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.

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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".

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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.

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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.

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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.

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