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

• Rochas Madame (1960)
• Serge Lutens A La Nuit (2000)
• Penhaligon s Artemisia Penhaligon's (2002)
• Cartier Carat (2018)
• Memo Paris Lalibela (2007)
• Karl Lagerfeld Lagerfeld Classic (1978)
• Guerlain Aqua Allegoria Limon Verde (2014)
• Calvin Klein Eternity Aqua (2010)
• Gucci Flora by Eau Fraiche (2011)
• Diptyque 34 Boulevard Saint Germain (2011)
• Elizabeth Arden True Love (1994)
• Giorgio Armani Ocean di Gioia (2020)
• Nasomatto Absinth (2008)
• Carolina Herrera by (1988)
• Ralph Lauren Safari (1992)
• Halston Z14 (1974)
• Houbigant Quelques Fleurs l'Original (1912)
• Tommy Bahama St. Barts Men (2007)
• Tocca Cleopatra (2007)
• Antonio Banderas The Golden Secret (2011)
• Kenzo Parfum d'Ete 2002 (2002)
• Chanel Gardénia (1925)
• Mugler Aura Eau de Parfum Sensuelle (2019)
• Coty Aspen (1989)

Notes most often paired with Green Notes

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