Floral

The floral accord is the most expansive category in perfumery, encompassing everything from dewy, transparent rose soliflores to heady jasmine and powdery iris. Flowers have been at the heart of fragrance-making since ancient Egypt, and floral notes remain the best-selling fragrance family worldwide.

Modern floral perfumery covers an enormous spectrum. Fresh florals pair blossoms with clean musks and light greenery for an airy, just-picked quality. Floral orientals marry flowers with warm amber and vanilla for something opulent. Soliflores isolate a single bloom: rose, tuberose, gardenia, and magnify its character to its fullest expression.

The most commonly used floral materials include Bulgarian rose, Egyptian jasmine, iris root, lily of the valley, peony, freesia, and magnolia. If you love floral accords, you will likely enjoy white-floral, yellow-floral, powdery, and rose as adjacent categories.