Orkney, an archipelago located to the north of Scotland, plays host to the inspiration for this fragrance. According to ancient Orkney myth, shapeshifting creatures – selkies – inhabit the bodies of seals who, coming out of the water, shed their skin to walk among humans. Often in these legends the selkie’s skin is found and hidden by local men, and they are forced to marry their human captor.
But in our version of this tale, the selkie takes control. Furious that he has tanned her precious skin, the selkie poisons her captor, reclaiming the leather and returning finally to the tumbling sea.
Sirenide Eau de Parfum is a suitably formidable fragrance: powerful and haunting, with triplicate aspects of ‘skins’ developing on your own. PVC melds with pinseal and an unnerving bitter almond note; water flowers blossom and die, returning to the water.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close quarters and cold air, when the room is quiet enough for its strange marine shimmer and leathered edge to register. It suits someone who wants a presence that feels controlled, uncanny and a little untamed.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its fresh marine and aromatic facets can stay crisp without losing their darker undertow. Apply lightly to let the floral-water notes open first, then allow the leather, wood and ambergris tones to emerge gradually on skin.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like marine scents with a twist: aromatic, mineral, leathery and slightly surreal rather than clean or sporty. It will appeal to those drawn to mythic, artistic fragrances with a cool, textural character.
Release year
2025
The nose
Euan McCall
Collaborators
Leo Crabtree, BeauFort’s founder, shaped the house’s nautical, myth-driven creative direction and the selkie concept behind the fragrance, while Euan McCall translated that brief into the finished composition.
Beaufort’s story
BeauFort London is a British niche house built around elemental, smoke-tinged storytelling and unusual materials. Founded by Leo Crabtree, it treats fragrance as a dramatic, atmospheric medium, often drawing on maritime history, weather, and the tension between beauty and menace.
Sirenide’s concept
Sirenide takes its cue from Orkney selkie legends, reworking the tale so the selkie reclaims control and returns to the sea. The composition is built as a sequence of shifting skins: PVC, pinseal and bitter almond give way to water flowers, iris and lotus, then settle into ambergris, cedar and woodruff.
Extra info
Sirenide belongs to BeauFort London’s Force Majeure collection and was launched as a 2025 Eau de Parfum. The brand frames it through an Orkney selkie myth, and the scent’s own structure is described as having “triplicate aspects of skins.”
Orkney, an archipelago located to the north of Scotland, plays host to the inspiration for this fragrance. According to ancient Orkney myth, shapeshifting creatures – selkies – inhabit the bodies of seals who, coming out of the water, shed their skin to walk among humans. Often in these legends the selkie’s skin is found and hidden by local men, and they are forced to marry their human captor.
But in our version of this tale, the selkie takes control. Furious that he has tanned her precious skin, the selkie poisons her captor, reclaiming the leather and returning finally to the tumbling sea.
Sirenide Eau de Parfum is a suitably formidable fragrance: powerful and haunting, with triplicate aspects of ‘skins’ developing on your own. PVC melds with pinseal and an unnerving bitter almond note; water flowers blossom and die, returning to the water.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close quarters and cold air, when the room is quiet enough for its strange marine shimmer and leathered edge to register. It suits someone who wants a presence that feels controlled, uncanny and a little untamed.
How to wear
Best in cool to mild weather, where its fresh marine and aromatic facets can stay crisp without losing their darker undertow. Apply lightly to let the floral-water notes open first, then allow the leather, wood and ambergris tones to emerge gradually on skin.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like marine scents with a twist: aromatic, mineral, leathery and slightly surreal rather than clean or sporty. It will appeal to those drawn to mythic, artistic fragrances with a cool, textural character.
Release year
2025
The nose
Euan McCall
Collaborators
Leo Crabtree, BeauFort’s founder, shaped the house’s nautical, myth-driven creative direction and the selkie concept behind the fragrance, while Euan McCall translated that brief into the finished composition.
Beaufort’s story
BeauFort London is a British niche house built around elemental, smoke-tinged storytelling and unusual materials. Founded by Leo Crabtree, it treats fragrance as a dramatic, atmospheric medium, often drawing on maritime history, weather, and the tension between beauty and menace.
Sirenide’s concept
Sirenide takes its cue from Orkney selkie legends, reworking the tale so the selkie reclaims control and returns to the sea. The composition is built as a sequence of shifting skins: PVC, pinseal and bitter almond give way to water flowers, iris and lotus, then settle into ambergris, cedar and woodruff.
Extra info
Sirenide belongs to BeauFort London’s Force Majeure collection and was launched as a 2025 Eau de Parfum. The brand frames it through an Orkney selkie myth, and the scent’s own structure is described as having “triplicate aspects of skins.”