Oat & Cornflower, from Jo Malone London was released in 2018. The perfumer behind this creation is Mathilde Bijaoui. The notes are Cornflower Sultan Seeds, Hazelnut, Oat, Vetiver.
To be honest this one smells more honied (especially the drydown) than the Honey croccus one I eventually settled upon buying, Oat & Cornflower was a close second. It opens up very milky and creamy, reminiscent of lightly spiced porridge oats which is a very appealing smell in many ways. That spice is like a super subtle hint of cinnamon and ginger just dancing across the top notes of this stuff. This warmth and cuddliness is probably what provoked the Aomassai comparisons and I do get why tolu balm is evoked. I like the drydown less but it's still a hugely interesting fragrance that changes from the opening. It might be the cornflower in here because I'm not sure what it smells like but the balance and tempering of sweetness is good and not to the ridiculous extent of jeux de peu or anything like that, but has that oaty quality throughout. I like it but I'm not mad about it, the performance seemed to be better than most of these for longevity at least because non of these are projectors.
To be honest this one smells more honied (especially the drydown) than the Honey croccus one I eventually settled upon buying, Oat & Cornflower was a close second. It opens up very milky and creamy, reminiscent of lightly spiced porridge oats which is a very appealing smell in many ways. That spice is like a super subtle hint of cinnamon and ginger just dancing across the top notes of this stuff. This warmth and cuddliness is probably what provoked the Aomassai comparisons and I do get why tolu balm is evoked. I like the drydown less but it's still a hugely interesting fragrance that changes from the opening. It might be the cornflower in here because I'm not sure what it smells like but the balance and tempering of sweetness is good and not to the ridiculous extent of jeux de peu or anything like that, but has that oaty quality throughout. I like it but I'm not mad about it, the performance seemed to be better than most of these for longevity at least because non of these are projectors.