2nd October at 9.05pm: All orders placed upto the 20th September will be dispatched by tomorrow. All orders received up until the 25th September will be dispatched by 6th October. I will provide dispatch times here, for orders placed from 26th October to 28th October on 6th October. Thanks, Adam : )
September at 5.30pm: First apologies for not writing here yesterday as intended. As I type all orders placed upto the 15th September, will be dispatched by tomorrow with couriers, and orders placed upto the 16th will all leave by Friday 29th. Orders placed on the 17th will leave by Monday 2nd October. And on Monday 2nd October I will provide dispatch times for orders placed on the 18th to the 20th September. So at the moment the lead-time is about 2 weeks from placing your order. Normally what happens is we reopen, many orders come in and then things slow down and we normalise. However in this instance I suspect it won't happen this way. As we close in October (see below) I am seeing regulars buying much more to cover themselves across the period we are closed. Add to this my wholesale work which is now coming in really fast - as I have started sending out the stock reduction list, and therefore I forecast a 2 week lead time all the way to closing. Meaning once we stop taking orders - It's probable I will still need 2 weeks to finish before I can close properly for the year. Therefore if you do want something, plan ahead please and only buy if you can wait as with the utmost respect, I am not letting anyone queue-jump, even if they go on to tell me they haven't seen these updates.
On the subject of the stock reduction list - due to lack of time, I have to create it in two parts. Part one covers aromatics A-K and part two will be sent out on email (to those on the list) on October 6th. Regarding the new releases, they will happen, this I promise but I can't get that job done for this Sunday now. I'll need until mid October to make that happen. If you are interested in the new releases all I can advise is to keep checking back here as I will confirm the release date before, well, releasing the new aromatics! On the subject of Ambergris, it's a really touchy topic for me at the moment and I am going to comment on this in more detail shortly, but note I am rethinking decisions concerning ambergris. Back here with a final update on Friday afternoon. Thanks, Adam : )
22nd September at 4.35pm: A quick progress update. By Monday 25th all orders received up to September 11th will be dispatched. By Friday 29th all orders received up to September 16th will be dispatched. Of course, be assured I will push to get as many orders as possible dispatched. For business clients waiting on a copy of the stock-reduction-list, this will be emailed across to you by Wednesday 27th. I will be taking tomorrow off completely for family time and will be back at work across the early part of Sunday afternoon. Next mini update here will be on Tuesday 26th. Thank you, Adam : )
19th September at 6.55pm: Right, update time. First, I am now working on the orders placed from 1st to 17th September and I think within 7-10 days maximum they will all be dispatched, along with the gifts : ) Next, I am going to release Kerala Indian Sandalwood 1953 E.O by Sunday 1st October, along with Organic Moldovan Pink Rose Musk Otto, 20% White Ambergris Aged tincture and Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol by Fermentation. If I can find the time I will also release another Assami grown Oud (plantation) and a vintage offering of Indian Vetiver E.O and Red Myrrh E.O (sublime profiles) that I have held back for the past year now. Regarding closing for 2023 in October (please read below) I need to kindly put on record that I won't be able to make exceptions for clients - even those who have become friends, and to please keep this in mind and plan ahead should you need something specific from Hermitage. I will write again by the end of the week and thank you very much to everyone for the continued support. Adam : )
18th September Update. Please read carefully.
Although a month away, I need to announce that the LAST ORDER TIMES FOR 2023 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
🦋Non.EU Countries 18th October at 9pm Italy time. 🦋
EU Countries 25th October at 9pm Italy time. 🦋
Then once all orders are dispatched and delivered, we will close and reopen by mid-January 2024/as soon as the laboratory is finished.
Also please note as of 30th September we will stop offering ambergris aromatics for sale.
Thank you, Adam : )
Adam Michael has this to say “Deep green in colour, seaweed absolute exudes an aroma that will delight, dazzle and stimulate. The smell is exactly like fresh seaweed that has found its way onto the shore in the early morning, possessing that unique and refreshing ocean smell, very clean and invigorating with stunning aquatic green notes throughout. This material is of a paste to solid consistency and unless you are intending to dilute this in perfumers alcohol it is not wise to buy this material, instead a better option would be the seaweed colourless absolute we offer which is pourable.
