Note
galbanum
The green note. Bitter, intensely vegetal, slightly resinous. The 'snap of broken stem' feeling. Defined the green chypres of the 1970s (Cabochard, Y, Vent Vert). Modern perfumery uses it sparingly — galbanum at full strength is divisive.
⊛ how it wears
- leans cool
- leans fresh
- turns deeper alongside woods and amber
⊛ where it tends to sit
mostly on top, sometimes in the heart, rarely in the base.
⊛ same note, six voices
- the muse · Goutalheure exquiseexpressive softness+7
- the minimal · LoeweairerestraintLoeweAire
- the sensualist · Memo Parisitalian leatherwarmth kept close to the skin
- the statement · Chanelplatinum égoïstea presence meant to be read+3
- the explorer · Frederic Mallesynthetic jungleair, distance and a sense of place+2
- the enigma · Frederic Mallefrench loverwhat stays withheld+6
⊛ ways to wear it
⊛ some scents that wear it
fresh & green · woods & leather · amber & spice · florals · chypre · gourmands
fresh & green
woods & leather
amber & spice
florals
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gourmands
⊛ often found with
musk · jasmine · amber · bergamot · vanilla · vetiver · sandalwood · cedar
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