
Gardenia, rose & ylang-ylang
Gardenia is creamy and white-floral with green, mushroom-like and subtly fruity facets. Rose can smell fresh and lemony, richly petal-like, honeyed, spicy or softly powdery. Further notes add ylang-ylang.
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Gardenia
Gardenia is creamy and white-floral with green, mushroom-like and subtly fruity facets. It can suggest smooth waxy petals and a rich, slightly indolic warmth.
rose
Rose can smell fresh and lemony, richly petal-like, honeyed, spicy or softly powdery. Its character reaches well beyond a single sweet floral image, with green and fruity facets often visible.
ylang-ylang
Ylang-ylang has a rich floral scent with creamy, spicy and gently fruity facets. Jasmine-like warmth and a soft banana-like nuance can sit beneath its bright floral surface.
How it works in a fragrance
The notes provide distinct facets within one shared impression. Their proportions and the surrounding formula determine which element is most recognizable and whether the accord feels fresher, softer or richer.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
This name describes an accord: several scent ideas combined into a shared impression. The listed notes are an olfactory guide, while the exact materials and their proportions belong to each perfume’s formula.
Related notes to explore
Gardenia →
Gardenia is creamy and white-floral with green, mushroom-like and subtly fruity facets
rose →
Rose can smell fresh and lemony, richly petal-like, honeyed, spicy or softly powdery
ylang-ylang →
Ylang-ylang has a rich floral scent with creamy, spicy and gently fruity facets
Tuberose →
Tuberose is lush and creamy, with green, waxy, fruity and subtly medicinal facets
Material references
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