Note families
Floral Notes
A wide territory and not one smell: it can be fresh, fruity, powdery or dark. It is often identified with a perfume's heart.
Notes in this family
36 notes
What does lily smell like in perfume?Learn why lily fragrance varies across Lilium cultivars and how the perfume note differs from lily-of-the-valley.
What does a gardenia perfume note smell like?Explore gardenia's white floral scent, how bloom stage and extraction affect aroma, and how a perfume accord differs.
What does heliotrope smell like in perfume?Learn heliotrope's powdery almond-like scent and why the molecule called heliotropin was not detected in one flower-headspace study.
What does orris smell like in perfume?Learn orris's powdery scent, why iris rhizomes age and how irones form without confusing the root with the flower.
What does a magnolia perfume note smell like?Explore magnolia's floral facets, species differences and the boundary between a living flower and a perfume accord.
What does a peony perfume note smell like?Explore peony scent, cultivar variation and why a peony perfume note does not prove a flower extract.
What does freesia smell like in perfume?Learn freesia's fresh floral scent, cultivar variation in volatiles and the difference between living flower and perfume note.
What does neroli smell like in perfume?Learn how neroli comes from distilled bitter-orange blossom and how its scent differs from orange blossom absolute and petitgrain.
What does rose geranium smell like in perfume?Explore rose geranium's rosy-green scent, Pelargonium identity and the difference between its oil and a perfume note.