Bottle drawn in the shade of the fragrance
Champaca
Eau de parfum · Linda Pilkington
A memory of India: basmati rice, steeping tea and champaca flower.
- House
- Ormonde Jayne
- Family
- Floral
- Perfumer
- Linda Pilkington
- Year
- Not disclosed
Champaca was born from a travel memory of Linda Pilkington: in India, the smell of basmati rice and steeping tea, always in the air. After much searching, she found that these two scents went beautifully with the champaca flower.
Neroli, pink pepper and bamboo open the composition. Champaca absolute, freesia absolute and basmati rice notes form the heart; myrrh, green tea and musk make up what the house calls the "soul" of the fragrance.
Olfactory pyramid
- TopThe first minutes
- HeartThe signature
- BaseThe trail
Notes as published by the house. official source (new tab)
Main accords
Volute’s reading: the intensity of each accord.
- White floral85 / 100
- Gourmand45 / 100
- Green45 / 100
- Musky40 / 100
- Spicy30 / 100
Seasons
- Spring
- Summer
Moments
- Day
Champaca in detail
Ormonde Jayne, Linda Pilkington's London house, often composes from travel memories. Champaca was born in India: Linda Pilkington kept in mind the smell of basmati rice and steeping tea, always in the air, then found, after much searching, that they went beautifully with the champaca flower.
The official pyramid, in three stages (head, heart and "soul"), opens with fresh, green neroli, pink pepper and bamboo. The heart brings together champaca absolute, freesia absolute and basmati rice notes, tender and slightly milky. The base pairs myrrh, green tea and musk. The house classes it between floral and gourmand.
Champaca is a daytime fragrance for spring and summer, soft and luminous. Its tea and rice make the flower gentle and comforting.
Three floral fragrances in our catalogue come close: Inlé by Memo Paris shares tea, neroli and musk; Elysium Absolue by Roja Parfums pairs neroli, pink pepper and musk; Night Scented Jasmine by Floris finds neroli and musk again around a white flower.
Text written with the help of AI, based on official information from the fragrance houses.