Citrus notes
Bergamot
Vanilla
Frankincense
Lily of the valley
Nutmeg
Rosewood05/12/2025
kittea
64 Reviews
kittea
2
Pretty!
The perfume is named after an orchid, an extinct-in-the-wild species of phalaenopsis (the moth orchids that are commonly seen as houseplants). I don't know if P. javanica specifically has a fragrance, but most moth orchids don't have much of one if they have one at all. So this fragrance is probably less a recreation of the scent of the orchid than it is an abstract olfactory impression of its appearance. I don't mind this, I don't usually get particularly hung up on names (and for all I know P. javanica smells exactly like this), I just thought the information was interesting.
Javanica feels like a cologne to me (in structure, not in concentration): primarily citrus, occasional wafts of light spices and florals. It dries down much better than it opens, clawing its way out of lemon-land to settle down into a mildly spicy muguet. I really don't perceive this as sweet— I suppose, in comparison with other fragrances in this genre, it might be?
At the time I'm writing this, both of the statements describe this fragrance as "pretty". They're not wrong! This is very pretty. The shame is that when it comes to Olympic Orchids, I've come to expect more than just 'pretty'.
Javanica feels like a cologne to me (in structure, not in concentration): primarily citrus, occasional wafts of light spices and florals. It dries down much better than it opens, clawing its way out of lemon-land to settle down into a mildly spicy muguet. I really don't perceive this as sweet— I suppose, in comparison with other fragrances in this genre, it might be?
At the time I'm writing this, both of the statements describe this fragrance as "pretty". They're not wrong! This is very pretty. The shame is that when it comes to Olympic Orchids, I've come to expect more than just 'pretty'.
Baobaba
KathrynA66
