Fragrance Note Glossary
Deepen your understanding of scent with our fragrance note glossary. Discover the origins, nuances, and profiles of the notes that describe fragrances. Get ready to elevate your candle scent game and impress your friends (maybe?) with your newfound knowledge!
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nectarine
Description:
fruity, peach, lactonic, creamy
Olfactive Profile:
The aroma of nectarine is fresh, natural, and juicy, with creamy, peach-like tones. Nectarine is luminous and velvety, and often reminds us of spring and summer brightness.
Facts:
Nectarine is a fuzzless variety of peach. While it's commonly thought that nectarines are a hybrid of the plum and peach, they actually result from a natural genetic mutation in peaches.
neroli
Description:
sweet, floral, green, refreshing, bright, fresh
Olfactive Profile:
Neroli is powerful, sweet with green and honey notes and sometimes animalic facets. It give a very addictive orange blossom effect to floral notes.
Facts:
Neroli's name is said to come from Princess Anne Maria de La Trémoille of Nerola, Italy, who fell in love with the striking fragrance and introduced it to her homeland.
nutmeg
Description:
spicy, aromatic, terpenic, pepper, warm, slightly floral, woody
Olfactive Profile:
Both warm and fresh, Nutmeg is enhanced by an aromatic spicy heart note and woody dry undertones.
Facts:
Nutmeg we're familiar with is the dried seed of the fruit that grows on an evergreen tree called Myristica fragrans.