Popular Fragrance Notes - Perfumes and Fragrance Directory
Fragrance notes and perfume scents directory. Citrus | Florals | Spices | Musks | Accords
Citrus Notes
Energizing and zesty notes like bergamot, mandarine, and lemon.
Bergamot
A light citrus fragrance from the extract of a bergamot orange.
Lemongrass
An invigorating lemon citrus aroma envelopes and stimulates, creating a vibrant, refreshing fragrance.
Mandarin
Citrus fragrance from a loose-rinded orange. Yellow to reddish-orange in color, this small orange tree origins can be found in southeastern Asia.
Floral Notes
The largest fragrance category with keynotes of jasmine, tuberose, or gardenia.
Jasmine
A sweet fragrance. Essential oil extracted from the jasmine shrub.
Lavender
A freshing herbaceous floral.
Lily of the Valley or Muguet (French)
A delicate and light sweet fragrance. Native to the Northern Hemisphere or Europe and Asia. Also known as the May Lily, or Our Lady's Tears in Christian legend.
Neroli
A very strong and refresshing bittersweet fragrance most widely used in perfumery. Distilled oil from the flowers of a bitter orange tree.
Osmanthus
A delicate fruity floral apricot fragrances. The osmanthus flower is native to China.
Tuberose
A highly fragrant lily-like aroma. This Mexican herb has waxy white flowers that grow in spikes and grasslike leaves.
Ylang Ylang
A sweet floral fragrance. Oil from the flowers of the cananga tree. Pronounced "ee-long ee-long".
Exotic Spices
Rich and opulent exotic spices and resins illuminating the Far East.
Amber
A subtle woody, warm and full-bodied fragrance.
Cardamom
A sweet and spicy fragrance similar to ginger. Native to India.
Patchouli
A distinctive woody fragrance with rich musk noes. One of the earthiest essential oils, from mint.
Sandalwood
A soft, sweet and woody fragrance. Used in perfumery, aromatherapy and incense.
Musk Notes
Earthy woody and herbaceous give both warmth and brightness to fragrances.
Labdanum
A soft pine fragrance. From variety of woody herb, rockroses.
Oakmoss
Sharp pine fragrance. Growth on oak trees.
Styrax
A woody fragrance. From a small shrub or tree that has fragrant bell-shaped flowers hanging below green foliage.
Vetiver
An earthy, smoky fragrance. Essential oil from an African grass root.
Accords
An accord is a blend of several scent notes to create a new scent, such as several florals mingled to create a bouquet.
Aquatic Accord
Aquatic notes have a light and clean energy layer with notes like salty ocean water or warm spring rain accords, include cooling aquatic aroma with notes such as water lily or water myacinth.
