Seasonally perfect scents delivered right to your door, works nicely as long as you dont mind its lack of commitment'. As fragrance expert withFragrances of the World Clayton Ilolahia explains, ambergris has been used in perfumery "for centuries." Funnily enough, its not strictly a member of the lily family at all, though it is also symbolically a wedding flower, and also a funeral flower. Yes, really: this salty, smoky breakfast food has been used in synthetic form as a novel (very novel) perfume ingredient in John Leydons Fargginay fragrance brand, in a specific bacn collection. Theyre incredibly bitter on the tongue, used to flavour vermouth and absinthe (if youre a Martini fan, youll get the connection instantly). Because as with that spirit the juniper berry adds a bracing, exhilarating touch to fragrances. ", Frangipani is a fragrant tropical flower, also known as "West Indian Jasmine.". Taif roses have 30 petals and grow around the city of Taif in western Saudi Arabia, not far from Mecca. (Theres a touch of mustiness if you smell a driftwood note neat from the vial, which perfumers can cleverly round out with other ingredients.) Etro Patchouly Amazingly, this grey-leafed toughie gives off a lovely, almost straw-like sweet scent, with hints of honey, tea, rose and chamomile - giving a flowery sweetness to perfumes, Goutal ParisSables Queen of the May, or the faerie tree, as this ancient, often gnarly tree is also known as, looks thornily off-putting throughout the winter - but then: ker-pow! For many of us, geranium has an incredibly nostalgic scent: the scent of a grandmothers greenhouse, rubbing a furry-leaved plant between our fingertips. Le Labo Labdanum 18 The oil steam-distilled from German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) is more sweetly smoky, with hints of apples, working well as a base note. The twigs, buds and foliage of this 3-metre tree can be steam-distilled but cassia is sometimes recreated synthetically, giving a potent and seriously spicy, almost earthy note that when handled with care lends itself especially well to Ambres. ), Grs Fleur de Cabotine As tended to happen at bacchanales, he imbibed too much, and became somewhat over-amorous towards a priestess. Plenty of people seem to find tobacco almost as addictive in perfumery as cigarettes or cigars but its a healthier way to indulge, for sure. Very popular in contemporary perfumery tonkas sweetness goes beautifully in gourmand fragrances, as well as Ambres it was also used in the past for making pot pourri, to scent snuff, as well as beinglayered between clothes. (Not to be confused with Star anise although the key component of the essential oil, anethole, is actually found in both.). A key ingredient in old and new Arabic perfumery, renowned as an element within high-quality incense in Arabic, Japanese and Indian cultures, oudh has now definitively crossed over to the west. You probably know this as oud (or oudh) which has become an incredibly popular perfume ingredient, in the past few years. She loved it. Marc Jacobs Daisy Linalool is a super common fragrance ingredient. I see it as an addictive woody, licorice-like, and resinous," says perfumer Nelly Hachem-Ruiz. Orange blossom is extracted from the flower through the use of solvents. Calvin Klein Obsession ), Legend has it that geraniums first grew where the prophet Mohammed hung his shirt to dry in the sun. Calvin Klein Escape. (The ever-extravagant Romans even strewed it over the floors of public places, to scent the air on special occasions). When you spritz a scent and get an aquatic hit of melon, its probably not actually melon you smell that so-refreshing summer fruit but an ingredient called calone, one of the best-known synthetic ingredients in a perfumers weaponry. But the ingredient perfumers weave, mostly into floral fragrances, is generally a synthetic replica. Jo Malone London Sweet Lime & Cedar Francis Kurkdjian APOM Pour Femme So: how come rosewood still turns up on ingredients list? Balenciaga Florabotanica It seems to have been something of an aphrodisiac, and kickstarted a craze among the local residents for this seductive oil, which is said to have been blended with flowery sweet notes and musk. 