Green Notes
6 fragrances with this note
Part of accords: Green
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- Origin
- an accord composed by the perfumer
- Raw materials
- galbanum, violet leaves, “leaf alcohol” (cis-3-hexenol), herbal oils
- Olfactory group
- green
- Position in the pyramid
- top and heart
- Synthetic substitutes
- cis-3-hexenol, Triplal, Stemone
“Green notes” is a general name for the smells of greenery: freshly cut grass, a snapped stem, leaves, young shoots. The perfumer builds them from natural green materials (galbanum, violet leaves) and molecules that smell of greenery.
How it smells: fresh, bitterish, juicily green: grass after mowing, leaves crushed between the fingers, green peas, a garden after rain. Green notes make a fragrance natural, lively and springlike.
The familiar smell of freshly cut grass comes from the molecule cis-3-hexenol, known as “leaf alcohol”. Plants release it when their leaves are damaged — a kind of alarm signal for neighbouring plants.
What it pairs with: with flowers — fresh “garden” bouquets, with citrus — lively spring compositions, with iris — cool green elegance, with moss — green chypres, with tea — transparent tea fragrances.
Good to know: green notes are among the most recognisable: even someone who has never thought about perfume will say at once “it smells of grass” or “it smells of leaves”.