Invaluable for the creation of marine accords, building ozonic and pine bases, and offers interesting modifying and boosting effects within moss creations and green top accords. Blends very well with mosses, pines, galbanum, vetiverts and incense wood.”
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Charalambos Charalambous (verified owner) –
Imagine its summer, walking on the beach and close your eyes and let your senses by sniffing this gift from the bottle and enjoy the experience..such a powerhouse..well I’m so happy i find this oil and can’t wait to see were it will lead me with my creativity..
EMG (verified owner) –
A tough one to dilute! If you don’t have a hot plate this paste absolute will make you work. Quick tip: Even if you use hot bath, in mere seconds this goes back to being sticky. I mean, even if it’s bathed and fluid in its own bottle, by the time you pick/drop to dilution bottle, it will become sticky again in 1-2 seconds due to sudden heat loss.
Pure form smell: Pungent, phenolic, seaweed, ash-leather nuances, salty and mossy.
10% dilution smell: Less pungent, fresh aspects more noticeable, less ash-leather, iodine bomb, with ammonia nuances. Very realistic seaweedy shore breeze, you have to like that dirtiness a bit.
I think in trace amounts this would add that throat scratching iodine feeling. Can’t wait! Great product Hermitage & Adam!
Simon D (verified owner) –
Masterpiece material! – I never imagined I woud use that term for a smell that I don’t particularly like. I think it is wise to dilute this heavily before evaluating as it is strong stuff. I had mine at 2% and it still was super strong and very diffusive. Ok, lets face it, the first 15 minuted are not pleasant (Smokey-harsh-leather-fishy-pungent-compact), but when you get beyond that, an aroma of leathery kombu appears. Much like the beautiful Oarweed Abs, which is only sold in sample size here. It is so realistic and fascinating. After that, the experience gets more and more bedazzeling. An ocean scene opens up in your minds eye with hard waves washing up seaweed baking in the sun. As the material evaporates the notes become fresher, cooler, more aquatic and ozonic and start to contain everything in this scenery: The water, many kinds of seaweeds, the fresh breeze, the sea mist, shells, fish, sand, salt…In the drydown I get gentle oyster mineralic notes and the freshest sea foam. SUPER complex, diffusive, roomfilling, long lived and in that sense, very economical. Much better that the “colorless abs” also offered here, in my opinion. You just have to be prepared to dilute the whole thing at once, at 20% for instance, you will never use it in a higher consentration anyways. its very sticky and dark and not pourable at all. But it’s all worth it. This is a long review but I just have to state, as a person who mainly works with aquatic notes and seaweeds ONLY for clients I do bespoke perfumery for, as I don’t enjoy these aromas usually for myself, this one took me on a journey an may have triggered something in me, made me eager to explore and enjoy marine aromas more!
Paul V (verified owner) –
A complex aquatic green profile with bundles of iodine, moss, leather, and animalic notes. Exceptionally powerful and diffusive, reminiscent of seaweed washed ashore and an essential component to a few of my aquatic perfumes. I use it both neat and at a 10% dilution, even when diluted it’s still a powerhouse material, however it reveals different facets in dilution. A must have for any perfumer’s organ.
Kai Leon Art Parfumeur (verified owner) –
Without repeating everyone, including Adam, on how indispensable, original, truly unique in the Aromatic Pallette Seaweed absolute is,
I point out that beside supplying the whole Marine vibe in all its living pungency, iodine saltiness, with touches of molluscal raunchiness and sea-water spray freshness, filtering into itself the Life of the Ocean,
It can play Other roles – when highly diluted to the threshold and below concentration – while losing its instantly recognizible kelp nature,
– it comes out as chest-opening Maritme breathe, or in slightly higher dosage – mossy wet Florest Floor compositions,
– or in minimal traces – the edge of Novelty & Mystery, putting a fresh spin on too common aromatic combinations:
In this aspect, I am trying its edge in Florals, Citrus or heavier earthy acoords 🙂