'The first association, when you tell me "leather", honestly, is "Swiss Army" and me serving there as soldier: mygeneration had the privilege of serving in thick leather shows that were made to endure a Swiss invasion of Moscow, including the way back. Atelier Cologne Ambre Nu ), Amazingly, tonka bean is actually a member of the pea family. LArtisan Parfumer Poivre Piquant But perfume-wise, sugars star is in the ascendant in line with the boom in gourmand compositions, adding almost a touch of booziness. But in the hands of a gifted nose? (Hugh de Slincourt wrote that, in The Way Things Happen.). An aromatic chemical that adds a sea breeze or marine-type note to fragrances, calone is a powder that is 100 percent man-made. Elizabeth Arden Fifth Avenue It was for a time the perfumers choice for replacing animal musks, although its gentler and not as sharp. Goutal ParisLe Muguet Guerlain Shalimar Like quite a few perfume ingredients, this is one thats invaluable in cooking, too: a sprig in a casserole, or a sauce, adds a wonderful aroma. Versace Versus. Yves Saint Laurent Opium. I love orris for its powdery facets, reminiscent of rice powder, for its leathery and woody accents, and for its opulent floralcy," says perfumer Julien Rasquinet. Kephalis is very versatile, a useful weapon in a perfumers arsenal, blending beautifully with floral notes such as rose, violet, lavender, jasmine but also enhancing amber, woody and tobacco scents, to very sophisticated effect. Some hay fever sufferers, maybe but most of us just love the fresh, green scent of grass. An annual-flowering member of the borage family, also known as cherry pie flower, youll often find Heliotropium arborescens on sale in nurseries and garden centres for summer bedding (and you can create a wonderfully scented display with the plants, which butterflies will also love). You can enjoy it in colognes, Ambres chypres, as well as petal-perfect florals. Maybe thats chameleon-like heliotrope, in the blend A touch of vanilla? Guerlain Nahma (You might better know it as the Seville orange tree.) It does more things to your mind and body than just set off your scent sensors. Jo Malone London Lime, Basil & Mandarin Nasomatto Pardon Diluted, blended, civet morphs into something altogether lustily musky and inviting, adding warmth and radiance to floral scents especially, and working as a fixative. WebCommon allergens fall into the five classes as detailed below: natural rubber, fragrances, preservatives, dyes, and metals. Artmesia absinthium is accordingly a very green, sharp, bitter herbaceous fragrance element; youll find it more usually in mens scents, where it brings balance to floral notes. Of course, perfumers can mimic the scent using other woody and ambery ingredients more abundant in nature but nothing compares to the complexity of high- quality natural oud oil, which has olfactory references to dry woods, ambery resins, and even leather. Bond No. Guerlain Samsara Cranberries and blackberries have similar aroma chemicals, but mostly, perfumers turn to one of two synthetics to recreate raspberry-ness: frambonine or raspberry ketone (which can also be used as a raspberry flavouring). Eventually, it is retrieved from a shoreline on the beach." But did you know that licorce is used in love spells? Marshmallow isnt just a smell. Robert Piguet Mademoiselle Piguet Its earthy. Even more confusingly, the perfume ingredient doesnt even come from amber itself that time-hardened resin of Pinus succinifera, which is often shaped into jewellery. Givenchy Very Irresistible The use of this gloriously purple-coloured plant in perfumery goes right the way back to Ancient Egypt. It's a combination of synthetic and natural ingredients such as vanilla, patchouli, labdanum, styrax, and benzoin," says Medina. "Thanks to new modern chypre fragrances, oakmoss is having a renaissance moment. Acqua di Parma Colonia Acqua di Parma Balmain Ambre Gris ), Caron Tabac Blond Chanel No. Bulgari Mon Jasmin Noir LEau Exquise As one of the oldest ingredients found in perfumery, it has been extremely popular throughout the decades," says Gamba. Derived from a lichen that grows on oak trees, oakmoss is prized for its aroma, which is heavy and oriental at first, and then becomes refined and earthy when dried, making it reminiscent of bark, seashore, and foliage. Those of a certain age will be most familiar with edelweiss as the name of a song crooned by Christopher Plummer in the movie of The Sound of Music. Roos & RoosMentha Religiosa Floral Street Neon Rose Cinnamon is one of the smells of Christmas: spicy and enticing, comforting and sweet, all at once. And its used as incense and burned on altars, as a way of communicating with the heavens. Donna Karan Be Delicious Kenzo LEau Par Kenzo Serge Lutens Santal Blanc Serge Lutens Muscs Koublai Khan Because of its large molecule size, this aroma chemical has a very subtle odor on its own. But as with many unlikely perfume ingredients, add it in the teensiest dose, and hemlock can add depth and intrigue. Nonetheless, this piquant spicy flower is a cornerstone of many, many Ambre perfumes, adding a delicious, almost nose-tingling brightness, and complementing the floral notes: carnation and rose, in particular, were just made for each other. We eat grapes, we drink them and sometimes, we dab or spritz a synthesised version on our pulse points. And the difference shouldnt surprise us: pink pepper comes from the Brazilian pepper tree and the Peruvian pepper tree (relatives of mangoes and cashews), not the Piper nigrum plant which provides the spice we scrunch