English Major Sorce / Sorcellerie Apothecary 2024

English Major by Sorce / Sorcellerie Apothecary

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8.0 / 10 14 Ratings

A new perfume by Sorce / Sorcellerie Apothecary for women and men, released in 2024. The scent is sweet-gourmand. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Gourmand

Creamy

Powdery

Earthy

Fragrance Notes

Aged paper

Orris absolute

Carrot seed Decalepis hamiltonii absolute Leaves

Leaves

Marshmallow

Sandalwood

Perfumer & Creative Guidance

Caitlin Hayes Perfume maker, Brand owner

Ratings

Scent

8.014 Ratings

Longevity

7.49 Ratings

Sillage

6.98 Ratings

Bottle

7.49 Ratings

Submitted by Lbjohnson, last update on 08/11/2025.

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4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/20/2025

7
Pricing 6
Sillage 7
Longevity 9
Scent

rotasha
242 Reviews

rotasha

4

Light academia in a bottle

This smells exactly like I thought it would. Dry, dusty woods, the smell of old book pages, and a marshmallowy sweetness that blends with these other notes instead of overpowering them. Truly the English major/book nerd’s gourmand, “light academia” in a bottle. I would compare it to Liis Bo, but dustier and creamier, or Cirrus Snooze, but woody instead of floral. The scent conjures images of dusty old bookshelves lined with secondhand books. I think Sorce accomplished exactly what they set out to do here.

I’ve been let down by so many book/library fragrances but this is everything I hoped it would be.

01/07/2025

10
Scent

parfumpixie
338 Reviews

parfumpixie

Helpful Review 3

marshmallow academia

sweet marshmallows over dusty book pages with a creamy touch and of subtle woodiness. Much sweeter than I would’ve thought but in such a creamy, cocooning, and cozy library esque way. The orris is the star, it’s rich, smooth, earthy, and sweet with a sandalwood base. Don’t get much carrot which would’ve been a lovely treat if I did, but this is such a charming bookish scent!

12/18/2024

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Nanaafromgha
151 Reviews

Nanaafromgha

4

A bibliophile swimming in marshmallows

With Sorce scents blowing up in the fragcomm, I came to share my thoughts about one of my personal favorites from the house. If you’ve never encountered an atmospheric scent in a literal sense, this is a great one to start with. Even with my background and as lover of the sciences, English Major instantly transports me back to my collegiate days stuck in the library, face glued to textbooks and other forms of print, studying my ass off so I can finish school.

EM starts off with someone slapping you in the face with an old, worn out library book, and then subsequently, shoving some kind of steamed hot drink in your face. The paper scent can definitely be off putting for those not used to atmospherics, but the sharpness of the paper doesn’t dominate for too long before it’s softened by the marshmallow and iris. Besides the added woodiness I get from the sandalwood, I do not pick up on the carrot seeds or other notes. It’s sweet, it’s creamy, and it is just ever so slightly woody/papery as it continues to dry down. EM falls in the same category as Whispers in the Library and Library Perfume and other kinds of scents that not only provide you with olfactive nostalgia, but give you that “experience in a bottle”.

While it’s not necessarily an original concept for a fragrance, English Major’s novelty lies in the fact that it smells nothing like the others. The paper note is very authentic, and it is indeed very wearable. It’s been great for the fall and winter, and I think Caitlyn did an excellent job on this one. Will definitely be upgrading my 15 ml to a 30 or 50 once it runs out!

10/24/2024

8
Pricing 7
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Scentedbyte
20 Reviews

Scentedbyte

1

An English Major in a bottle

English Major is my favorite perfume from Sorcellerie Apothercary. It's sweet and it definitely smells like a refined student majoring in English! This student is wealthy, well read, and dressed in the finest natural fibers. The library book note smells like brand new books. I then mostly get the creaminess of the orris absolute and sandalwood & the sweetness of the marshmallow and decalepis hamiltonii.

If I had to use other perfumes to relate this perfume to, it has the sweetness level of Kilian's Love, Don't be Shy and the creaminess of Lush's American Cream.