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Citrus Floral
The Orangery
Glasshouse citrus in February, when the rest of the estate is white with frost.
£95 founding price · £110 thereafter
Seville orange and neroli, softened with orris. Sunlight kept under glass.
The Founding Hundred
The first hundred to register become founding members.
- Free, and commits you to nothing
- Forty-eight hours before anyone else
- £95 a bottle, rather than £110
Made to order: three first, in time for Christmas, guided by which you ask for.
We will confirm your place, and write once more when pre-orders open; nothing else unless you tick the box above. Every email has a link to remove your details.
- Complimentary UK delivery from £95
- Thirty-day returns on unopened bottles
The Notes
- Top
- Neroli, Seville orange, petitgrain
- Heart
- Orange blossom, jasmine sambac, tomato leaf
- Base
- White musk, orris butter, blond woods
The Composition
The Orangery is the warmth of the glasshouse when the world outside is frozen. It opens with the bitter brightness of Seville orange and neroli, sharpened by the green twig of petitgrain.
Orange blossom and jasmine sambac bloom at the heart, kept honest by a crushed tomato-leaf note that smells of the potting bench. The base is pale and clean: white musk, a touch of orris butter and soft blond woods.
Wearing it
Two sprays, at the throat and the wrist. A daytime fragrance, kindest in winter, when it brings the glasshouse indoors, and quite at ease in spring. Pale and close by the afternoon, finishing on orris and musk.
Delivery & Returns
Nothing is dispatched yet, because we are not taking orders yet; when pre-orders open, we will give you the dispatch date before you pay. Delivery is by tracked courier, complimentary within the United Kingdom on orders from £95 and on every order that includes the Discovery Set; otherwise £4.95.
Unopened bottles may be returned within thirty days for a full refund.
The inspiration
The orangery, midwinter
Lemon and orange trees in terracotta pots, warm damp air against cold glass, and a gardener who has kept them alive for forty years.
The fragrance in full
About The Orangery
The Orangery, a citrus floral eau de parfum of neroli and Seville orange, is the glasshouse in midwinter: lemon and orange trees in terracotta pots, warm damp air against cold glass, and a gardener who has kept them alive for forty years. Glasshouse citrus in February, when the rest of the estate is white with frost.
Citrus floral means bright citrus at the top and white flowers beneath. Here most of it comes from a single tree, the bitter orange, which gives Seville oranges their peel, neroli and orange blossom their flowers, and petitgrain its leaves and twigs. It is one tree, smelled from the fruit to the branch.
It opens with the bitter brightness of Seville orange and neroli, sharpened by the green twig of petitgrain. Orange blossom and jasmine sambac bloom at the heart, kept honest by a crushed tomato-leaf note that smells of the potting bench. Jasmine sambac, the small white jasmine that scents jasmine tea, adds a little warmth to the heart. The base is pale and clean: white musk, a touch of orris butter and soft blond woods.
The tomato leaf matters more than its size. Without it, orange blossom can turn sweet and a little heady; with it, the flowers stay in the glasshouse, among the pots and the watering cans, rather than in a bouquet. The orris does the rest, folding the citrus into something soft and powdery as the day goes on.
Citrus is usually worn in summer. This one is kindest in winter, when a little sunlight kept under glass is worth more, and it is quite at ease in spring.
How it wears
The Orangery is a daytime fragrance. Two sprays, at the throat and the wrist, in the morning.
It is kindest from December to March, when it brings the glasshouse indoors, and quite at ease in spring. It suits the office, a long lunch, a Sunday in the garden, a walk on a bright, frozen morning, and knitwear in pale colours.
By the afternoon it has become pale and close, finishing on orris and musk. In the evening the House would choose The Library.
Questions about The Orangery
What does The Orangery smell like?
Seville orange, neroli and the green twig of petitgrain at first, bitter and bright. Then orange blossom and jasmine, kept fresh by a green tomato-leaf note. Then white musk, orris butter and soft blond woods, pale and powdery.
What is the difference between neroli and orange blossom?
Both come from the flowers of the bitter orange tree, but they are extracted differently and smell different: neroli is lighter and greener, orange blossom fuller and more floral. The Orangery has both. There is more in our note on neroli and orange blossom.
What fragrance family is The Orangery?
Citrus floral: citrus at the top, white flowers beneath, softened here with orris and musk.
Is The Orangery a summer fragrance?
It can be worn in summer, but it was composed for winter: sunlight kept under glass when everything outside is frozen. For a summer fragrance, the House would point to Henley.
Can I try The Orangery before choosing a bottle?
Yes. The Discovery Set holds all six of our eaux de parfum in 2 ml atomisers, so you can wear The Orangery for a day beside the others. Its £38 is credited in full against your first bottle, or The Pair.
When can I order The Orangery?
Not quite yet. Register free with the form above; it commits you to nothing. We make three fragrances first, in time for Christmas, guided by which ones people ask for, and the other three in the new year. The first hundred to register become founding members, with 48 hours to pre-order before anyone else: £95 founding price, £110 after.
