Teniqua was founded by Frances Lamb, who started her career as a successful designer and interior designer. The process of pulling together multiple themes, fabrics and colours was always something that had fascinated Frances, and so it was a natural progression to start thinking about the same process within scent. This idea of surrounding a subject with texture, with colour, and even with an element of disruption, provided a starting point for the launch of a trio of fragrances that wonderfully combined niche with wearability. It’s this idea of wearability meeting wonder that sets Teniqua apart from other niche houses.
The trio of fragrances that launched the brand were Mysuru Amber, Figue Verte, and Citrus Oud. All three were scented recollections from Frances’ past and, while at first she wondered about sharing these intimate moments, provided a glimpse into different places at the same time as creating new memories. Mysuru Amber celebrated “the scented oils, flowers, spices, colours, textures and sounds of India, and the rituals of using attar to celebrate India’s rich heritage”, while Figue Verte was inspired by “lazy summer days spent under a bountiful fig tree in a garden at the foothill of Mont Victoire”.
The fragrance opens with an aromatic citrus blend of bergamot and lavender, and it’s the combination of these two that provides a campherous, almost flint-like, start to the scent. Alongside a zesty lemon, this gives you that expansive quality. Within this you also have a vibrant floral note that appears to be created by the pairing of saffron with jasmine. It provides the effect of yellow gorse, and there’s a galbanum sharpness that also hints at its spiked foliage. The development of Citrus Oud sees the patchouli and labdanum-loaded amber accord come through, with its earthy and woody resins, before a sweetened touch of oud completes a deliciously evocative scent. As I said before, wearability definitely meets wonder.
Citrus Oud is available from the Teniqua website at teniqua.com priced at £25 for 10ml, £75 for 50ml and £115 for 100ml. The 10ml is also part of the Trio Discovery Set (three 10ml bottles) which is £49. [Sample provided by Teniqua]
Great review, thank you Stephan
ReplyDeleteHello Frances, thank you for your comment. I'm so pleased that you liked the review... it's a very special fragrance. Best, Stephan
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