onto our food. IllamasquaFreak, You almost certainly love eating it. DKNY Energising for Women In my perfumes, I love it - like a synthetic aldehyde - as it switches the light on, brings out the colours and contrasts. Chances are, though, that the violet in your own perfume and it probably is in your perfume, even if you cant pick it out is synthetic: the chemists Tiemann & Kruger as long ago as 1893 found a way to separate the aroma compounds in violets, which are known as ionones. Chanel Coco Its highly skilled work, and only a few distilleries produce patchouli of a high enough quality to please a VIP nose, or creator. Walk through a garden especially at dusk and youll smell honeysuckle way before you see it: heady and nectarous, a little like jasmine tinged with vanilla. These are the types of challenges which perfumers face: the back-stories you cant imagine, when you un-stopper a bottle! Used with an amber note, it creates a real addiction' And Dior's Perfumer-Creator Franois Demachy adds: 'The tonka bean is a concentrate of sensations and aromas. Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Philosophy Love In rituals, sandalwood oil may be applied to the forehead, the temples, or rubbed between the eyebrows. It can actually be created in nature through the activity of a bacteria called Streptomyces, along with a special enzyme. L'Artisan Parfumeur Dzing! Burberry Weekend for Women It can be a skin sensitiser for some people, and is therefore listed on fragrance packaging so that it can be avoided by those who have a problem. Quite often, especially in Colognes, youll get a zesty burst of grapefruit in the very first hit. Of those, approximately 100 different substances are known to Our favourite lilac legend, though, is that the deep floral fragrance was believed in Celtic cultures to transport humans into fairyland and the spiritual world. This somehow led to the idea that where rosemary grew outside a house, it symbolised that a woman ruled the household. Guerlain Chamade (See also cherry blossom, a floral note.) Ah, bluebells: those nodding, beautiful five-petalled spring flowers that seem so quintessentially English but actually flourish anywhere from here to northern Spain, with over 500 species in all. Amouroud Silk Route (We think of it as cheerfulness, bottled. Revlon Charlie Blue. In ancient Arabic perfumery, basil was known as the king of the fragrant plants. "Jasmine notes are powerful, green fruity facets reminiscent of honeysuckle. The name? A mighty tree, a mighty base note: this giant redwood member of the cypress family, which grows for thousands of years, is becoming popular in mens fragrances and a handful of womens, for its dry earthiness. CK One Shock for Her Dior JAdore LOr Yves Saint LaurentParisienne, As you might imagine, a perfume ingredient extracted from one of our sturdiest trees adds a bit of heft to a scented creation: dry, woody, grounding. Floris Wedding Bouquet The early fragrant use of the flowers was in pomanders. Often, a synthetic note of benzyl acetate IS used by perfumers but in reality, benzyl acetate is also found naturally in many flowers, including ylang-ylang, gardenia, hyacinth and jasmine. 19th Century courtesans in Shanghai used it to dye their underwear a vibrant yellow. Dior Miss Dior Just that it can. Frederic Malle Bigarade Concentre Commonly, ambrette is used as a substitute for true musk. Beyonc Heat Stella McCartneyStella Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gioia Because cinnamon bark oil is a sensitiser and as such, you may cinnamates on perfume packaging, as a warning where natural cinnamons used, its likely to have been distilled from the leaves and twigs. Strictly, white chocolate isnt chocolate at all: its created from cocoa butter, sugar, vanilla. (It clearly has extraordinary preservative powers, able to preserve skin for millennia.) It almost hypnotises. ', Guerlain Chamade (Although LArtisan Parfumeur built a whole fragrant collection around it), Caron Secret Oud Waxy, grapefruity. More commonly, ink is a synthetic novelty ingredient, used mostly in mens fragrances to give a mysterious hint of solvent or damp moss, or (romantically) to conjure up the vision of someone writing love letters, perhaps, with a good old-fashioned quill. Dior Dune Frankincense is incredibly powerful as an ingredient so its only generally used in teensy doses (except in perfumes designed to conjure up the smell of actual incense). Many of us have enjoyed mango on holiday (though theyre rarely so perfectly succulent when theyve been transported half-way across the world). LOccitaneImmortelle de Corse. Tall and stately and one of the oldest trees in existence, its said to date back 70 million years. That could be heliotrope, too. Why not sniff that out, and let your nostrils decide what they think of Iso E Super? Laura Mercier Ambre Passion Depending on the perfumers wish, it