Progressive Botany Vol. I

Carduus 2019

Carduus by Jorum Studio
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7.6 / 10 58 Ratings
Carduus is a popular perfume by Jorum Studio for women and men and was released in 2019. The scent is spicy-woody. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy
Woody
Green
Earthy
Floral

Fragrance Notes

ChamomileChamomile Cocoa absoluteCocoa absolute Bengali pepperBengali pepper MahoganyMahogany Musk thistle Cherry treeCherry tree Clary sageClary sage CloveClove HeliotropeHeliotrope HoneyHoney Marjoram tea Sea holly TobaccoTobacco DeertongueDeertongue Hart's-tongue fern Meum MyrtleMyrtle Rose absoluteRose absolute Sweet peaSweet pea TuberoseTuberose Tormentil

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.658 Ratings
Longevity
7.751 Ratings
Sillage
6.850 Ratings
Bottle
6.937 Ratings
Value for money
7.025 Ratings
Submitted by R3mt9, last update on 09.04.2024.
Interesting Facts
The fragrance is part of the "Progressive Botany Vol. I" collection.

Reviews

3 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Bottle
6
Sillage
8
Longevity
8.5
Scent
Floyd

290 Reviews
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Floyd
Floyd
Top Review 56  
I see into your heart of hay
I can see into your heart of hay, into dried flowers woven into thistles, into tea leaves whispering in the sun and tart herbs crackling. The air is warm chamomile flickering and swirls of cocoa dust over fields from summers past. Your vest of tobacco swells golden straw. There are still traces of honey on it because bumblebees get lost in it. You stand on wooden cane legs that stare into the barren soil, into the spicy sand of reddish-brown roots. I love to lean on you.
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After creating fragrances for various brands under the pseudonym Jorum Laboratories since 2010, Euan McCall founded the Jorum Studio label in Edinburgh in 2019 with his partner Chloe Mullen, which manufactures everything in-house using high-quality raw materials.
"Carduus" (lat.: ring thistle) evokes the scent of warm hay and spicy straw (floral-spicy dry thistle, millet, cumin-like bear's bane, marjoram and slightly vanilla vetch), which is accompanied at the beginning by sweet-floral pepper notes, chamomile and cooling sage. This warm-spicy impression is supported by tobacco leaves and a hint of honey. The added cocoa seems tart and dusty. In the base, ambery notes and tart-sandy-earthy aromas, slightly soured (mahogany wood, fern, bloodroot, rose) emerge underneath. The image of the scarecrow on the warm summer meadow projects moderately over many hours.

(With thanks to Gandix)
52 Comments
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
7.5
Scent
Kurai

375 Reviews
Kurai
Kurai
4  
Botanical spicy-woody
Jorum Studio's "Progressive Botany" series is something different. The whole range veers far away from conventional perfumery. In each perfume, unusual botanical materials are combined with a complex and layered structure. The result is a fun experience that is also intellectually engaging but does not always pass for a wearable piece of attire. I'd say in this series Carduus might score the highest on the wearability scale, while maintaining a great fun factor.

Carduus starts with a tingling spice mix. It says "bengal pepper" in the note list. The feeling is somewhere between sichuan pepper and a bay leaf. There is a dark gooey syrup going on in the back, infused with cocoa powder. Chamomile adds a dry herbal feeling to it all.

After this dense opening, the kitchen cabinet is traded for an outdoor setting. I picture a meadow of herbs, hay and woods. During this progression the scent becomes not only more herbaceous-woody, but also lighter and yes very "wearable". By that I mean its scent profile is familiar, inviting and lingering. This could easily pass for a daily spicy-woody fragrance. I would not wear it to the office because there is still quite some spice in there, but this would do great on any casual social setting.

What I like most is this pepper-cocoa-chamomile trio, which is really the core of the fragrance and stays present until the late drydown. Sharp and soft facets are brought together in an unexpectedly mellow and airy form. Nice one.
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FumeMystery

3 Reviews
FumeMystery
FumeMystery
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airy liquorice lebkuchen
Tested from the spray sample, and as described I got airy lebkuchen, spices, treacle, liquorice as the initial impression. The scent was soft, delicate but noticeable, and I caught wafts of slightly smoky, vegetal fragrance as I went along during the warm day, with a stronger treacle-liquorice perfume on the sites where I'd sprayed it (eg the crooks of my arms).
Certainly unisex but leaning slightly more masculine because it isn't a floral sweet scent as so many mainstream feminine scents are today.
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3 short views on the fragrance
GavarrusGavarrus 10 days ago
6
Scent
Almost pure, savoury, salty coriander. Very herbal, on the masculine side
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FantasmargFantasmarg 7 months ago
9
Scent
Airy and delicate botanical scent, a little bit sweet. The smell you get from spending a day rolling around in a field. I found it lyrical.
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FreshKatsuFreshKatsu 10 months ago
7
Bottle
7
Sillage
8
Longevity
7
Scent
Opens very smoky, spicy and woody. Gradually tones down to let more herbal/dried flower notes through. Vintage, apothecary shop vibe.
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