Orson

Orson, composed by Aurélien Guichard for Carine Roitfeld in 2019, is a floral fragrance according to everyone who rates it, with about half also finding it gourmand, woody, resinous and ambered. It is a warm, resinous white floral rather than a fresh one.

Tuberose leads with its creamy, heady, slightly rubbery richness, and ylang-ylang adds a softer, sweeter, faintly banana-like floral note beside it. Hawthorn brings an almond-like, powdery, slightly green nuance that lightens the two. The base is built on resins and sweetness: benzoin gives a soft, vanilla-like warmth, opoponax a sweet, balsamic depth, tonka bean a nutty, hay-like sweetness, and sandalwood a smooth, creamy wood that holds it all together.

Orson is a shared fragrance, worn by anyone. Tuberose over benzoin and tonka suits autumn and winter and evening wear, and it should appeal to people who like white flowers in a warm, almost edible setting rather than a green or watery one.

Orson — unisex fragrance by Carine Roitfeld (released 2019). Notes: Benzoin, Hawthorn, Opoponax, Sandalwood, Tonka Bean, Tuberose, Ylang-Ylang. — Parfica open fragrance database