Cyclamen fragrance notes
Head
- rose, carnation, lilac, jasmine, lily of the valley
Heart
- neroli, orange blossom, osmanthus, heliotrope
Base
- sandalwood, tobacco, leather, musk
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NISSERY CYCLAMEN (1922)
Nissery was a Paris house in operation from 1920 to 1929, during which time they produced 17 scents. They later merged with Mury.
Cyclamen is a flower with no discernible scent, yet over 45 perfumes named after it are listed in the Perfume Encyclopedia.
Nissery's Cyclamen was launched in 1922 and in the words of perfumista and collector, Alexandra Star, it is now extremely rare and almost impossible to find. While cyclamen essential oil is impossible to extract from the flowers, the odor profile of this lovely scent is created from an aldehyde note replicating the refined, light, clean and mysterious scent of cyclamen flowers.
Top notes: Rose, Carnation, Lilac, Jasmine, Lily of the Valley
Heart notes: Neroli, Orange Blossom, Osmanthus, Heliotrope
Base notes: Sandalwood, Vanilla, Musk
The initial impression is that of a freshly opened humidor, containing fragrant pipe tobacco. It is very warm and vanillic. The floral medley is so well blended that no particular note stands out.
Osmanthus, also known as tea olive, has a fruity aroma, reminiscent of peach and apricot. I believe it is this that adds the complex tobacco fragrance to the mix. The Nissery Cyclamen is a lovely scent and highly recommended if you're lucky enough to find a bottle on line.
Now I am intrigued to experience other scents named after the Cyclamen flower.
Note: Upon further applications, this reminds me almost identically of R&G's Cigalia of 1912, one of the first tobacco scented parfums.
Nissery was a Paris house in operation from 1920 to 1929, during which time they produced 17 scents. They later merged with Mury.
Cyclamen is a flower with no discernible scent, yet over 45 perfumes named after it are listed in the Perfume Encyclopedia.
Nissery's Cyclamen was launched in 1922 and in the words of perfumista and collector, Alexandra Star, it is now extremely rare and almost impossible to find. While cyclamen essential oil is impossible to extract from the flowers, the odor profile of this lovely scent is created from an aldehyde note replicating the refined, light, clean and mysterious scent of cyclamen flowers.
Top notes: Rose, Carnation, Lilac, Jasmine, Lily of the Valley
Heart notes: Neroli, Orange Blossom, Osmanthus, Heliotrope
Base notes: Sandalwood, Vanilla, Musk
The initial impression is that of a freshly opened humidor, containing fragrant pipe tobacco. It is very warm and vanillic. The floral medley is so well blended that no particular note stands out.
Osmanthus, also known as tea olive, has a fruity aroma, reminiscent of peach and apricot. I believe it is this that adds the complex tobacco fragrance to the mix. The Nissery Cyclamen is a lovely scent and highly recommended if you're lucky enough to find a bottle on line.
Now I am intrigued to experience other scents named after the Cyclamen flower.
Note: Upon further applications, this reminds me almost identically of R&G's Cigalia of 1912, one of the first tobacco scented parfums.
