Perfumes with Green Notes

Green notes describe fresh, sharp and natural scents that recall freshly cut grass, crushed leaves and snapped stems, bringing an open-air liveliness to a fragrance. The term is an umbrella used in note lists rather than a single raw material.

The effect comes from natural materials such as galbanum and violet leaf, or from synthetic molecules like cis-3-hexenol, the classic cut-grass compound. Green notes mostly sit among the top notes and often extend into the heart. They pair well with bergamot, lily of the valley, hyacinth, fig, mint, vetiver and musk.

Green Notes appears in 4,228 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a top note.

Popular perfumes with Green Notes

• Byredo La Tulipe (2010)
• Cartier Baiser Vole (2011)
• Yves Saint Laurent Paris (1983)
• Bvlgari Omnia Amethyste (2006)
• Clinique Happy (1999)
• Hermès Jour d' Hermès (2013)
• Al Haramain Perfumes Amber Oud Gold Edition (2024)
• Xerjoff 40 Knots (2012)
• Gloria Vanderbilt Vanderbilt (1982)
• By Kilian Moonlight in Heaven (2016)
• Salvador Dali Dali Parfum de Toilette (1985)
• Jo Malone London Nectarine Blossom & Honey (2005)
• Burberry My (2014)
• Estee Lauder Knowing Estée Lauder (1988)
• Lanvin Rumeur 2 Rose (2006)
• Hermès Voyage d' Hermès (2010)
• Guerlain La Petite Robe Noire Eau de Toilette (2012)
• Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche (1971)
• Maison Martin Margiela When the Rain Stops (2021)
• Dior Hypnotic Poison Eau Sensuelle (2010)
• Frederic Malle L'Eau d'Hiver (2003)
• Serge Lutens Nuit de Cellophane (2009)
• Kenzo L'Eau par pour Homme (1999)
• Atelier Des Ors Lune Feline (2015)

Notes most often paired with Green Notes

• Musk
• Jasmine
• Bergamot
• Sandalwood
• Rose
• Amber
• Cedar
• Patchouli
• Vanilla
• Lily-of-the-Valley
• Vetiver
• Oakmoss