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The brief
Jonas wanted to bottle the specific green bitterness of a tomato plant's stem, which most perfumers avoid because it reads as vegetal rather than floral and does not test well.
Onze Heures
A greenhouse in August
2 reviews~8h reported
Humid, green and faintly bitter — tomato leaf and wet earth under glass. The least polite thing we make.
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- Longevity
- 7–8 hours
- Sillage
- Moderate, sits about an arm's length
- Season
- Late spring and summer
- Perfumer
- Jonas Weill, 2022
Every order includes two 2ml samples of your choosing. Complimentary shipping above €150. Unopened bottles may be returned within 14 days.
The composition
Top
First ten minutes
Tomato leaf · Galbanum · Crushed stem
Heart
The next two hours
Fig · Geranium · Wet soil
Base
What stays
Oakmoss · Cedar · Ambrette
How it was made
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The material
Galbanum resin at an unusually high 4% gives the sharp green cut. It is balanced with a fig accord and real oakmoss, the latter restricted under IFRA rules, so the formula sits at the maximum permitted level and cannot be pushed further.
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On skin
The first ten minutes are genuinely challenging — bitter, almost sappy. It resolves into damp soil and cedar and becomes, by the end, quite soft. People either return the bottle or buy a second.
Worn by
4.0
- 8h on skin
Not for everyone
I have worn this for two years. It smells like my grandmother's greenhouse and nothing else comes close.
- 7h on skin
Difficult
Respect the craft, could not wear it. The opening is very bitter. Try before buying.
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