Blackbird Parfum — Olympic Orchids
Parfum / Extrait from Olympic Orchids.
At a glance
† cited to the sources listed at the foot of this page.
- What it smells like†
- Fruity, Resinous & balsamic, Woody, Green, Sweet, Aromatic & herbal, Amber, Musk, Earthy, Smoky, Fresh & clean · Parfum / Extrait. The house lists Himalayan Blackberry Fruit, Dry Grass, Leaves.
- Best fit†
- Worn across the year: season votes spread rather than concentrating.
- Performance
- Reported long wear; reported to project strongly. These are wearer reports from 4 venues.
- Current formulation†
- No reformulation record found in the sources reviewed — Small-scale production alone is not evidence of batch variation, and no dated bottle pair, comparable batch test or house change notice turned up.
- Evidence
- Drawn from 40 independent reports across 4 venues.
- From the house†
- See it on Olympic Orchids's site
Scent description (editorial impression)
Ripe blackberry with dry grass, fir balsam and resinous cedar. Reviewers find the fruit-and-resin opening can project strongly before it becomes a closer, musky scent.
Drawn from 40 independent reports across 4 venues.
Notes and fragrance details
- House
- Olympic Orchids
- Notes (as listed, untiered)
- Himalayan Blackberry Fruit, Dry Grass, Leaves, Elemi, Cedar Wood, Cedar Resin, Woody Amber Accord, Fir Balsam Absolute, MuskBlackbird Parfum — official product page
- Why no pyramid
- Olympic Orchids lists nine materials without note tiers.Blackbird Parfum — official product page
- Current formulation
- No reformulation record found in the sources reviewed — Small-scale production alone is not evidence of batch variation, and no dated bottle pair, comparable batch test or house change notice turned up.Blackbird Parfum — wearer reports on Basenotes
- Concentration
- Parfum / Extrait
- Category
- Independent
- Scent families (Scentorian)
- Fruity, Resinous & balsamic, Woody, Green, Sweet, Aromatic & herbal, Amber, Musk, Earthy, Smoky, Fresh & clean
Sources are linked beside the details they document. We omit details we could not verify. Note lists describe a scent; they are not ingredient lists. House sources most recently read 2026-09-03.
Questions and answers
What does Blackbird Parfum smell like?
Ripe blackberry with dry grass, fir balsam and resinous cedar.
Drawn from 40 independent reports across 4 venues.
What are the notes in Blackbird Parfum?
Olympic Orchids publishes a note list for Blackbird Parfum without tiers.
- Notes (as listed, untiered): Himalayan Blackberry Fruit, Dry Grass, Leaves, Elemi, Cedar Wood, Cedar Resin, Woody Amber Accord, Fir Balsam Absolute, Musk
- Why no pyramid: Olympic Orchids lists nine materials without note tiers.
Notes describe the scent; the ingredient list is on the packaging.
How long does Blackbird Parfum last, and how strong is it?
Reported long wear; reported to project strongly. These are wearer reports from 4 venues.
Twenty-six of 40 counted reports describe more than seven hours of wear. Projection is often strongest in the blackberry-and-resin opening, followed by a closer musky-fruit drydown.
Your experience may vary with the amount applied, the weather and your skin. How we assess wearer reports.
Has Blackbird Parfum been reformulated? Is today's bottle the same as older ones?
We found no published reformulation record for Blackbird Parfum in the sources we reviewed.
Small-scale production alone is not evidence of batch variation, and no dated bottle pair, comparable batch test or house change notice turned up.
Every fragrance's reformulation verdict, in one list: Reformulation watch.
What does the concentration label on Blackbird Parfum mean?
Blackbird Parfum is sold as Parfum / Extrait, a label generally used for a concentrated fragrance.
No body standardises these labels, so one does not tell you how long a scent lasts or how far it carries, and versions sold under the same name can differ.
What fragrance family is Blackbird Parfum?
We file Blackbird Parfum under Fruity, Resinous & balsamic, Woody, Green, Sweet, Aromatic & herbal, Amber, Musk, Earthy, Smoky and Fresh & clean.
These are Scentorian's browsing categories; Olympic Orchids may describe it differently. Browse by family.
What season is Blackbird Parfum for?
Reports are divided on when to wear Blackbird Parfum: no season leads by enough to call it seasonal, which points to a fragrance worn across the year.
Some wearers reach for it in autumn and spring; others report wearing it in winter and summer.
Drawn from 925 independent reports, all from a single venue. This is one venue's view; our usual minimum is ten reports across two venues.
Browse: Worn across the year.
How does Scentorian know this about Blackbird Parfum?
Each detail on this page links to its source: note lists and published credits come from Olympic Orchids, and wearer reports come from the venues named in the sources list.
Drawn from 40 independent reports across 4 venues.
More from Olympic Orchids
Night Flyer Parfum
Parfum / Extrait. Damp earth, mineral air and resins, with ripe figs, banana and other tropical fruit.
Woodcut Parfum
Parfum / Extrait. Fresh-cut lumber, and specifically so: wearers describe sawn boards, sap, bark and the hot-metal smell of a saw, like a lumber yard or the wood aisle of a hardware store.
All 3 Olympic Orchids fragrances on Scentorian
Every Olympic Orchids fragrance on Scentorian, on one page.
When wearers reach for it
Worn across the year
Other fragrances whose season votes spread rather than concentrating.
Blackbird Parfum is filed under
Fruity
Fruit notes such as apple, peach and berries. Citrus has its own category.
Resinous & balsamic
Resin and balsam notes such as frankincense, labdanum and benzoin.
Woody
Wood notes such as cedar, sandalwood and oud, as well as woody facets of vetiver.
Green
Scents of leaves, crushed stems and cut grass, often with a bitter edge.
Sweet
Sweet notes such as vanilla, tonka and caramel, with or without a distinct food association.
Aromatic & herbal
Herbal notes such as lavender, sage and rosemary.
Amber
Warm accords often built around resinous, balsamic or vanilla notes.
Musk
Musky notes with soft, powdery, clean or animalic facets, depending on the composition.
Earthy
Scents of soil, moss, patchouli and mushrooms.
Smoky
Scents that recall smoke, burnt wood or tar.
Fresh & clean
Airy, watery or soapy scents associated with a clean character.
Sources
- Blackbird Parfum — official product page — Olympic Orchids Artisan Perfumes
- Blackbird Parfum — wearer reports on Basenotes — Basenotes, read in aggregate
- Blackbird Parfum — wearer reports on Fragrantica — Fragrantica, read in aggregate
- Blackbird Parfum — wearer reports on Parfumo — Parfumo, read in aggregate
- Blackbird Parfum — wearer reports on Reddit — Reddit, read in aggregate