Every house begins with a story. For Ormonde Jayne, it is the journey of discovery for our Founder & Creator, Linda Pilkington, a story defined by curiosity, craftsmanship and a lifelong pursuit of beauty.
Our Story
From a young age, Linda’s sense of aesthetics, boundless energy and inquisitive mind shaped her approach to the world. Growing up in a quiet English village, she entertained herself with arts and crafts, hand-rolling beeswax candles dyed black, blending room sprays into antique bottles and even creating recipes for home-made chocolates and ices. Each creation was carefully sealed with her distinctive black wax seal, revealing an early devotion to artistry and detail.
Origins
An interest in antique perfume bottles soon blossomed into a passion. Collecting these flacons revealed her instinctive appreciation for luxury, design and the sybaritic pleasures of scent. Receiving a treasured bottle of Madame Rochas ignited a fascination with fine perfumery, the sculptured glass, heavy cap and amber liquid sparking a vision of new worlds to explore.
Travels across the Middle East, Asia and South America deepened this curiosity. Linda collected spices, oils and textiles, incorporating their inspirations into her creations. Her first entrepreneurial venture - a high-end ice cream parlour in South America, combined fragrance, flavour and presentation with striking originality. Each dish was as much an aesthetic experience as a taste, foreshadowing her lifelong pursuit of combining unusual ingredients in exquisite form.
A House is Born
On returning to London, Linda established her first atelier. The vision was clear: to create a modern perfume house with a soul rooted in numerology, symbolism and the synergy of design and scent. Rare ingredients, innovative formulations and bold colour codes became the hallmarks of Ormonde Jayne, alongside crystal-bright flacons crowned with a heavy cap and wrapped in vibrant mandarin and textured linens. Masculine yet feminine, modern yet timeless, the house was born.
La Boutique
In October 2001, Ormonde Jayne opened its first boutique on Old Bond Street, a jewel box of modern British perfumery set amongst the most prestigious names in luxury. The boutique welcomed a new era of fragrance: independent, distinctive, and defined by Linda’s unwavering commitment to originality. Today, the Royal Arcade boutique remains our home and a haven for those seeking something rare and extraordinary.
The Lab
Perfectionism remains the house signature. Every Ormonde Jayne creation is manufactured in our own laboratory now in Kent, “The Garden of England.” Oils are matured for months before filtration, perfumes are poured at maximum strength, and every stage of production is overseen by trained artisans. Certified GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), the laboratory ensures uncompromising quality in every bottle, diffuser and candle.
Ormonde Jayne at Home
The story that began with hand-rolled candles in a quiet village now extends into Ormonde Jayne at Home. Diffusers, candles and room & linen sprays are conceived as works of art in their own right, objects of beauty and elegance that transform the spaces we inhabit.
This is the essence of Ormonde Jayne: an independent perfume house of uncompromising perfection, guided by its origins yet forever seeking new horizons.
Casablanca Lily
3 sizes from ₩206,000
Ambre Royal Candle
₩147,000
Fraise Sublime
3 sizes from ₩206,000
Frangipani Candle
₩147,000
Peony
3 sizes from ₩206,000
Tolu Candle
₩147,000
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