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Discover the flowers, fruits, herbs, woods, resins and other aromatic materials that give perfume its character. Search by ingredient or browse the collection.

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Each guide follows an ingredient from nature into fragrance.

Amber rocksIngredient

Amber

In perfumery, amber usually describes a warm, enveloping scent idea rather than

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Star AniseIngredient

Anise

Anise brings a sweet, aromatic spice effect to perfume, often recalling licorice,

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Apples on a treeIngredient

Apples

Apple is a bright, familiar fruit note that can make perfume smell

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Basil leavesIngredient

Basil

Basil brings the unmistakable freshness of crushed green leaves into perfume: aromatic,

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Bergamot fruit and leavesIngredient

Bergamot

Bergamot is one of perfumery's most recognizable citrus notes: bright, peel-like, aromatic,

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Black currants on a bush with leavesIngredient

Black Currants

Black currant, often called cassis in perfumery, can bring a fragrance a

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Blue lotus flowerIngredient

Blue Lotus

Lotus is one of perfumery's most evocative watery-floral notes: airy, petal-soft, fresh,

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Bluebell flowers with blue petalsIngredient

Bluebell

Bluebell is a delicate spring floral note associated with cool woodland air,

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Boronia flowers and leavesIngredient

Boronia

Boronia is a richly fragrant Australian floral note with an unusually layered

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Green cardamom podsIngredient

Cardamom

Cardamom brings a fresh, aromatic kind of spice to perfume. Its scent

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Pink carnation flowersIngredient

Carnation

Carnation brings an unusual kind of floral character to perfume: petaled and

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White and yellow chamomile flowersIngredient

Chamomile

Chamomile brings a gentle herbal-floral character to perfume, often softened by impressions

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Champaca FlowersIngredient

Champaca

Champaca is a richly fragrant flower from Magnolia champaca, a tropical tree

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Pink Cherry BlossomsIngredient

Cherry Blossoms

Cherry blossom is one of perfumery’s most delicate floral ideas: airy, petal-soft,

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Cinnamon sticks and ground cinnamon powderIngredient

Cinnamon

Cinnamon brings a warm, dry-sweet spice effect to perfume, often giving a

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Clary sage flowersIngredient

Clary Sage

Clary sage is an aromatic botanical note with a fresh herbal character

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Whole clovesIngredient

Cloves

Clove brings a concentrated warm-spice effect to perfume: aromatic, woody, slightly sweet,

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Coconut split in halfIngredient

Coconuts

Coconut in perfume can feel creamy, milky, softly sweet, tropical, woody, or

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Coriander SeedsIngredient

Coriander

Coriander brings a distinctive kind of spice to perfume: warm and aromatic,

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FrankincenseIngredient

Frankincense

Frankincense

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Freesia flowers with pink and white petals.Ingredient

Freesia

Freesia is a graceful flowering plant known for a light, airy fragrance

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A white gardenia flowerIngredient

Gardenia

Gardenia

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Purple geranium flowersIngredient

Geranium

Geranium brings a crisp green-floral character to perfume, often sitting between rosy

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Fresh ginger root, whole and slicedIngredient

Ginger

Ginger brings a lively kind of spice to perfume: bright, warm, slightly

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Ruby red grapefruitIngredient

Grapefruit

Grapefruit brings a bright citrus flash to perfume, but its character is

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Purple heliotrope flowersIngredient

Heliotrope

Heliotrope is one of perfumery's classic powdery floral ideas: soft, sweet, almond-like,

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Honeysuckle flowerIngredient

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle

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Blue hyacinth flowersIngredient

Hyacinth

Hyacinth

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Purple Iris FlowersIngredient

Iris

Iris is one of perfumery's most distinctive floral ideas, prized less for

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White jasmine flowersIngredient

Jasmine Flowers

Jasmine is one of perfumery's defining white-floral ideas: lush, radiant, sweet, and

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Juniper berries on a branchIngredient

Juniper Berries

Juniper Berries

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Field of lavenderIngredient

Lavender

Lavender is one of perfumery's most recognizable aromatic notes: floral, herbal, fresh,

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Yellow lemons on a tree with leavesIngredient

Lemons

Lemon brings one of perfumery's clearest flashes of citrus: bright, tart, zesty,

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Bouquet of purple, pink, and white lilacsIngredient

Lilac

Lilac

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White lilies of the valleyIngredient

Lily Of The Valley

Lily Of The Valley

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Linden Blossom TreeIngredient

Linden Blossoms

Linden Blossoms

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Magnolia flowersIngredient

Magnolia

Magnolia is a floral perfume note with a smooth, luminous character that

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Mandarin orangesIngredient

Mandarin Oranges

Mandarin orange brings a bright, juicy citrus impression to perfume, often softer

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Orange marigold flowerIngredient

Marigold

Marigold

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Mimosa flowers on a branch.Ingredient

Mimosa

Mimosa

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MyrrhIngredient

Myrrh

Myrrh gives perfume a deep resinous warmth that can feel balsamic, smoky,

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Yellow narcissus flowersIngredient

Narcissus

Narcissus

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Nutmeg, whole and gratedIngredient

Nutmeg

Nutmeg brings a warm, aromatic spice effect to perfume, often balancing fresh

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OrangesIngredient

Oranges

Oranges

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Orange osmanthus flowers with leavesIngredient

Osmanthus

Osmanthus is a small, intensely fragrant flower known in perfumery for an

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Peaches on a tree branchIngredient

Peaches

Peach brings a plush kind of fruitiness to perfume: juicy, sweet, velvety,

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Pears on a treeIngredient

Pears

Pear brings a crisp, juicy kind of fruitiness to perfume: fresh, watery,

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White and pink blooming peoniesIngredient

Peony

Peony

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Pineapple cut into slicesIngredient

Pineapple

Pineapple brings a bright, juicy tropical-fruit impression to perfume, often balancing tart

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Pink peppercornsIngredient

Pink Peppercorns

Pink Peppercorns

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Plumeria flowers and leavesIngredient

Plumeria

Plumeria

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Plums on a treeIngredient

Plums

Plum is one of perfumery's most shape-shifting fruit notes: it can smell

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Red raspberriesIngredient

Raspberries

Raspberry brings a vivid berry impression to perfume: juicy, tart-sweet, rosy, and

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Pink rose petalsIngredient

Rose Petals

Rose is one of perfumery's defining floral ideas: petal-rich, fresh, sweet, spicy,

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Orange saffron threadsIngredient

Saffron

Saffron brings one of perfumery's most distinctive spice impressions: warm, dry, slightly

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Stargazer lily flower and leaves with rain dropsIngredient

Stargazer Lily

Stargazer Lily

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Lavendar and white statice flowersIngredient

Statice

Statice

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Sweet Pea flowers with purple petalsIngredient

Sweet Pea

Sweet Pea

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Blue tuberose flowersIngredient

Tuberose

Tuberose is one of perfumery's most recognizable white-floral ideas: creamy, sweet, lush,

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Vanilla BeansIngredient

Vanilla

Vanilla is one of perfumery's most recognizable warm notes, loved for its

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Wisteria flowersIngredient

Wisteria

Wisteria

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Yellow ylang ylang flowerIngredient

Ylang Ylang

Ylang-ylang is a lush tropical floral note known for its creamy sweetness,

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White yuzu flower on a tree.Ingredient

Yuzu

Yuzu brings a vivid citrus brightness to perfume, often feeling tart, sparkling,

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