Description
Like precious jewels resting on dark green foliage, the unsurpassed beauty of the Tiare flower is hand picked whilst still unopened and laid in oil for 15 days to extract the fragrance.
Like the woman who wears Tiare, this is a perfume that totally ignores seasons and the time of day, a perfume so artfully blended and infinitely refined… but with a dash of scintillating appeal.
Top notes include Mandarin, Orange Flower and Sicilian Lime. The heart consists of Tiare, Freesia, Water Lilies, Jasmine, Orris and Ylang, resting on a base of Cedar, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Patchouli, Moss and Musk.
The fragrance is available in eau de parfum or Made to Measure Parfum for which the customer selects the concentration. Tiare was launched in 2009. The nose behind this fragrance is Geza Schoen.
sergej_sergio – :
This perfume is pure classy! It is so bright, chic and something is special. I really love Ormonde Jayne and appreciate Linda’s perspective on perfumery!
rabota_work – :
I get a aldehydic musky chypre vibe
jinnee – :
Your first hit with the lime which quickly dissipates for it to bloom with sweet yet fresh tiare flower backed up with the jasmine and neroli. Its not a harsh citrus as lime is not sharp and the orange adds some sweetness as well. Yes, i get a touch of vetiver and the moss which prevent it getting too sweet and add a soft earthiness. A touch of pepper to accent from the freesia note. Gorgeous fragrance that would be perfect in hot weather. Weak to moderate sillage and longevity but I am in a cool room and expect this would vanish in an hour in warm conditions
A_d_a_i – :
For the first two hours I find this elegant, tastefully musky, a little soapy, and a bit old fashioned for my tastes. It’s hard to say what I am getting this vintage vibe from. Perhaps the oak moss or the orris root mixed with jasmine. My mind conjures up sophisticated evening garden party in the 1960’s, MadMen style. Lovely, but not entirely my cup of tea. However, just as I had appreciated, but crossed it off my list of wants it transformed into a beautiful nectar-sweet floral scent with tiare twirling in the starlight wearing shimmery sequins. Love this dry down.
doorhandpua – :
Tiare is really a very beautifully crafted perfume. Although.. I have the same issue with all the OJ’s fragrances tried till now: the name prepares me to welcome a dominant note surrounded by the following smells that make the arrangement, the composition…The interpretation of the Dominant, in the artistic vision of a certain perfumer. That is what my brain expects to become, judging about the name of the perfume.
Here the central note doesn’t dominate, it has to be discovered among the other different notes.
Well, maybe this is only a trap of our mental patterns.
If just smelled, with no relation to the name, the fragrance is absolutely gorgeous and well crafted.
Till the moment Tiare, Frangipani are (I dare to say) love.
Ormonde Woman and Tolu share my likes. The rest of them… Undecided.
In this stage of development ( 1h 30′) it really has a lot in common with Cristalle.
As more ofyou said 🙂 It is, in a certain stage, vewry similar to Cristalle. Because I have a staple of Cristalle ant his cohort, I don’t think I need a FB, but it is delicious to smell my wrist every half minute.
It is heartbrakingly beautiful.
ko-brusa – :
I thoroughly recommend buying Ormonde Jayne’s Discovery Set & trying out each amazing scent.
When I applied Tiare, I couldn’t stop smelling my wrist. I loved how it developed.
It was initially like Chanel’s Cristalle… fresh, clean, green… but then developed into a prettier floral (but not heavy floral… a subtle breeze). It’s basenotes were mellow & complementary.
This scent makes me feel special & spritely! 🙂
fbf398Diobtetty – :
How can I have found my soulmate for a quarter century in Cristalle and yet despise everything about this fragrance which is supposed to be its younger, hotter sibling? Must be the close resemblance to Cristalle EdP which I believe has nothing to do with my original love.
Luca Turin, shame on you for tricking me into a £ 80 blind buy.
jurvilks – :
Oh dear…yet another Ormonde Jayne fragrance that isn’t tickling my fancy.
This opens very green and zingy, the citrusses paired together with florals give this an indolic feel when it’s first applied. eugh! I’m reminded of Gucci Envy slightly but this has a few undetones of something that’s not to my taste, something isn’t sitting right.
This is a Chypre, yes..a very green one and the oakmoss hasn’t really shown itself yet. I think it’s the whole chypre composition that feel classic that is making my nose wrinkle.
For the most part the sharp citruses are blasting away anything that’s trying to take over. I’m gonna see how it fairs in the dry down.
*goes away and waits*
I’m happy to say that thankfully this perfume settles very nicely, it’s the perfect balance between green, citrus & flowers. The indolic scariness has gone and it’s now much more pleasant. It’s kept a slight sharpness that seems to work.
Although this perfume is named “Tiare” it is by no means the strongest note in the perfume, this is more about the orange blossom and citrussy greenness.
Still not my personal style but I can see this being liked by fans of Chypre/Green perfumes.
buldyaev – :
My review is based on consuming a 50ml bottle of EdP. Opening is yet another great example of pleasant citrusy opening, with lime& mandarine playing lead roles and orange blossoms softening the sharpness. Very OJ-like.
I am a bit worried that I am anosmic to OJ’s jasmine/tiare notes as I cannot really smell anything except citrusy chypre with a hint of orange blossom after the top notes are subdued. I have the same problem with OJ Sampaquita and have been quite disappointed with both of these fragrances until my boyfriend mentioned that to him, both actually do smell “quite substantially but not too much like exotic white flowers in a very ladylike and sophisticated way” (exact quote from him). I haven’t had this issue with other fragrances…I think. I can definitely smell the floral notes that are included in this perfume (tiara, freesia, jasmine, ylang yang) in e.g. La Pluie and Aqua Allegorias.
This is very well-behaving perfume and on me, everything else than the chypre and patchouli notes in the drydown sit very close to the skin. It is like wearing two different perfumes: one sophisticated scent perceived by everyone and another, softer, muskier murmur that only those who get close enough can sense. The chypre-patchouli blast can feel a bit strong, especially if these are not your favorite notes. I found this fragrance very wearable, although I apparently missed half of the action. Worth checking out if if you like floral chypres without too much sweetness.
bibiks1 – :
I wanted to love this one. It smells like a modern sparkling version of Sung by Alfred Sung. On me, it is a headache-inducer, and, although this is not the right fragrance for me, I gave it to the perfect person who gave it a good home and enjoyed it immensely!! Beautiful bottle!
asd12424 – :
I love perfumes and fragrances chypre and green sparkling. But I really liked this perfume.
It is not too sweet, like most perfumes to tiaras, but it is very floral and delicate.
fanta62 – :
I”d be very curious to see what Chanel 19, Ma Griffe and other green Chypre fans think of this scent.
I like it.
There is no ‘bite’ here, which is my typical problem with most greens. If you’ve ever rimmed your margarita glass with lime you’ll know how this opens; refreshing, not sharp.
I also get an ‘orangish’ smell well into the drydown, along with a more ‘bitter’ floral touch. Energetically fresh, tropical and oh-so-springtime. This is really special.
My one complaint is that the longevity is not competitive for the price tag, IMO. I want 10-12 hours from this, and I”im only getting 5-6.
korol-98 – :
I received this yesterday and I’m really loving it. Is like Linda took the best part of Cristalle, Diorissimo and Eau Sauvage and mixed then all together, creating an outstanding modern chypre.
I brought Tiare unsniffed and I’m not sorry at all; what a pretty treasure.