Today's episode may be missing the bells and whistles because Todd is having dropbox issues, but we still didn't want to leave you hanging! As a way to explore deeper into the world of fragrances, we've decided to dedicate a few episodes here and there to smell individual perfumers' ingredients.

Just take a look at this breakdown from 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 – botanical name Evernia prunastri – is actually a lichen which grows on oaks throughout Europe and North Africa, only flourishing in unpolluted air.  It can range in colour from light green to black depending on whether it’s dry or damp – and it smells a lot more beautiful than it looks.

Oakmoss smells earthy, and woody, sensual with hints of musk and amber and is really not like anything else in the perfumer’s ‘palette’ because it also works fantastically as a ‘fixative’ to give scent a longer life on the skin. As you might suspect, there’s a touch of damp forest floor to this material, too.

You can find the full article here: https://perfumesociety.org/ingredients-post/oakmoss/

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