The Green Theme

This edit explores the magic of green in perfumery: nuances of cut grass, snapped stems, green tea, sweet fig and new glossy leaves. Such effects can be achieved with a few natural materials and plenty of aromachemicals (often they replicate natural compounds, it’s just they are synthesized rather than distilled).

The number of natural materials smelling green available to perfumers is rather limited. After all green is the smell of freshly cut stems or leaves and once these get distilled the fresh green aroma is not there anymore. However, there is galbanum resin that smells like chopped runner beans; mastique with its leathery green olives kind of green and there is mimosa with its powdery sunny green.

When it comes to aromachemicals and green fantasy accords there is much more choice. From these perfumers can create the fantasy notes of green tea, fig, cut grass, bamboo, cucumber or even wasabi. Synthetically derived aroma compounds enable perfumers to override the nature’s ways and capture the fresh green of cut grass as if by magic.

In this edit you will find both perfumes with natural materials that smell green as well as a few green fantasies. Often a perfume will contain both for a convincing stereo green effect.