The 3 Most Unusual Skin Scents

The 3 Most Unusual Skin Scents

For when you want to enhance your natural allure (but still smell interesting)

The idea of a 'skin scent' is a fairly recent phenomenon in perfumery – its rise is due in part to the popularity of materials such as Iso E Super and its ability to create a soft, warm and subtly woody fragrance that enhances one's natural skin aroma.

At independent Scottish perfumers Jorum Studio, those looking for a skin scent will find perfumes with more presence and complexity than the average skin scent. These unique luxury fragrances boast a bounty of unusual notes and layers, however they all evoke the sensation of warmed skin – albeit in very different ways!

Discover our most unusual skin scents: 

Phloem Eau de Parfum

Phloem is salty lipstick-smacked skin after a long day at the beach. Spicy, erogenous, sweet-tart – a sweet skin scent with a difference.

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Spiritcask Extrait de Parfum

Spiritcask might not strike you as a skin scent, however notes of vanilla, cocoa, coffee, malt and yang-ylang make for a velvety skin-like finish alongside a satisfyingly photorealistic oakwood note. A gourmand skin scent with a boozy side.

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Bottle of Jorum Studio Spiritcask with bright chartreuse label in front of dark background with whisky barrel lid

 Medullary-Ray Eau de Parfum

Medullary-Ray gives a sharper, more savoury take on a skin scent, with notes of fig, olive and valerian working to enrich more resinous, woody notes of sandalwood, frankincense and myrrh. A woody skin scent with savoury aromatic notes.

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Unspoken Gesture Extrait de Parfum

The ultimate skin scent comes in the form of Unspoken Gesture, an irresistible yet comforting take on this genre of fragrance. Hazelnut, Cardamom, Fig and Almond work harmoniously with Mimosa Absolute, Sandalwood and Rice for a scent that is warm and delicate with excellent staying power. 

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