Powdery
Powdery notes can be created using several different ingredients. Most notably, aldehyde, which is used in many, including the iconic powdery perfume Chanel No 5. Powdery scents also often have notes of iris, vanilla, musk, heliotrope, violet, amber, and resins to create a powdery-like puff of fragrance in the air.
Key Characteristics of Powdery Scents:
Powdery fragrances tend to have a gentle, almost ethereal quality. They can feel soft and smooth on the skin, like a velvety blanket.
These scents are not overpowering and are often characterized by a refined, understated elegance. Iris, violet, heliotrope, musk, and tonka bean are frequently used to create powdery notes. Powdery fragrances have been traditionally associated with women's fragrances, but they can be enjoyed by anyone.
Examples of Powdery Fragrances:
A classic example that evokes the scent of talcum or baby powder. The scent of makeup powders, often described as clean and powdery. Iris flowers are a common source of powdery notes. Violet is another popular ingredient for powdery fragrances. Musk can add a subtle, powdery, and warm dimension
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PRODUCT TYPE: Cologne
VENDOR: Jo Malone
Jo Malone's Orris & Sandalwood Cologne Intense reveals the surprising duality of Orris. Woody and floral. Powdery and deep. The scent of Tuscan hillsides with irises in bloom. Orris’ woody intensity wrapped in creamy sandalwood and sensual amber. Steeped in...
PRODUCT TYPE: Eau de Parfum
VENDOR: Lalique
The LALIQUE DE LALIQUE range, created in 1992, constitutes the first pillar of Maison Lalique. LALIQUE DE LALIQUE is a Floral, Feminine and Radiant fragrance that opens with a blossoming of flowers and is prolonged by a host of delicately...
PRODUCT TYPE: Eau de Parfum
VENDOR: Nishane
Nishane - Hundred Silent Ways Extrait de Parfum Fragrance Samples“I closed my mouth and spoke to you in a hundred silent ways” – it’s this quote, elegant and romantic, from 13th-century Persian poet Rumi that inspires Nishane’s Hundred Silent Ways...
PRODUCT TYPE: Eau de Parfum
VENDOR: Parfums de Marly
This sensual bouquet structured with Turkish rose, lily of the valley and peony grows in strength and complexity through a fruity trio of lychee, rhubarb and bergamot spiced with nutmeg. The base notes of cashmere wood and musk give depth...
PRODUCT TYPE: Eau de Parfum
VENDOR: Initio
The signature of this narcotic bomb lies in three essential ingredients: Rose, Hedione and Heliotropin. Equally tender and illicit, this crystalline powder hides its intentions well. Beware of its creamy, powdery and floral facets, wavering between Vanilla and Almond!Top notes:...
PRODUCT TYPE: Eau de Parfum
VENDOR: Giardini di Toscana
Giardini Di Toscana Bianco Latte is a perfume that envelops you in a tender and warm embrace of sweet cloud made up of cozy components. The initial accord is revealed with a caramel note, lending the composition a playful start....
PRODUCT TYPE: Eau de Parfum
VENDOR: Kilian
Taking inspiration from the marshmallow this fragrance is a sweet treat for sensuous connoisseurs. At first soft and tender it unfolds into the intensity that graces truly great seductresses.Top notes: Neroli, Bergamot, Pink Pepper, CorianderHeart notes: Orange Blossom, Jasmine, Honeysuckle,...
PRODUCT TYPE: Eau de Parfum
VENDOR: Thameen
The Blue Heart extrait de parfum takes its cues from the joie de vivre lifestyle of those who own the diamond of the same name. Combining sumptuous notes of vanilla, saffron and coconut, it’s one to relish each and every...
PRODUCT TYPE: Eau de Parfum
VENDOR: Giardini di Toscana
It is the bright and crystalline dawn after a nocturnal storm, the air is fresh the sky expands in its celestial and clean perfection, the fragrances spread powerful and overbearing: delicately citrus fresh notes, clean with a touch floral of...
PRODUCT TYPE: Eau de Parfum
VENDOR: Yves Saint Laurent
A vanilla twist on Yves Saint Laurent’s visionary Black Opium, Le Parfum spotlights four vanilla notes and pairs them with the fragrance’s iconic facets.Top notes: Pear, Cinnamon, Green MandarinHeart notes: Solar Notes, Jasmine Sambac, Orange BlossomBase notes: Madagascar Vanilla, Bourbon Vanilla, Vanilla...
PRODUCT TYPE: Eau de Parfum
VENDOR: BYREDO
Byredo - Mojave Ghost Eau de Parfum Fragrance SampleMojave Ghost is a woody composition inspired by the soulful beauty of the Mojave Desert. In this xeric wilderness, rare are the plants that dare to blossom. With a light and graceful...
PRODUCT TYPE: Eau de Parfum
VENDOR: Parfums de Marly
Parfums de Marly - Valaya Eau de Parfum Fragrance Sample Parfums de Marly presents Valaya: a musky-woody-floral eau de parfum that brings together a synergy of natural materials and innovative molecules. Expect notes of orange blossom and comforting mandarin, enhanced...
