Note families
Aromatic Notes
A herbal character with a camphoraceous coolness. Examples such as lavender can read as floral at the same time.
Notes in this family
17 notes
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.
What does a yerba mate perfume note smell like?Explore yerba mate's herbal, hay-like and sometimes roasted facets, and separate mate absolute from green tea.
What does a bay leaf perfume note smell like?Learn the green, cool and spicy facets of bay laurel and distinguish leaf oil, culinary leaf and other bay plants.
What does an angelica perfume note smell like?Explore angelica's green, spicy and subtly musky scent, and distinguish root oil, seed material and a perfume accord.
What does a eucalyptus perfume note smell like?Understand eucalyptus's cool herbal scent, the role of 1,8-cineole and the difference between leaf oil and an accord.
What does a davana perfume note smell like?Davana comes from Artemisia pallens and may smell fruity and herbal. Learn how oil composition varies with harvest stage.
Thyme scent: which thyme is in a perfume?Why can thyme smell sharp or soft? Explore *Thymus vulgaris* chemotypes and distinguish natural oil from accord.
Juniper berry scent: cone, oil and gin accordWhat is a juniper “berry”? Separate cone, needle, essential oil and gin accord with original research.
Artemisia scent: why wormwood is not one fixed perfume noteLearn why artemisia varies by species and chemotype, how it differs from an absinthe accord and how to test it.