Description
“My fragrance collaboration with House of Matriarch started as a long-ago wish. The last time I passed through Seattle on tour with Metric, HoM Creatrix Christi Meshell had left a very special gift for me in my dressing room, a curated selection of some of her most intoxicating scents: Trillium, Black No 1, Madrona, Orca… I was fascinated by the names etched into these gorgeous blue bottles in copper, and I loved the way that inhaling these mysterious combinations of florals and earth and wood made me feel. This was definitely not perfume as I had experienced it within the conventional realms of headache-inducing magazine samples and those faux glitzy duty-free zones in airports. This was its magical opposite.
I imagined myself creating my own signature scent someday with House of Matriarch but it wasn’t until I had completed Choir of the Mind that I finally worked up the nerve to reach out to Ms. Meshell and just straight-up ask. To my delight and surprise, she responded to my message immediately with a resounding YES (along with an impressive knowledge of the entire Metric discography and mythology.) Turns out she was as fond of collaborations as I am, (the trio of Twin Peaks scents she created with David Lynch for example), and in no time we were delving into possibilities. Having embarked on this knowing nothing, I learned a lot in a very short period of time. Christi generously guided me through the process, starting with dozens of options, teaching me the components of each scent profile and the possibilities that exist within them, honing in on the elements I responded to most through a meticulous series of questions and responses. And so it is with great pleasure that I present to you to my latest labor of love… Siren.” – Emily Haine.
“Siren is composed of a base of amber, Moroccan rose and East Indian sandalwood with saffron, narcissus and Gandhi root top notes. It is pure perfume of the highest concentration possible. The sleeves around the bottles will also be personally autographed. Dark Forest, Siren’s companion incense is a 100% natural cone created around the sacred Palo Santo. Used by shamans for centuries, it was sourced from the Yucatan Peninsula. Copal, frankincense, hemp, cedar wood and evergreens represent fragrant treasures from every corner of the globe. Dark Forest offers a mystical and expansive fragrance experience, which is not possible with artificial incenses.” – a note from the brand.
Siren was launched in 2017.
Annet_OS – :
Simply gorgeous! I couldn’t get enough of it! Sillage is fine, but I loved it so much I continually sprayed to intensify my experience! It has a cool, hip, fresh opening that has a seductive side. Unisex – not only do I want to wear it, I would be bowled over by a man wearing it! LOL! The incense and saffron fuse with all other notes, and create a unique accord that is contemporary magic. Sexy, it expresses a coolness that’s addictive. A new ‘go-to scent’ for sure!
Created by Christi Meshell in collaboration with singer, The Soft Skeleton’s Emily Haines, who is a huge fan of House of Matriarch perfumes. Haine’s music plays on the the website page for the perfume. The song Legend of the Wild Horse, with lyrics talking about DARK FOREST, which is the name of the companion incense. I love it when two art forms collide. It was a dream come true for Haines to create her own signature scent. I think she has become an official perfumista!
Edit 6/27 – Absolutely love this. Have already gone through practically a bottle, and will have to reorder. This is kind of a ‘forest’ scent, and wonderful year round.
Biket – :
Siren is a big wide hug of a perfume. It has a potent opening, roots, florals, and on my skin remains very woody throughout. I smell more orange blossom than iris – I actually sprayed some Serge Lutens Fleur D’Oranger on a strip to help me acclimatize to what I was smelling – I’m still working on it, and that’s why I find Siren captivating. As it develops it has a subdued confidence. I think it will be very different on different people. As the projection draws in after a few hours I sense the amber in the drydown I think, but never much rose, blending with the woods into a fuzzy and soft woolly blanket.
I find this to have a broad, appealing and yet difficult to pin down vibe, user-friendly, my daytime winter choice. You know what I mean? I don’t have to be in the mood for this, or decide whether I’m going to be having a leather, lavender or rose kind of day. I can just put it on and immediately enjoy it all day into the evening. I’m thinking this perfume kind of glows with warming light and humbly I can’t do it justice in words really.
I’m a big fan of this house, and their perfumes always have major longevity and development on me. Siren has been my choice of perfume every day this week. It reminds me of Oh, My Stars!, as well as Unveiled (now discontinued). The points of similarity between these three House of Matriarch perfumes are personal to my nose – I always tend to group perfumes together in my mind to orientate myself – but Siren I find very surprising. I liked Oh My Stars on-and-off and I must confess scrubbed Unveiled as there are certain notes in the bases of both I found annoyingly insistent and stifling. This isn’t a problem at all with Siren, which I have bought.