Note
mint
Peppermint vs spearmint. Cooling, sharp, slightly herbal. Used sparingly in masculine fragrances to add freshness. Dior Sauvage's pepper-mint opening is the most-imitated of the 2020s.
⊛ how it wears
- usually cool
- bright and fresh
- turns deeper alongside woods and amber
⊛ where it tends to sit
mostly on top, sometimes in the heart.
⊛ same note, six voices
- the muse · Memo Parisinléexpressive softness+1
- the minimal · Calvin Kleinck berestraint+10
- the sensualist · Versaceeros parfumwarmth kept close to the skin+2
- the statement · Jean Paul Gaultierultra malea presence meant to be read+12
- the explorer · Atelier Colognepomelo paradisair, distance and a sense of place+10
- the enigma · Profumum Romathundrawhat stays withheld+3
⊛ ways to wear it
⊛ some scents that wear it
fresh & green · gourmands · woods & leather · amber & spice · florals · chypre
fresh & green
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- CarthusiaIo Capri
- Carolina Herrera212 VIP Men
- Calvin KleinCK Be
- Clean ReserveWarm Cotton
- Atelier CologneCédrat Enivrant no longer made
- Frederic MalleOutrageous
- Issey MiyakeL'Eau Majeure d'Issey no longer made
- Serge LutensL'Eau
- Parfums de MarlySedley
- Maison Francis KurkdjianAqua Celestia
- Profumum RomaThundra
- HermèsUn Jardin à Cythère
- VersaceEros Parfum
- Xerjoff1861 Renaissance
- XerjoffTorino21
- Etat Libre d'OrangeYou or Someone Like You
- Yves Saint LaurentY
- RabanneInvictus Platinum
- Jean Paul GaultierLe Male Aviator no longer made
- BurberryMr. Burberry Indigo no longer made
- Tom FordMandarino di Amalfi
- GuerlainEau de Guerlain
- Serge LutensL'Eau Froide
- DiptyqueL'Eau des Hespérides
- Clean ReserveCitron Fig
gourmands
woods & leather
amber & spice
⊛ often found with
musk · cedar · amber · lemon · bergamot · patchouli · lavender · vetiver
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