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Blended + barrel-aged
in SW England

Spring 21

£89

Organic eau de parfum twice aged and bottled in Somerset, England. 32ml.

Release Date
Barrel-ageing days36/31
Archive stock level
Seasonal Film #
The Spring 21 movie was shot on 16mm film at the Forde Abbey greenhouses in Dorset, SW England.
Ingredients #
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Spring 21 is composed of 12 natural ingredients: 5 top notes, 3 mid notes, and 4 base notes. Click on an ingredient below to find out more about our sourcing approach, and the ingredient's history.
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Fragrance Story #

A spring morning. The air is mild and a gentle wind has lifted the sunlit haze of dawn. Clouds form, only to break against the blue. Boughs of blossom reach over the doorway to the greenhouse, quietly dropping their pink-white petals. Inside beckons, smelling of fresh soil, warm earth and new, green shoots.

It is this particular scent of an English greenhouse - at once rich, heady, lightly floral and spicy - which we have sought to capture for Spring 21. 

We began by laying the foundation: the distinctive smell of soil from which all life must come. For this we turned to vetiver, with its earthy, woody undertones and ginger, with a warm, spicy aroma - the scent of soil baking in the sun. Onto this we mixed pink pepper and basil, echoing the fresh, peppery notes of young green shoots.  Complimenting this culinary sharpness are the soft notes of bergamot and the zest of green mandarin. In their succulence they capture the dense foliage of the greenhouse, the lagoons of emerald-grey that grow abundantly in the corners.

We brought in jasmine as a quiet reminder of the spring blossom in the garden - sweet and floral. And we grounded its delicacy with the more resinous, woody notes of cedar, a reflection of the greenhouse’s old wooden frame and the woody vines that interlace the ceiling.

For the centrepiece we chose, after many iterations, the bitter orange tree - this vivid streak of colour, a perfect counterpoint to the backdrop of green. Each element of the orange tree comes with its own unique scent. For Spring 21, we decided to incorporate them all. First the petitgrain, sharp and faintly herbal, taken from the leaves and twigs. Then the neroli, honeyed and airy, produced by steam distillation of freshly picked orange flowers. To deepen the neroli we added orange blossom absolute, created from the same flowers but with an entirely different extraction method, resulting in a more heady, richer scent. 

Finally, we turned to the rind itself - a juicy, bitter, citrus note. Once the maturation of the fragrance was complete, we even added orange blossom water instead of the traditional pure water, happily incorporating a byproduct of the steam distillation process.

The resulting scent is light, spring-like, yet full of depth.

Reviews #

I received my Spring 21 today and I love it!! Also the packaging is environmentally friendly and love the mushrooms you can grow in!! amazing and so professional, will be recommending to my friends, gave one friend the sample bottle to try and they loved it too!

Angela on Email

I just received my bottle and oh my god, it smells like heaven. I am a Mediterranean, and it just smells like home. It made me so emotional and excited, you guys are amazing, you bring me home in a bottle - I appreciate it, thank you!

Cemaliye on Email

I’ve received my Spring 21 fragrance this morning - I was out shopping and anticipating it being delivered when I got home .....and it had and it is amazing; having watched the short video and read so much about it, I am amazed and just love it already - just beautiful- thank you so much.

Pauline on Email

I am looking forward to seeing how it develops through the day. The packaging is absolutely beautiful, and I love the little testing pack, it is inspired! Thank you very much for creating such a lovely product, you should be very proud of it!

Hilda on Facebook

My perfume arrived today and I love it! So unique!

My children also got involved smelling the sample and then sorting the seeds! I ended up educating a 4 and 2 year old on the importance of organic products!

So happy to have found you.

Sarah on Facebook

The parcel arrived this morning and it is quite possibly the most beautiful thing I have ever received - the care, the detail and love that's gone into it feels so special and it has honestly made my day, perhaps even my year! Of course, the fragrance is absolutely beautiful too.

Dora on Email

The whole experience of being a customer of Ffern is like a wonderful fragrant journey which leaves soft footsteps on planet Earth. Winter 21 and Spring 21 are both elegant and sophisticated - most certainly not brash and clinging like other commercial high street brands - thank you!

Jenny on Facebook

Spring 21 is an absolutely beautiful scent - exactly what I look for in a fresh perfume. I have had so many compliments, and I must admit that I do feel a little smug when I tell people it’s from a small company and there’s a waiting list! I can’t wait to receive the summer scent.

Abigail on Email

Hi, I’m new to the Ffern family and have just received my first creation. It is beautiful-absolutely evocative of the first chords of Spring...the sharp zesty rise of sap, milky orange blossom, warming earth-the promise of plenty This is a special company promising and delivering sensual delight

Michaela on Facebook

I received my Spring 21 perfume on Friday and have to say I'm completely obsessed with it - it's divine! Love the whole concept including the recyclable packaging and the strip of basil seeds to plant in the box - fabulous.

Helen on Facebook

Spring 21 is my first Ffern purchase. Delightful fragrance , original and long lasting . Fantastic, fully recyclable packaging .

Andie on Facebook

I have just received my first perfume bottle and am absolutely delighted. The fragrance is wonderful and the packaging and presentation is amazing too. I especially like the mini tester that comes with it.

Jacky on Facebook

I just wanted to let you know how beautiful your fragrance is, I am absolutely delighted. Fragrance is a very important part of my life, I have never smelt such a beautiful perfume, congratulations on your achievement.

Philippa on Email

I can whole heartedly say that 'Ffern' is the best product I have ever recieved ( and I can be a tough crowd haha)

Lisa on Email

Committed to producing small-batch, quality fragrances, the brand will only ever produce one bottle for each of the names signed up – the ultimate exclusive fragrance experience. Be sure to join the waiting list. With craft, ingredients and creativity at the heart of Ffern, all we can say is expect the unexpected.

Sophie on GQ

Many scents claim to be unique, but this small batch unisex fragrance made in Somerset really lives by that mantra. Alluring and truly something different, Ffern could be the future of fragrance.

Tom on Esquire
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Ffern Artists #
Daisy Gray
Hand-dyed eri silk
2021-04-20
As part of the Ffern Artists series, we have worked with the natural-dye artist Daisy Gray to create a limited run of silk handkerchiefs. The handkerchiefs are handwoven from ethical silk by a co-operative of artisans in West Bengal, India and hand-dyed by Daisy using walnut leaves, madder root and goldenrod. Daisy has chosen these colours as a reflection of an English greenhouse - the inspiration behind Spring 21.
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Norfolk Pamments × Ffern #
A terracotta diffusion stone

In our search for a sustainable diffuser for our fragrances, we lighted upon terracotta: a material that is kind to the earth.

Each fragrance comes with a bespoke diffusion stone, handmade from Suffolk clay by traditional tilemakers Norfolk Pamments, run by mother-daughter team Annie and Zoe.

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Sample System #

Each fragrance arrives with a complementary sample vial for you to try at home before deciding whether or not to keep the main bottle.

All of our fragrances have free shipping and free returns.

Allergen Information

NB: For a full breakdown of our ingredients, please refer to the ingredient list on the main fragrance page. The list below is for the identification of potentially allergenic molecules - our natural perfume oils are grouped under the term ‘Parfum’.

Alcohol Denat. (75%), Parfum (20%), Citrus aurantium amara flower water (5%), Linalool*, Geraniol*, Eugenol*, Citral*, Citronellol*, Farnesol*, Benzyl Benzoate*, Limonene*

* Scientific names for molecules found inside our natural ingredients.