Ormonde Jayne Ormonde Woman

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

This poem (by Robert Frost) always pops into my head when I wear Ormonde Woman by Ormonde Jayne. It's the kind of scent that a beautiful witch living in the middle of a deep green wood would smell of. There's something a little fey about many of the OJ perfumes.

Starting and ending with black hemlock, it has top notes of cardamom, coriander and grass, a heart of black hemlock, violet and jasmine and a base of vertiver, cedarwood, amber and sandalwood. This is as much a magical potion as a perfume.

It's also work suitable; it has good but not overpowering silage (a perfume's waft spreadability, or how easy it is for others to smell it on you) and it doesn't have too heavy wood or floral notes on me.

Eau de Parfum costs £68 for 50ml.

Ormonde Jayne is an independent perfume house that produces some wonderful scents. There is only one shop in the Royal Arcade off Bond Street in London. There is also a mail order service through www.ormondejayne.com.