Wild Fern (1877)
by Geo F Trumper

In the battle between English Fern by Penhaligon and Wild Fern by Geo. T., I finally and reluctantly decided on the Trumper, although it was close. I love the smell of fern in a man's fragrance, it is so fresh and unique. Department store colognes DO NOT include this scent. The problem is that neither of these lasts very long. Still they are terrific, and in this race, it's the sweet, natural smelling Trumper's Wild Fern by a nose.

Joe

Something about Trumpers scents that makes them unique, maybe in this world of here today/gone tomorrow perfumes, Trumpers are still there, over 100 years later. There is something very English about this scent, maybe its the smell of an English country field, recently cut.

“The force that through the green fuse drives the flower/ drives my green age...” Dylan Thomas.
Trumper’s Wild Fern is poetry and nature in a bottle. It is vibrant, full of energy, and fresh. We are part of nature, though that feeling often is attenuated. WF puts you back in touch with that reality. Other very green fougeres may be more complex with woody-spice notes (e.g., Penhaligon’s English Fern, Crown Fougere), but Wild Fern has a purity and innocent simplicity that, in my opinion, makes it the benchmark of a fern scent. This is a glittering green emerald of a scent; its cheery notes glitter and are mood-altering. The opening is lovely, crisp and green; with lemon, light herbs, and green grass. This is the greenest scent I know! Oakmoss, light musk, and very mild patchouli emerge, and I’m pretty sure there is vetiver here as well. WF always maintains a bright, fresh quality; it never becomes heavy like some mossy scents. It is lovely, and my words don’t do it justice. Trumper products are good value. This scent was first made in 1877 yet it is timeless, as fresh and renewing as nature itself. If this sort of thing appeals to you, try it. You won’t be disappointed!

Begins as a sharp fougere with a dark greeness dropping into a soapy clean ferny hillside green. A classic slightly distant impression of country gentleman. It is good and subtle understated stuff which leaves me with a feeling of refinement beneath the level of conscious smell. It is excellent but if I had to choose, I would take truefitt's grafton to my desert island instead.

Sweet. simply beautiful.

Trumper strikes again! This too is very similar to a Crown Perfumery item, namely Fougere. Even so, this still has some quaint differences that keep it from being cookie-cutter same.