#tinderer

The last post I made about this brand, I mentioned how excited and open-minded I was to trying my last three samples. And since then, these three have been my absolute favorites that I keep coming back to and wearing over and over again. This post will be about two of them specifically, Onder de Linde and Tinderer. Let's start with ODL.

Onder de Linde is supposed to be a linen blossom perfume. I like this blurb straight from the perfumer's website about this scent, because everybody who talks about this perfume also talks about the illusive nature of the linden blossom.

"The stars of the fragrance are lilac and linden blossom. What makes these notes interesting is that there are no natural extracts of these flowers available, like you would have with rose or jasmine, for example. Instead, I had to reconstruct them using aroma molecules, which, if you ask me, is the true magic of making perfumes: creating a realistic scent of something that cannot be extracted from nature."

Truly fascinating and makes this perfume feel all the more special to me! But here's the thing... I don't know if I've ever smelled a linden blossom to begin with! So I certainly can't tell you if it's an accurate recreation of the scent. But I also don't think I would think lilac either, if it wasn't specifically listed. It is a sweet, delicate floral. A teensy tiny bit powdery, but it doesn't offend me as some powdery florals do. It's just very... Spring-y! It feels like spring. Dewy fresh flowers on trees. It's just such a delight to smell. Actively brings a smile to my face.

Then we've got Tinderer. This is supposed to smell like a calm spring field right before a thunderstorm. And to me, it really nails that. It's such a great grass perfume and I just love the smell of grass.

I'm not gonna bother sharing the infographic from Fragrantica showing the notes, because it's simply inaccurate to how the perfumer lists it on their own website. Instead, they list: "Cut Grass, Twigs, Wet soil, Violets, White musk, Ambergris, Heliotrope, Moss". And that's exactly what it comes off as. It's grass! And a hint of nice dirt! And it's got a nice little muskiness to it.

Here's my only problem.

I think you basically need to spray them together. Or at least I do!

They're both great perfumes on their own, yes. But once I tried them together? I could never separate them again. They need each other. It's a beautiful flowering spring tree in a field. If I spray one without the other, I find myself longing to join them together again. They feel incomplete on their own now. And it's a shame, because these two aren't offered in travel sizes yet! I do love how they smell together, oh so much, but I don't know if I can really justify buying two full size bottles that need each other like that, you know?