The Friday afternoon sun sparkles over the Yarra. You’re sipping on pornstar martinis and summer spritzes. An order of kingfish crudo and shoestring frites is en route. You cheers to a clear calendar. The only task on your to-do list is picking which bar to go to next.
Composed of juicy Italian mandarin, clouds of burnt sugar and creamy musk. When the corporate week gets long, this fragrance will have you daydreaming of that sweet Out of Office bliss.
FICIFOLIA MELBOURNE COLLECTION
Synonymous with Melbourne, these spritzes paint the town in a red (even if you’re donning all black). For scents that feel as homely as a Marion flatbread, an NGV Friday Nights escapade or a Saturday morning trot around The Tan, this is your ultimate Tram Girl (or guy) companion. Southsiders and Northsiders can finally agree on just one thing: these perfumes smell seriously good.
NOTES
Top: Italian Mandarin, Cold-pressed Lemon
Middle: Rose, Egyptian Jasmine, Cotton Candy
Base: Patchouli, Musk
PERFUMER
Sophie Marcoux
HOW IT WEARS
Opening with a symphony of citruses flavoured with fairy floss, after a little while on the skin the dreamy florals begin to appear – rich and velvety rose combined with heady Egyptian jasmine. What makes Out of Office truly fabulous however is the patchouli that comes out in the dry down; providing sweet resinousness and an earthy edge that’s totally addictive. This fragrance has excellent projection and even better lasting power, we get about 6-8 hours on the skin.
LORE LOVES
That feeling of having a knockoff cocktail on a sunny Friday evening before the weekend begins is captured perfectly in Out of Office. Carefree, fun and fabulous, this is a punchy, bold fragrance that is as sweet as it is earthy; in other words, perfectly balanced. Spritz Out of Office, and watch pep in your step ensue.
ABOUT THE BRAND
Ficifolia Fragrances was conceptualised in the Melbourne lockdowns during the Covid pandemic of 2020. Founder, Sophie Marcoux, struggled with the loss of face-to-face time with friends, family and Melbourne culture. During her pre-covid travels, Sophie would buy herself a perfume in whatever country she was in to as a scent souvenir. Inspired by the connection between scent and memory (plus a hint of desperation for some outside time during lockdown), Sophie began developing scents that reflected her life in Melbourne. If she couldn’t actually be out with her friends sipping vino at Marion, she wanted to smell like it.
Ficifolia aims to harness the memory-igniting power of fragrance, dreaming up signature scents worthy of a spot on your vanity. Potency is served in smell and storytelling, with each bottle ‘reverse-engineering’ a moment, time or place gone by in Australian cities. Each bottle pays homage to niche local experiences: first came a trilogy capsule celebrating distinctly ‘Melbourne’ vibes in 2023, and in 2024 a suite of Sydney-centric scents followed.
Proudly Australian-owned and produced, Ficifolia Fragrances are vegan and cruelty free, using a combination of natural and synthetic ingredients. All Ficifolia Fragrances are an Extrait de Parfum with 25% concentration.
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