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 violet smell like in perfume?Separate powdery violet-flower impressions, green leaf absolute and ionone-based scent design.
What does lily of the valley smell like in perfume?Learn the lily-of-the-valley scent, how muguet accords are built and why a note name does not prove flower extract.
What does Bulgarian rose smell like in perfume?Understand Bulgarian rose's botanical identity, oil aroma and the difference between a perfume note and actual material.
What is the ylang-ylang note in perfume?The ylang-ylang note evokes the warm tropical flower of Cananga odorata. Learn how oil fractions, aroma compounds and surrounding notes shape its smell.
What is the tuberose note in perfume?Tuberose is a rich white-floral perfume note. Learn how its absolute and accords differ, what shapes its scent, and how it compares with jasmine.
What is the iris note in perfume?The iris note is a powdery, cool and root-like scent impression. Learn the difference between the flower and orris rhizome, irone molecules and violet.
What is the orange blossom note in perfume?The orange blossom note recalls the bitter orange tree's white flowers. Learn how neroli, absolute, petitgrain and fruit-peel oil differ in perfume.
What is the jasmine note in perfume?The jasmine note is a rich white-floral scent impression. Learn how absolute, grandiflorum and sambac differ, what its molecules do, and how to recognise it.
What is the rose note in perfume?A rose note is the floral scent impression that recalls a rose. Learn how rose oil, absolute, accords and aroma molecules differ, and how to recognise rose in perfume.