I like the frangipani flower, and not just for its luscious scent. I like that it's a flower named after a person, and one who was responsible for dissolving fragrance absolu in alcohol, thus totally revolutionising the craft of perfume making.

So today I'm trying out Ormonde Jayne's Frangipani. My first reaction is a great big WOW. The top notes are absolutely delicious on my skin. For a while I almost felt like licking my wrist because the scent was that scrumptious. The top notes are linden blossom, magnolia flower, lime peel, and boy does that lime work with the florals. Absolutely enticing, at least to my nose. Fresh and definitely tropical. Yummy.

The heart notes are white frangipani, jasmine, rose, and tuberose absolutes, water lily, plum, and green orchid oil. I have to say, I'm not the biggest fan of tuberose. I have experienced perfumes that use it well, however, and this is one of them. I often find tuberose to be pretty overwhelming. That's not the case with this scent, though. In fact, the heart notes combine to have an almost gardenia-like effect on my skin. It's quite beautiful, and certainly floral-tropical. Gorgeous.

The beautiful heart notes give way after a reasonable length of time to the base of amber, musk, cedar, and French vanilla abolute. I'm not a big "vanilla" fan (as many of my reviews have noted), but the vanilla here is a creamy, subtle part of the base, so it's not too overpowering. In fact, the thing I detect the most is the amber, which suits my sensibility fairly well (I love a nice amber note). The musk is very soft, and, in fact, I find the base generally quite subtle, and very close to the skin.

My overall reaction to this perfume is that it is, like all of the other Ormonde Jayne fragrances I've tried so far, exceptionally well-crafted and elegant. I'm a big fan of florals, so this fragrance really works for me, and it works on me, as well. I get pretty tired of fruity florals, but in this fragrance, the fruity notes are a nice addition, not too sweet or too fruity. They add a nice splash of freshness in the top notes, and the plum in the heart notes just nicely rounds out the blend.

This is a floral fragrance I could and very well might add to my permanent perfume wardrobe. That's how much I like it.