Tallemaja Boreal

Tallemaja Boreal by TRNP is a fragrance for women and men. The nose behind this fragrance is Teone Reinthal. The fragrance features Yuzu, Black Spruce, Fir, Olibanum, Cedar, Violet Leaf, Galbanum and Agarwood (Oud). Tallemaja is Swedish for Pine Tree Mary, Tall Mary, also known in other Scandinavian legends as the Huldra and Skogsra. A postcard from this perfume would reveal a Boreal; a coniferous snow forest filled with majestic pines, firs and spruces, the ancient, earthly guardians of time and vast silence. Tallemaja Boreal was crafted especially for a lovely customer who loves balsamic, woodsy, forest fragrances, but has skin sensitivities to oakmoss. It prompted me to craft a new, drier forest fragrance, heavily leaning into the leather of Vietnamese oudh and bound together by the musical sweetness of Black Spruce. In place of oakmoss, I combined the earthy greenness of violet leaf absolute and galbanum to achieve the dense, dark layer of ground. I chose yuzu for the crisp opening to accentuate the citrus bite of conifers, Cedarwood and Olibanum to anchor the whole composition in a strong foundation that would support the myriad volatile essences of the sharp green needles.