can add a bitter allure or a creamy sweetness. If you smell different concentrated absolutes (the oily liquids created through macerating the jasmine flowers), they have their own characters: some smell medicinal, some sweet, some musky, some green. Mariah Carey M. Weve noticed yuzu turning up in quite a few fragrance compositions lately. Antonias Flowers Floret The Italian term for neroli is zagara. In India, meanwhile, its known for its aphrodisiac powers (young women are advised not to breathe its scent, after dark.) Its spicy-floral character works perfectly in many different florals though in small quantities; a known sensitiser for a very small percentage of wearers, its one of the ingredients which perfume houses must compulsorily list on a label. Este Lauder Youth Dew A plant collector (who went by the equally glorious German name Christian Friedrich Ecklon) honoured his friend by calling the flower (which originated in Africa) freesia. Today, we grow crocus in the garden often the first herald of spring. According to predictions, rhubarb is set to become even more of a key ingredient in future fragrance trends Aedes de Venustus Eau de Parfum Escentric Molecules Molecule No. Harvested from the zest of the citron fruit, this ingredient is citrusy Guerlain Spirituelle Double Vanille Sometimes, the roots and the wood of this slow-growing tree are used, putting some environmental question marks over its use today. The first isresinoid, which is perfectwith lavender. Frederic Malle Lys Mediterane, A hugely precious ingredient, this with a heart-stopping price-tag. Down the centuries, then, incense has been burned as a part of religious rites, as a fumigant to cleanse the air and kill germs or simply for the pure joy of its perfume. Les Couvent de Minimes Eau de Mtines Unique in perfumery for its fruity and animalic facets, Osmanthus is known for having honey and apricot notes and lending a velvety touch to a composition," says Reilly. It has fruity undertones (peachy, pear-y, banana-y, apple-y), but complements white flowers wonderfully. The agarwood is a result of a reaction to a fungal attack, which turns this usually pale and light wood into a dark, resinous wood with a distinct fragrance a process that takes hundreds of years. Spicy, sweet, sharp: this garden spice which (so legend has it) will protect from theft and stop a lover straying adds an aromatic twist to perfumery, working well across a wide range of fragrance families including Ambres, florientals and fougres. Herms Un Jardin Sur Le Nil Of all the fragrance ingredients out there, lavenders probably the most widely recognised (even if blindfolded) for its soothing, calming aromatic qualities. Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille, Supermarket and garage forecourt carnations are mostly a huge disappointment because the spicy, clove-y smell you get when burying your nose in a garden-picked bloom is generally missing. Marigolds the name comes from the phrase Marys gold, and refers to the Virgin Mary are members of the sunflower family, grown throughout the world. In fact, there are two variietes of cardamom: earthy, smoky black cardamom and the fresher, almost minty, eucalyptus-y green cardamom. Guerlain Samsara Este Lauder Beautiful Dior La Collection Couturier Parfumeur Granville Farnesol common in botanicals such as rose, hibiscus seed (ambrette), orange flower, ylang ylang and sandalwood. 5 that changed everything literally sending perfumery on a new, modern trajectory, opening up a world of richness and strength. 19. Revlon Charlie Silver. Clive Christian X for Women Thats because the orris from the rhizomes, or bulbs of the iris plant are odourless when harvested, and take three or four years to mature. Wonderful, and a reminder how precious peace is.'. According to the Australian Orchid Society, "Old Totonac lore has it that Xanat, the young daughter of the Mexican fertility goddess, loved a Totonac youth. Naughty, naughty, naughty. Chanel Chance Eau Tendre. When hawthorn blooms, you know springs here. Woods of Windsor Lavender Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh Swiss Army Swiss Army for Her. Eugenol is the main element in clove essential oil and also found in other plants, including allspice, bay, cinnamon leaf, patchouli and pimento. Marc Jacobs Daisy Eau So Fresh Kiss Jean Patou Joy As the excellent fragrance blog Perfume Posse puts it, Musk speaks carnally in whispers or shouts And its in almost every scent we dab, spritz and splash onto our skins - because at the end of the day, most of us wear perfumes to feel more alluring, But musk does more than this. One fine day, in perfumery heaven, we will all smell and enjoy cinnamon in heavy doses: Until then, we have to life with the regulations that we have', Dior Dioressence When you see opium listed as a fragrance note, it implies something mischievous and mysterious about the perfume