Perfumes with Aldehydes
Aldehydes smell bright, fizzy, soapy and slightly waxy, an abstract sparkle that recalls clean sheets, the steam of a hot iron and champagne bubbles. They are fatty aldehydes such as C-10, C-11 and C-12, present in nature but used in perfumery in synthetic form.
On their own they smell sharp and metallic; in small amounts they lift and brighten floral compositions. Aldehydes are felt mostly in the opening, as a top note. They pair well with rose, jasmine, lily of the valley, iris, ylang-ylang, sandalwood and musk, and they define the classic aldehydic floral style.
Aldehydes appears in 2,790 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a top note.
Popular perfumes with Aldehydes
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Frederic Malle Une Fleur de Cassie (2000)
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Lancôme Climat Lancôme (1967)
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By Kilian Killing Me Slowly (2014)
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Guerlain Les Absolus d'Orient Encens Mythique (2019)
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Serge Lutens Rahat Loukoum (1998)
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Byredo Alto Astral (2025)
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Le Labo Ambrette 9 (2006)
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Guerlain Heritage Eau de Parfum (1992)
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Balmain Beauty Ivoire de Balmain (1979)
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Carven Ma Griffe Eau de Parfum (Vintage) (1946)
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Chanel Les Exclusifs de 1932 (2013)
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Avon Sweet Honesty (1973)
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Guerlain Encens Mythique D'Orient (2012)
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Coty L'Aimant (1927)
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John Varvatos Dark Rebel Rider (2016)
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Alfred Sung Sung Homme (1989)
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Narciso Rodriguez Pure Musc Blanc For Her (2026)
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Chanel Misia Eau de Parfum (2016)
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Zoologist Perfumes Dragonfly (2017)
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Byredo M/Mink (2010)
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Aramis Devin (1977)
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Penhaligon s Ostara Penhaligon's (2015)
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Chanel No 5 Eau de Cologne
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Pierre Guillaume Paris Le Musc & La Peau 4.1 (2016)