Fragrans
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Note families

Spicy Notes

Works in two directions: cool and bright like pink pepper and cardamom, warm and dense like cinnamon and clove.

Small piles of cardamom, pink pepper, saffron, cinnamon and clove on a dark plate

Notes in this family

12 notes
Real star anise fruits and spice textures in cobalt and orange lightWhat does a star anise perfume note smell like?Learn the sweet-spicy scent of star anise, anethole's role and how it differs from aniseed and licorice root.Green anise umbels and ridged seed-like fruitsWhy does anise smell sweet and spicy in perfume?Why does anise smell sweet and spicy? Separate *Pimpinella anisum*, anethole and star anise as different sources.Real cumin seeds in a copper bowl against midnight blue with warm sidelightWhat does a cumin perfume note smell like?Understand cumin's warm, dry and sometimes skinlike character while separating seed oil from a perfume accord.Golden coriander seeds beside fresh green cilantro leavesWhat does a coriander perfume note smell like?Explore why coriander seed and cilantro leaf smell different, what linalool and aldehyde studies show and how perfume uses the note.Split nutmeg fruit exposing brown seed and vivid red mace among tropical leavesWhat does nutmeg smell like in perfume?Learn nutmeg's warm spicy scent, the seed-versus-mace distinction and why its oil is not one molecule.Ivory white peppercorns beside a green pepper vine and vivid coral pepper berriesWhat does white pepper smell like in perfume?Learn white pepper's scent, its shared Piper nigrum origin with black pepper and what a peppery perfume note does not prove.Cut fresh ginger rhizome with pale yellow flesh beside a dark amber perfume bottleWhat is the ginger note in perfume?Ginger joins lively coolness to warm spice. Learn how fresh rhizome, essential oil and gingerols differ and what the note does in a fragrance.Red saffron threads, a purple Crocus sativus flower and a dark amber perfume bottleWhat is the saffron note in perfume?A saffron note can smell dry, warm and leather-like. Learn how Crocus sativus stigmas, safranal and a constructed perfume accord differ.Dark brown dried clove buds and an amber perfume bottleWhat is the clove note in perfume?The clove note evokes the warm, sharp dried bud of Syzygium aromaticum. Understand its distinction from carnation, the oil and its role in perfume.