Thank you for linking that article! Yes, it's preferable to get vintage extrait when possible, but sadly, the supply of vintages is only going to get more limited as time goes by.Guerlain was one of the first houses to create a synthetic oak moss, but I still prefer collecting vintage Dead stock extrait even with the risks of oxidization etc.
This isn’t the greatest comment on it, but it’s the first one I saw right now
Oakmoss - The Perfume Society
Oakmoss is among perfumers’ most beloved ingredients: an essential element of fragrances within the chypre family (which you can read more about here), in partnership with bergamot: it ‘anchors’ volatile notes. Its more romantic French name is ‘mousse de chêne, but this tight-curled plant –...perfumesociety.org
Ormonde Jayne Ta'if sounds beautiful -- loved your description.
I have been wanting to try the perfumes from this house for a while now. Too many interesting perfumes out there....
I wish I had gotten a bottle of Voleur de Roses while it was still available easily. It has been so long since I tried it that I have almost forgotten how it smells. I do have Creed's Fleurs de Bulgarie but never wear it for some reason. Hmmm... I might try and wear it today.
Such legendary perfumes and such variety and quality! And after the restrictions on oakmoss and other ingredients, they are one of the few houses that still make the effort to keep their classics as close to the original as possible.
