Maison Orris · historical perfumery materials for creators, fragrance houses and collectors
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Enter a collection of 265 aged absolutes, concretes, resinoids, essences, fractions and historic bases—singular materials shaped by time, ready to inspire scents that have never existed before.
The collection at a glance
From orris, rose and jasmine to mosses, woods, resins, spices and historic bases: a broad historical palette for perfumers, fragrance houses and collectors.
The Maison Orris collection
Iris with its powdery depth, opulent rose and jasmine open onto a cabinet of woods, resins, mosses, spices and historic bases, each material carrying the patina and nuance of another era. Together, these treasures form a rare historical palette for luminous florals, shadowed chypres, resinous ambers and entirely new olfactive signatures.
Curated discoveries
Follow the collection by olfactive family, age, historic house or material character—from rare roots and resins to the language and lore of the perfumer’s palette.
Enter the full cabinet of historical perfumery materials.
Wander through florals, woods, resins, mosses, spices and more.
Test your instinct for materials, houses and olfactive families.
Meet the names carried by bottles, labels and makers across the collection.
Trace the collection through its documented years and eras.
Discover the processes that give each material its singular expression.
Unfold the language of historical materials, preparations and accords.
Selected materials
Citrus
Ref. MO-012
Bergamotte Fonds Bruts
Citrus × bergamia Risso & Poit.
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Bergamot Crude Bottom Fraction brings dark bergamot peel, bitter green rind and tea into an agile top-note instrument with vivid lift.
Available
Rose
Ref. MO-027
Rose Bulgare Absolu
Rosa × damascena Mill.
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Bulgarian Rose Absolute Calchauvet brings velvety red petal, honey and warm spice into a richly expressive heart-note material.
Available
Floral
Ref. MO-077
Jasmin ABS Égypte
Jasminum grandiflorum L.
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Egyptian Jasmine Absolute brings lush white flower, apricot-like fruit and green petal into a richly expressive heart-note material.
Available
Woods / Roots / Resins / Balsams
Ref. MO-131
Labdanum RDE
Cistus ladanifer
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Labdanum Resinoid brings honeyed amber, balsamic and leathery into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Moss / Lichen
Ref. MO-177
Mousse chêne ABS
Evernia prunastri
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Oakmoss Absolute brings earthy, woody and mossy into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Orris / Iris
Ref. MO-190
Iris beurre CTE 15 %
Iris spp.
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Orris Concrete 15% Irone brings violet, buttery and powdery into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Floral
Ref. MO-249
Tubéreuse ABS Pommade
Polianthes tuberosa L. (syn. Agave amica)
Recorded historical attribution
Calchauvet
Tuberose Absolute (Pommade Exhaustion Extract) brings buttery white petals, green creaminess and orange-blossom glow into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
Woods / Roots / Resins / Balsams
Ref. MO-255
Vétiver ESS N/D
Recorded historical attribution
BOURJOIS
Vetyver Essence N/D (BOURJOIS) brings dry root, earthy and smoky into a deep base-note material with architectural presence.
Available
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The character of the collection
Historic French designations preserve the language of the collection, accompanied by considered names in English, French, German and Arabic.
Recorded years reveal a palette shaped across decades, from changing extraction styles to forgotten grades and specialist perfumery vocabulary.
Choose a standard pack for direct checkout, or ask Maison Orris about bulk and specialist quantities that need personal handling.
Move from luminous florals to dark mosses, aged resins and forgotten bases, and gather the materials that speak to your own way of composing.
Who we work with
Buy standard in-stock packs directly. Bulk quantities, restricted routes and specialist requests remain available through a personal quotation.
