Perfumes with Bergamot

Perfumes with Bergamot

Bergamot smells like a fresh, slightly bitter citrus that sits between lemon and orange, with a floral, almost tea-like softness that makes it brighter and smoother than lemon. It comes from the rind of Citrus bergamia, grown mainly in Calabria, southern Italy.

The oil is obtained by cold-pressing the peel. It evaporates quickly, so it appears overwhelmingly as a top note, though it often lingers into the heart. Bergamot pairs well with lavender, neroli, jasmine, vetiver, cedar and musk, and it is a cornerstone of classic colognes and chypre compositions.

Bergamot appears in 34,267 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a top note.

Popular perfumes with Bergamot

Notes most often paired with Bergamot