Note
geranium
Rose-adjacent, slightly minty, slightly metallic. Rose geranium and bourbon geranium are the two main varieties. The note that makes fougères feel 'barber-shop' — paired with lavender and oakmoss.
⊛ the kinds · 3
the same material, from another place, another variety, or another way of taking its scent.
⊛ called geranium, but not the same thing
- african geraniumnot certain it is the same
⊛ how it wears
- turns deeper alongside woods and amber
⊛ where it tends to sit
mostly in the heart, sometimes on top, rarely in the base.
⊛ same note, six voices
- the muse · Burberrymy burberry blushexpressive softness+10
- the minimal · Diptyquel'eaurestraint+13
- the sensualist · Chanelboywarmth kept close to the skin+15
- the statement · Jean Paul Gaultierscandal le parfuma presence meant to be read+24
- the explorer · Diptyquevetyverioair, distance and a sense of place+8
- the enigma · Amouagehonour manwhat stays withheld+19
⊛ ways to wear it
⊛ some scents that wear it
fresh & green · amber & spice · florals · woods & leather · gourmands · chypre
fresh & green
- ArmafClub de Nuit Woman
- Giorgio ArmaniAcqua di Giò Profumo no longer made
- Atelier CologneOrange Sanguine
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- ChanelBoy
- Frederic MalleCologne Indelebile
- Carolina Herrera212 Heroes
- Carolina HerreraBad Boy Cobalt
- Carolina HerreraHerrera for Men
- DiptyqueEau Duelle
- GivenchyGentleman
- L'OccitaneVerveine
- Parfums de MarlySedley
- MontblancLegend
- Penhaligon'sEndymion
- Ralph LaurenPolo Blue
- Maison MargielaReplica At the Barber's
- VersaceEros Parfum
- VersaceVersace Pour Homme
- Yves Saint LaurentL'Homme Le Parfum
- Yves Saint LaurentY
- Yves Saint LaurentY Le Parfum
- Maison MargielaReplica From the Garden
- ChanelPlatinum Égoïste
- Parfums de MarlyPerseus
- CreedViking Cologne
- NishaneB-612
- HermèsEau de Basilic Pourpre
- Dolce & GabbanaIntenso
- DiptyqueIlio
amber & spice
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- DiptyqueL'Eau
- AmouageEpic Woman
- Frederic MalleGeranium pour Monsieur
- GivenchyPi
- GucciGuilty
- HermèsTerre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vetiver
- Jean Paul GaultierScandal Le Parfum
- Parfums de MarlyLayton
- MuglerAlien Man no longer made
- PradaParadigme
- DiorSauvage
- GrossmithShem-el-Nessim
- TauerUne Rose Chyprée
- Tom FordTom Ford Noir
- Yves Saint LaurentKouros
- AmouageLyric Woman
- Roja ParfumsEnigma
- Frederic MalleNoir Epices
- DiptyqueEau de Minthe
- Memo ParisAfrican Rose
- AmouageHonour Man
- AmouageOverture Man
- AmouageOutlands
- Juliette Has a GunOil Fiction
florals
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- DiptyqueL'Ombre dans l'Eau
- Estée LauderPleasures
- LanvinArpège
- Matière PremièreRadical Rose
- Narciso RodriguezAll of Me
- Maison MargielaReplica On a Date
- BurberryMy Burberry Blush
- Le LaboBaie Rose 26 Chicago
- Juliette Has a GunLady Vengeance
- AjmalWisal Dhahab
- Serge LutensLa Fille de Berlin
- DiptyqueGeranium Odorata
woods & leather
gourmands
⊛ often found with
patchouli · bergamot · sandalwood · musk · vetiver · vanilla · rose · cedar
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