Perfume Review: Phoenix Botanicals Peach Garden (Irina Adam) + Do I Dare to Eat A Peach Draw

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Brian Kershnisik Woman Eating a Peach

"Do I dare to eat a peach"?  T.S. Eliot The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

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Irina Adam NYC Natural Perfumer for Phoenix Botanicals and 2016 Art and Olfaction Artisan Finalist

 Irina Adam of Phoenix Botanicals is an incredibly talented natural perfumer whose  shimmering fruity chypre Peach Tree Garden has been selected as a finalist for the 2016 Art & Olfaction Awards in the Artisan category.

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Sleeping With Peaches Lee Price

Bursting open with a delightful indulgence of plump ripe saffron infused peaches, Peach Tree Garden, an oil based perfume is a rarity in natural perfumery and evokes “the fleeting yet timeless beauty of falling fruit in an overgrown garden.” The leathery sweetness of labdanum, the dank hay like fecundity of tobacco and the dark depths of a beautifully luxurious oud shine through to a fruit that begs to be eaten.  Forbidden fruit, that one imagines eating while lying on clean white sheets, the juice running down your lips and onto the bed; sated you fall asleep.

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Hyper Realist Peach tree painting  Michelyn Digital

The bright fruitiness of this perfume is built up with delicious layers like oils on a canvas- yuzu and osmanthus and a deliciously mysterious peach accord that is hyper-realistic as if you can taste the perfume plucked from the tree. A spice backed Turkish rose supports this and acts as a bridge between the fruity beginnings and the rich and fervid balsamic dry down.

Notes: Saffron, Yuzu, Bergamot, Peach, Osmanthus, Turkish Rose, Tobacco, Ambrette, Dark Patchouli, Spices, Labdanum, Vetiver, Oudh.

Disclosure: I received my sample of Peach Tree Garden from Phoenix Botanicals (Irina Adam), opinions my own.

– Zee Boudreaux, Natural Perfume Contributor and Michelyn Camen, Editor in Chief Art Direction and contributions

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Thanks to Irina  Adam of Phoenix Botanicals we have two 5ml  bottles of Peach Tree Garden  for  two registered reader one in the US and one worldwide. To be eligible, please, leave a comment with why you would like to win Peach Tree Garden from Zee’s review, where you live. Draw closes 4/8/2016

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40 comments

  • karo says:

    This is a must have for me. I love fruity scents, especially peach. Combined with saffron, labdanum, tobacco and oud. This looks like an absolute masterpiece. I love the fragrance Kiste which is a peach/tobacco. Oud is becoming my favorite note/ingredient in fragrances. I’m wearing a pure oud oil at this very moment called Yusuf by the famous Ensar Oud. It’s beyond outstanding.

  • karo says:

    I live in the US as well. Sorry for forgetting to answer that in the previous statement.

  • MichelleU says:

    I would love to sniff it and win it based on this sentence only: “Bursting open with a delightful indulgence of plump ripe saffron infused peaches, ”

    I am a reader from the EU.

    Thank you! wish you all the best!

  • Linnea wiedeman says:

    I would love to win this. Peaches are my favorite fruit. We used to have a couple peach trees in our back yard when i was young. Nothi.g better than a ripe peach right off the tree. Such a wonderful happy smell to wear on a sunny day.

  • MJ Moore says:

    I grew up in a house with a peach tree in the backyard. I remember having so much fun climbing it! Ahh, the scent of nostalgia 🙂

  • Timea says:

    Wonderful review! I would very like to win this perfume. It sounds so fabulous. I very like the scent of peach, and I also very like the other notes. Thank you for the chance. I live in Europe.

  • sillage8 says:

    Peach is one note I have a hard time falling for. The peachiness of Mitsouko is about the only way I have really liked it, otherwise it usually feels strangely incomplete as a note, a little too simple. But like a diligent perfumista, I do keep trying. 🙂

    I’m in the USA, thanks for this peach of a drawing.