itself. Cartier Eau de Cartier Extrme Marc Jacobs Oh Lola! Frederic Malle Musc Ravageur Dior Addict Christian Dior Miss DiorCherie LEau Penhaligons Quercus Eucalyptus honey. So the story goes, Ernest Beaux Chanels original perfumer either misread his sums, or accidentally tipped a much greater quantity of aldehydes into the sample of perfume he was preparing for the discerning Mademoiselle Chanel, creating an overdose with almost 1% aldehydes. In summer scents, in particular, kiwi adds a refreshing sweetness. Derived from the iris plant, the rare orris has a flowery, heavy, and woody aroma. Carita Carita Eau de Parfum Prada No. Jimmy Choo Eau de Toilette Flowers of the family heliotropium have a strong, sweet vanilla-like fragrance with undertones of almond. Rich and naturally complex, there are soft, come-hither floral elements to the balsam, as well as sweet vanilla and spicy cinnamon notes; its often used in ambres. Chanel Les Exclusifs de Chanel Beige Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille Guerlain Elixir Charnel Chypre Fatal (Although eugenol is also produced synthetically, nowadays.) Giorgio Armani Armani Code Paco Rabanne Ultrared A herb that grows in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Mediterranean, also known as sweet myrrh. Calvin Klein Euphoria Its been around for thousands of years: archaeologists found Roman licorice along Hadrians Wall, and it was also uncovered in the pyramids. An Asian evergreen tree with fragrant flowers, the oil of which is used in expensive floral perfumes. Who can resist a perfume ingredient with a name like that? Donna Karan DKNY I love the warm leather tones of this quality of styrax - but itneeds careful handling, though. ), Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta Jo Malone London Grapefruit Serge Lutens Fleur dOranger Today, we can garland ourselves with bay through the use of fragrance: its a green, herbal note, maybe giving whispers of oregano and thyme, if you smell carefully, with subtle sweet hints of flowers. These resinous materials like myrrh, the Peru and tolu balsams, benzoin, labdanum and opoponax have been around for thousands of years, helping perfumes to stick around for longer, blending with flowers, citrus fruit and herbs. One of summers favourite berries, strawberrys turned up in a fruitbowl of scents in recent years, riding on a wave of fruity-floral popularity sometimes paired with exotic white flowers like ylang-ylang, lily or jasmine, or in gourmand creations alongside caramel and cinnamon. Evody Pomme dOr Juicy Couture Peace, Love & Juicy Couture It smells like cinnamon. Its richness allows for multiple ways to create with it,' says perfumer Caroline Sabas. Bobbi Brown Bobbis Party Fragrances can be leathery but its not really essence-of-leather in that bottle, as Andy Tauer explains below. Goutal le Mimosa Leather as side note brings out, by contrast as so often in perfumery, flowers. Marc Jacobs Oh Lola! In the same way that a touch of salt brings a caramel alive, saltiness can play against sweet notes like chocolate, praline and cream, as an almost show-stopping contrast. Delicious mixed with lots of sugar and baked into pies and tarts; delicious when used to add a fresh, sharp edge to fruity florals and sheer aquatics, in perfumery. In aromatherapy, blood orange is considered uplifting, stimulating and anti-depressant. Gucci Guilty Its very rarely used as a fragrance note more widely, for the brilliant skin-smoothing, nourishing properties of avocado oil, in body products and facial care. 19 Poudr (Which weve filed under F.) (Think: barns) Its not the actual essence-of-dried-pasture used to feed cattle, horses, goats and sheep that youll smell in a perfume bottle, however: hay notes are created synthetically - yet theyre no less glorious for that (Do also read about coumarin, here: its another, quite similar synthetic, which gives us the scent of new-mown grass), Etat Libre dOrange Jasmin et Cigarette Freesia notes contain a certain amount of linalool, which is a known sensitiser (and listed on perfume packaging as a caution to the sensitive). Harvesting techniques have become somewhat more sophisticated since the time when labdanum was collected from the coats and beards of sheep and goats that grazed on these tough little shrubs! Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood I love the woody, very diffusive aspect of this IFF molecule," says Benaim. Once exclusively reserved for kings and queens, frankincense has been used in religious ceremonies, burial rituals and for embalming including for mummification. Burberry Sport for Women Floris Malmaison Perfumers love animalic notes including civet for the raw sexiness they deliver to perfumes, and for that reason its incredibly popular and found in many of the worlds most notoriously seductive scents. Atelier Cologne Grand Neroli It has more character than sweet orange; it seems naughtier to me. Violet leaves smell quite different to the flower which emerges later. So theres some suggestion that datura, or angels trumpet, is used mostly for its mythical status rather than any unique aromatic qualities. Dolce & Gabbana The One By Kilian Incense Oud Dior Miss Dior Chrie Taylor Swift Wonderstruck Enchanted To the Greeks, it spelled good fortune.) 