrong perfume which was rectified by the wonderful perfumer). As with all Svensk perfumes, it is overwhelming at first spray but now I know better and wait for the dry down. It would normally be on the heavy side for me but I waited and was rewarded with a delicious bright orange scent, a warm spicy scent (cardamom and a bit of clove) and only a hint of patchouli thankfully (not my thing). It lingers beautifully and works well in the heat. This is quality stuff and I can't believe I got the chance to have it because I would not normally pick it out

first intial spray you get the seville orange straight asay, reminds me of a sunny day by the trees sipping away fresh orange juice, patchouli then comes up with a bang but this is a dry fragrance in the middle, then tones down to a light spicy scent, its not one of my fav from the line but it is pleasant and does what it says on the tin. 7:10

Wore this today, my wife says.. "you smell very fresh, clean." For me a perfect summer fragrance. The cloudberry is unique, unlike anything I've smelled before. This will be one of my signature scents for this summer. Great new creation by Svensk.

This is my second perfume from this company. The first one was Stilla. I agree that this is definitely a fall scent. Maybe it's my skin chemistry, but with both I end up with a very strong scent similar to Tonka Bean on my skin.