  • Laura B says:

    Mmm. Sounds like a delicious spring fragrance. My preference is usually towards natural perfumes, so I would love to try this (I have not yet experienced Phoenix Botanicals)! I live in the US. Thanks so much for the drawing.

  • Phi says:

    Yumm!!!

    This sounds like a delightful meeting of light and dark scents.

    Plus I am a sucker for anything osmanthus and peach >.> mmmmm

    I am in the US ^^ Thank you for the draw!

  • sunmisun says:

    Mmm, a peach orchard sounds lovely. I always dreamed of being married in a peach orchard, and this sounds divine. The contrast between the hay/labdanum/oud/peach sounds really perfect! Thanks for the draw, I’m in the US!

  • Cynthia says:

    That sounds yum. Peaches are my favorite fruit and I love the smell. Sounds great. Thanks for the draw. USA.

  • fazalcheema says:

    This review by Zee reminds me two notes are becoming more frequent such as Peach and Saffron. this is also an oil-based perfume which as Zee notes, is, indeed, a rarity even in natural perfumery. Quite intrigued by this perfume with realistic peach note. thanks a lot for the draw. I am in the US

  • BostonScentGuy says:

    I’d love to be in this draw for the scent-image of ripe fruit in an overgrown garden. I absolutely love fruit handled with a deft hand in perfumery, and this seems like a prime example of it. Any review that uses “fecundity” has me! I’m in the US

  • sserser says:

    I’d love to win this scent because Zee cited my absolute favourite line from my absolute favourite poem of all time, in her review: “Do I dare to eat a peach?” Gosh, I can already imagine what this might smell like!!

    I’m in Canada. Thanks 🙂

  • Sheetal solai says:

    Living in US , this perfum will bring back all my chilhood memoirs I had with my granma who would always buy us peaches and that sweet smell would linger and still lingers when I smell the peaches.

  • kouros94 says:

    Peaches are such an iconic fruit in perfumery since Guerlain created the magical Mitsouko back in 1919. I love the smell that peaches exude off the tree in the summer, makes my mouth water just at the thought. I’d love to win this perfume, natural perfumery intrigues me and this seems like the right one to convert me. I live in the EU.

  • Zee says:

    I can’t wait until the weather warms up more outside to wear this boldly. It takes a minute to warm up on your skin and then WOW! But on a bit of a steamy day this will make heads turn. If you love peach/osmanthus you need to try this. I’m flattered at how excited everyone is about the review. It really is beautiful.

  • Richard Potter says:

    I live in the US and I love Peaches. My favorite peach frag thus far is Slumberhouse’s Kiste. Thanks for the draw.

  • Koyel says:

    I would love to try this because the idea of saffron-infused peaches makes my mouth water. All the pictures in this post certainly egg on my desire. I live in the EU! (But also have a US address 🙂 )

  • Theodore says:

    A shimmering chypre immediately got my attention as well as that peach Garden is a finalist for the Art and Olfaction Awards. Peach tobacco and oud sounds fantastic like a guy can wear this too
    I live in Canada

  • pauline says:

    I live in the USA. I LOVE peaches and have played with isolates previously. I love aromatherapy and perfume. My favorite fun hobby. I would So appreciate experiencing how a master does it.

  • Julesinrose says:

    Mmm. Sounds intoxicating. One of my fave frags is Kiste, witj its peach and tobacco combo, so I would imagine that this’ll wow me. In the US.

  • Diana Devlin says:

    Congratulations to Irina for being selected as a finalist for the 2016 Art & Olfaction Awards in the Artisan category!
    I would love a fragrance like this for the Spring. It sounds like it has a great combination of notes going on, besides the peach note. I don’t own any fragrances that have peach in it, aside from a body spray from Bath and Body Works.
    I live in the U.S.

  • Evangeline Richeson says:

    Irina’s perfume’s are magical creations. I would like to win because Peach Tree Garden is likely to be more of this same otherworldly magic.

    Congrats, Irina for being selected as a finalist in the 2016 Art & Olfaction Awards. Very well deserved for all your hard work and passionate dedication!