'Virginian cedar has a dry and almost "nervous" effect in a fragrance, whereas cedar wood from the Atlas Mountains is much warmer'. And funnily enough, the scents somewhere in between the two, too, Britney Spears Fantasy Este Lauder Pleasures (Leading to the original name for perfume: per fumum, or through smoke) Myrrh was a key ingredient in the ancient incense kyphi, used to fumigate ancient Egyptian temples. In Medieval times, lavender was strewn on the floors of churches and homes, used to scent linen and clothing, and also in pot pourri and sachets. Cassie. Christina Aguilera Inspire What interests todays noses is the nutty, almost maple-syrup note obtained from its yellow-golden seeds and leaves. C13? (Its also used in vermouth.) Sometimes.) From the berry of the rose one of the richest sources of vitamin C, in nature rosehips floral-fruity tang mostly makes its way into feminine fragrances, and the odd masculine scent. But flax has also been used in perfumery as long ago as Egyptian times, as a base note mildly nutty in character. Hypnotic, heady, almost intoxicatingly sweet, tiar wafts its exotic way into white floral scents and Ambres. (Such complexity, in a single ingredient: no wonder many perfumers love it.) Serge Lutens Jeu de Peau, A hay meadow in a bottle? (Lots of perfume notes work synergistically in this way, which is why perfumery is such a complex art.). Boucheron Boucheron Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine The scented oils obtained by cold-pressing the peel and unlike so many other plant ingredients, the aroma that you get from that process is almost exactly the natural scent of the ripe fruits peel. Chanel Eau de Parfum Diptyque Opne Some people say it smells of onions or leeks; others, that it has a balsamy, resinous or even sweaty edge - but as with so many botanical ingredients, asafoetida can work magic when skilfully blended in perfumes: the teeniest of quantities acts as an accenter, to boost the power of other ingredients including galbanum, which is widely-used in chypre scents, including Ma Griffe by Carven, and Pierre Balmains Vent Vert. Roja Dove Reckless Bees love these intoxicating blooms: when you taste acacia honey, this is the tree whose pollen the bees have dipped into. ", Natural musk comes from the glands of the musk deer and is one of the most expensive perfume ingredients. Jennifer Lopez Glow Paisley shawls were traditionally layered with patchouli leaves in transit. bellflowers offer up an essential oil which has been described as reminiscent of a clear spring day. Jil Sander Jil Oudh (sometimes spelled 'oud') has become a phenomenally popular ingredient, but still divides opinion. Long-stemmed, its pollen-rich (with a somewhat phallic spike inside the sculptural single flower). Tom Ford Tuscan Leather, Run your fingers over the leaves of a redcurrant bush, and youll get a catty quality thats distinctive, intriguing but not to everyones taste. Almost spicy, so green and sweet, with hints of lemon: thats lily of the valley and a more spring-like scent its hard to imagine. With a sharp balsamic-spicy, almost lemony scent, elemis invaluable as an incense ingredient and also for fixing perfumes, tethering ingredients which otherwise would fade fast. Just sometimes, a fragrance is described as being indolic - which is pretty unhelpful if you dont work in the perfume world. Or click on a letter of the alphabet below and itll take you to a collage of all the ingredients that start with that letter. (Without realising that the stamens of the true crocus can be used in our cooking), Agent Provocateur Agent Provocateur Este Lauder Private Collection David & Victoria Beckham Signature for Her Supremely versatile, it blends exquisitely with cloves, lavender, geranium, jasmine, galbanum, frankincense, black pepper, jasmine and patchouli; it works as a fixative, tetheringother ingredients and keeping them true, in a composition. Everyone knows what an orange smells like, of course: that burst of zest as you dig your fingers into the waxy skin to break into this juiciest of fruits. Christian Dior Bois d'Argent Yes, it does: its honeyed, musky, softly sweet and intimate, sometimes with hints of pollen. Its almost impossible to believe, actually, that this grounding, dry smell comes from the roots of a perennial grass also known as Khus-khus grass - rather than a wood. Diptyque Eau Duelle Where she touched the ground, beautiful iris flowers grew out of her footprints. 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