English Major (Extrait de Parfum) by Sorce

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English Major Sorce 2024 Extrait de Parfum

7.7 / 10 40 Ratings

A popular perfume by Sorce for women and men, released in 2024. The scent is sweet-powdery. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Powdery

Gourmand

Earthy

Creamy

Fragrance Notes

Marshmallow

Orris absolute

Aged paper

Carrot seed Decalepis hamiltonii absolute Leaves

Leaves

Sandalwood

Perfumer & Creative Guidance

Caitlin Hayes Perfume maker, Brand owner

Ratings

Scent

7.740 Ratings

Longevity

7.524 Ratings

Sillage

6.823 Ratings

Bottle

8.020 Ratings

Value for money

7.819 Ratings

Submitted by Lbjohnson · last update on 02/05/2026.

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Reviews

10 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/07/2025

10Scent

parfumpixie
367 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

9.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Nanaafromgha
156 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!

Updated on 12/18/2024

05/20/2025

9Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

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.

10/24/2024

10Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Scentedbyte
19 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.

Updated on 10/24/2024

10/24/2025

9Scent

Caitydidnt
75 Reviews

Caitydidnt

1

Marshmallows, old books, and fall leaves

I wasn’t in love with this scent at first. I found myself put off by something that smelled too dirty to me that I assumed is the mushroom note. I put the sample aside and forgot about it for months. When I picked it back up again I swear it smelled different, but I think my nose and preferences are also evolving. There is definitely an “old book” smell, vanillic with a slight tang to it, and an earthiness from the orris and Decalepis hamiltonii absolute, but it’s also quite sweet from the marshmallow. It’s a cross of so many types of sent I love - the musk and iris of You Eau de Parfum, Sonic Flower, Bound, Fleur de Peau Eau de Parfum, et al.; sweet gourmand vanilla notes; and a true paper/old book scent that I’ve really only smelled in Bibliophilia. If you’re a fan of Whispers in the Library and are mourning about its discontinuation, this isn’t a dupe but it’s in the same genre, more interesting, maybe a touch less crowd-pleasing. Sorce does some masterful scents and this is no exception. Also, it’s quite long lasting which is something I find rare. 99% of perfumes I try (even notoriously “beast mode” scents) seem to disappear by lunchtime, but not this one.

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