  • james weaver says:

    Congratulations to Irina for being selected as a finalist 3026 Art and Olfaction awards in the Artisan category. I have been trying to find a great fragrance that has a peach note. Zee had a great in depth review. I live in America

  • Iphigenia says:

    I love peaches !!! The aroma and taste of them the color of theirs oh yes and the notes used in this perfume make me want to devour it!!!
    Amazing pictures remind me of summer time
    Thank you for the opportunity!
    I live in EU, Greece

  • Maggie Mahboubian says:

    Congratulations Irina! A perfumer who is very much in touch with the botanical world. Her work is simply beautiful. Your description of Peach garden is mouth watering, Zee! No need to enter me in the draw. Just wanted to congratulate.

  • Hannah Hulett says:

    After a long dark winter that sprung many challenges and brewed grief and hardship upon my most cherished ones, I long for the sweetness that summer has to offer to bring me peace and harmony. Rebalancing my heart and mind after enduring the gauntlet of caretaking in all forms. My body and soul feel strong but hardened. The epitome of ripe Summer to me is a luscious peach dripping with golden honeyed sweet juices. I live in Hood River Oregon in the United States, a small town known world wide for it’s windsurfing, apples and pears. Although we may be known for our tarter green fruits, i have many friends who have grown peaches on their orchards and I have always felt them to be my soul fruit. To merge my great love of natural perfume and peaches would make me feel like royalty. I am only at the tip of the iceberg with regards to my abilities in botanical perfume, certainly I can not go into any project hoping for any specific outcome let alone aiming for a specific fruit smell, especially something as challenging as peach. My curiosity consumes me on what the likes of powerhouses such a saffron and patchouli would do with peach notes. I have always admired the work of Phoenix Botanicals from the botanical perfume concepts to the scented balms and creative clean photos. I applaud the beautiful medicine you send out to the world, please continue the good work! In peace and awe,
    Hannah

  • Iuno Feronia says:

    Wow! Some very special summer scent we are all longing for after the dark period. I like the Image of eating a forbidden fruit while lying on clean white sheets, the juice running down my lips and onto the bed; sated I fall asleep.

    I live in the EU, thanks for the draw.

  • Dubaiscents says:

    Wow! Peach and Oud and labdanum! I have to try this! Thanks for the chance. I live in the UAE.

  • psebi101 says:

    “The leathery sweetness of labdanum, the dank hay like fecundity of tobacco and the dark depths of a beautifully luxurious oud shine through to a fruit that begs to be eaten.” – this makes me want to try the perfume! I live in US.

  • Lori L says:

    This sounds amazing and takes me back to summers spent in GA and my aunt’s peach cobbler! Peach and oud are a great combination. I live in the US and thanks for the draw! 🙂

  • Kathy van says:

    Congratulations Irina for being selected as a finalist for the Art and Olfaction Awards. Zee, your review just make me dream of wandering into a peach orchard garden filled with juicy peaches. The peach scent took me back to a school field trip visiting a peach garden that were bloomed with flowers as I walked through the aisle of peach trees. ” fruitiness of this perfume is built up with delicious layers like oils on a canvas …” “Do I dare to eat a peach”?…”forbidden fruit,…” I gotta try this perfume. Thank you for the draw. I live in U.S.

  • Evangeline Richeson says:

    ^^ I live in Benicia, California, USA! See comment above! Best of luck to all.

  • merlina says:

    Congratulations Irina for beong selected! Concerning this scent, I am not a fruity girl bit I love peachy perfumes, my favourite being Mitsouko , yes! and 1869 of Histoires de Parfums, so, I would be happy to smell this one.
    I’m in EU.
    Thanks

  • Greg Sh says:

    I’m a big fan of fruits in scents. So this one has me very excited. Thank you for this amazing draw and I’m in Canada

  • Ashleyjane429 says:

    Beautiful description. Sounds like the perfect perfume for going into spring / summer. I am in the US 🙂 thanks!

  • Vick G says:

    What an awesome sounding fragrance. Sounds great perfect for the spring. I haven’t smelled anything from this house, but I definitely have to check up on them. Thanks for the draw

    I’m a Canadian reader