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Salt is a woody aromatic fragrance that launched in 2020. Created by Lyn Harris, it is a delicately gourmand fragrance with a clean twist of leathery that is almost good enough to eat. Wild herbs of rosemary, coriander and white sage, spices of cardamom and angelica seed are fused with the earthy notes of iris root, patchouli and cistus absolute. With notes of Italian bergamot, Spanish rosemary, coriander, white sage, cardamom, angelica seed, rose essence, iris root, patchouli and cistus absolute. Salt is an eau de parfum, edp.
It was created by classically trained British perfumer, Lyn Harris who trained in Paris and Robertet Grasse before starting her career working with many acclaimed brands. She was one of the first female master perfumers to break into the industry. Lyn Harris founded Miller Harris in 2000 as well as founding Perfumer H in 2015. The laboratory and shop of Perfumer H are located in Marylebone, London and here each person is able to see how the perfumer works and experience the working laboratory.
PERFUMER H SALT REVIEWS
Fragrantica: “Salt is naturalistic and outdoorsy, conjuring wide spaces and open skies. Inspired by the salt flats of Brittany it has a coastal freshness without resorting to typical “marine” notes. White sage, musky angelica, coriander and cardamom keep things aromatic and very airy, with creamy cedar and transparent patchouli. It also works well for me in heat and high humidity. A personal scent, this would suit the French Lieutenant's Woman stalking her grey, windswept pier alone.”
Fragrantica: “I've never been to a salt mine but this is how I'd imagine it smells. Very provocative scent that kept drawing me back because it's so strange yet familiar. It smells like something I can't quite place. Slightly similar to the salt accord opening of Salt and Pepper by Precious liquid but it doesn't change into a vegetal Sauvage like that one does. It keeps that interesting salt accord throughout on my skin. More of an atmosphere than a perfume. Odd but intriguing. I need to visit the retailer again to test it some more.”
Fragrantica: “Both briny and beautiful! A clever, exhilarating, quirky breath of salty sea air over marshy flats - only these ones are scented with sprightly flowers and zingy herbs rather than rotting sea creatures or industrial waste you might find on the average stretch of northern French beach these days. It's truer to idealized dreams than to real life - it's more of a fictional dip in the water than a photo-realistic essay like Heeley Sel Marin. While it's high-priced and doesn't last that long, it's a trip; subtle enough to go anywhere with you, even as it whisks you off to the seaside in your imagination. I can't fathom how it paints this picture so faithfully without actual salt notes because it certainly *seems* marine as anything. Maybe it's the craft and guile of the hand on the tiller. Lyn Harris can do special, special things with the herbal/aromatic palette, and here the real nose-opening, sense-thrilling zing of really fresh gusts of wind off the waves and the hills along that imaginary coast is ALL THERE. The herbal blend is amazingly carefully done and well-thought-out. Lavender can make me run away from a scent shrieking - but this is one powerfully un-sweet, un-sickly version, kept as a whisper not a scream, just playing ensemble with the angelica, thyme and moss to sing in absolutely natural harmony. Instead, this really does smell like walking to a blustery beach on a not-too-warm (maybe even chilly) day and crushing all those salt-tolerant herbs and shoots under your feet. Also shows off great poise in balancing the huge blasts of freshness from brisk, cool bergamot, against a much warmer and mellower sweeter side. I didn't even detect or suspect the rose (which means Ms Harris was doing it right) but could really feel some clever, well-engineered, warmer counterbalance to the bottom end. I even wondered if there could be any of her favoured frankincense in there - there's a tinge of real sophisticated spiciness to it. It's not all just running through the dunes in your billowing summer linens - this could work in urban or office settings too.”
Fragrantica: “Bracing and intelligent. A wearable salt air fragrance with a warm, skin-like base.”
Fragrantica: “This is fresh and herbal with a hint of fleur de sel. Salt opens with bergamot mixed with herbal and aromatic notes. It is clean and light. The lavender and rose are subtle. Creamy sandalwood and moss at the base. No funky algae or any obvious marine synthetics. I imagine walking on a beach with herbal coastal shrubs on a sunny day with a salty breeze from the sea. Quality – excellent. Unisex. 7.5/10 Performance- average; stays close; lasts about 4hrs (better performance would be nice) Salt is a modern clean almost minimalist scent that is equally evocative of salt, sun and sea. Like many of perfumer H fragrances this is subtle, innovative and lovely.”
