Champaca is a tiny flower with a big personality: heady, insinuating, almost syrupy, vibrating between the rich sweetness of orange blossom and magnolia.
It is also tea-like, which is why it blends so shimmeringly with mate leaves.The addition of jasmine grandiflorum heightens the drama, while raspy vetiver leavens the syrup with a cloud of dusty smoke.
Afternoon Tea brings the whole party: the finger cakes, the floral arrangements, and above all, the tea.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This suits a wearer who likes their presence composed but not soft-focus: someone who enters a room with a clean, tea-steamed brightness, then leaves behind a faint smoky floral trace. It feels most natural in close company, where its vintage polish and green dryness can be appreciated up close.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, where the citrus-tea opening stays crisp and the vetiver can add its dry smoke without overwhelming the florals. Apply lightly at first; as an extrait, it has enough depth to project with restraint, and a few sprays are enough to let the tea, champaca and smoky base unfold gracefully on skin.
Who it’s for
For those who enjoy tea fragrances with a more structured, aromatic profile: green, floral, slightly smoky and quietly refined. It will appeal to lovers of vintage-style compositions, vetiver dryness, and scents that balance brightness with a polished, old-world edge.
Release year
2024
The nose
Eglija Vaitkevice is the founder and self-taught perfumer behind Exaltatum, a house she shapes with a distinctly personal, story-led approach. Her style leans classic French in structure, but it is filtered through memory, texture and carefully chosen materials rather than strict formulaic modernity. In the niche perfume world, Vaitkevice is associated with elegant, atmospheric compositions that often reference London, art and cultural history. Afternoon Tea fits that language well: it uses tea, florals and vetiver to create a composed, slightly old-school extrait with a refined, tactile finish.
Exaltatum’s story
Exaltatum is a London house built around the idea of elevating mood through beauty, history and cultural reference. Its perfumes are conceived as personal, interpretive compositions rather than generic crowd-pleasers, with an emphasis on artful materials, emotional resonance and a polished extrait concentration.
Afternoon Tea’s concept
Afternoon Tea was created as an olfactory portrait of an English tea service, with the brand framing it as a fragrance of fine living and ritual. The composition brings together citrus, tea, champaca and jasmine tea over vetiver, echoing the image of finger cakes, floral arrangements and the tea itself rather than a literal gourmand dessert.
Extra info
Afternoon Tea is an extrait de parfum from Exaltatum London and is still in production. The fragrance is presented as a tea-service composition, and the brand offers it in multiple sizes, including a small travel spray and a 50ml bottle.
Champaca is a tiny flower with a big personality: heady, insinuating, almost syrupy, vibrating between the rich sweetness of orange blossom and magnolia.
It is also tea-like, which is why it blends so shimmeringly with mate leaves.The addition of jasmine grandiflorum heightens the drama, while raspy vetiver leavens the syrup with a cloud of dusty smoke.
Afternoon Tea brings the whole party: the finger cakes, the floral arrangements, and above all, the tea.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This suits a wearer who likes their presence composed but not soft-focus: someone who enters a room with a clean, tea-steamed brightness, then leaves behind a faint smoky floral trace. It feels most natural in close company, where its vintage polish and green dryness can be appreciated up close.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, where the citrus-tea opening stays crisp and the vetiver can add its dry smoke without overwhelming the florals. Apply lightly at first; as an extrait, it has enough depth to project with restraint, and a few sprays are enough to let the tea, champaca and smoky base unfold gracefully on skin.
Who it’s for
For those who enjoy tea fragrances with a more structured, aromatic profile: green, floral, slightly smoky and quietly refined. It will appeal to lovers of vintage-style compositions, vetiver dryness, and scents that balance brightness with a polished, old-world edge.
Release year
2024
The nose
Eglija Vaitkevice is the founder and self-taught perfumer behind Exaltatum, a house she shapes with a distinctly personal, story-led approach. Her style leans classic French in structure, but it is filtered through memory, texture and carefully chosen materials rather than strict formulaic modernity. In the niche perfume world, Vaitkevice is associated with elegant, atmospheric compositions that often reference London, art and cultural history. Afternoon Tea fits that language well: it uses tea, florals and vetiver to create a composed, slightly old-school extrait with a refined, tactile finish.
Exaltatum’s story
Exaltatum is a London house built around the idea of elevating mood through beauty, history and cultural reference. Its perfumes are conceived as personal, interpretive compositions rather than generic crowd-pleasers, with an emphasis on artful materials, emotional resonance and a polished extrait concentration.
Afternoon Tea’s concept
Afternoon Tea was created as an olfactory portrait of an English tea service, with the brand framing it as a fragrance of fine living and ritual. The composition brings together citrus, tea, champaca and jasmine tea over vetiver, echoing the image of finger cakes, floral arrangements and the tea itself rather than a literal gourmand dessert.
Extra info
Afternoon Tea is an extrait de parfum from Exaltatum London and is still in production. The fragrance is presented as a tea-service composition, and the brand offers it in multiple sizes, including a small travel spray and a 50ml bottle.