FRAGRANS SCENT JOURNAL

Floral

113 articles · Articles on floral notes such as rose, jasmine and tuberose.

113 articles

What does orchid smell like in perfume?

Discover why orchid is not one botanical scent, what Phalaenopsis studies show, and why orchid does not automatically mean vanilla.

Learn how osmanthus combines floral and apricot-like impressions, and why a perfume accord is not identical to a living flower.

Learn why lily fragrance varies across Lilium cultivars and how the perfume note differs from lily-of-the-valley.

Explore the green, watery violet leaf note, how it differs from violet flower, and what a leaf absolute can and cannot prove.

Explore gardenia's white floral scent, how bloom stage and extraction affect aroma, and how a perfume accord differs.

Learn heliotrope's powdery almond-like scent and why the molecule called heliotropin was not detected in one flower-headspace study.

Learn orris's powdery scent, why iris rhizomes age and how irones form without confusing the root with the flower.

Explore magnolia's floral facets, species differences and the boundary between a living flower and a perfume accord.

Explore peony scent, cultivar variation and why a peony perfume note does not prove a flower extract.