FRAGRANS SCENT JOURNAL

Materials

51 articles · The origin, extraction and scent effect of perfume materials.

51 articles

Opened coconut, white flower and creamy swirl against vivid cobalt

Accords Gourmand Materials3 min read

What Is a Milky Accord in Perfume?

Explore creamy and coconut-like milky facets and how they differ from sweet gourmand effects.

Thin glossy elliptic green leaves with a single slender white bud

What is the magnolia leaf note in perfume?

The magnolia leaf perfume note is a fresh, green, lightly floral leaf scent. Learn why white champaca leaf oil is linalool-rich and how it differs from magnolia flower notes.

Low creeping Gaultheria plant with glossy oval green leaves and red berries

Fragrance Notes Note Materials Aromatic6 min read

What is the wintergreen note in perfume?

The wintergreen perfume note is cool, sweet and slightly medicinal; Gaultheria leaf oil is almost pure methyl salicylate. How it differs from mint, and why the oil needs care.

Low spiny succulent shrub with shiny waxy bark on dry gravel ground

Fragrance Notes Note Materials Amber & resin5 min read

What is the bushman candle note in perfume?

The bushman candle perfume note comes from a rare resinoid of Sarcocaulon, a waxy-stemmed succulent of Namibia. Learn about the plant, its name problem and its smell.

Orange-yellow and rust-brown four-petalled wallflower blooms with narrow lance-shaped leaves

Fragrance Notes Note Materials Floral6 min read

What does the wallflower note smell like in perfume?

The wallflower perfume note is a honeyed, slightly spicy floral impression of Erysimum cheiri. Learn how it differs from stock and what the label proves.