Hay
Hay suggests sun-dried grasses with soft coumarinic sweetness, warm herbs and a gently tobacco-like dryness. It is less bright and juicy than freshly cut grass.
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It connects lavender and herbs with tonka, tobacco or woody drydowns and can make a sweet composition feel more pastoral and dry.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
Natural hay extracts and coumarin-rich aroma combinations can both create the effect. A listed hay note does not establish the use of a natural grass extract.
Related notes to explore
Tonka Bean →
Tonka bean combines soft almond, dried hay, vanilla-like warmth and a gently toasted sweetness
Lavender →
Lavender combines floral softness with fresh herbs, a little camphor and a dry hay-like sweetness
Tobacco →
Tobacco notes often suggest cured leaves, hay, honey, dried fruit and a warm, slightly leathery woodiness
Oakmoss →
Oakmoss suggests damp woodland, dry bark and an earthy, slightly leathery bitterness
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Shop Hay fragrances → Browse all fragrance notesFragrance notes describe scent impressions. They can represent natural materials, aroma molecules or accords, rather than a complete list of ingredients.