- Origin
- an accord composed by the perfumer
- Raw materials
- “airy” and “watery” molecules
- Extraction
- synthesis
- Olfactory group
- fresh (ozonic)
- Position in the pyramid
- top note and heart
- Synthetic substitutes
- Helional, aldehydes, Calone (traces)
Ozonic notes are an accord that conveys the smell of fresh air: after a thunderstorm, by a waterfall or high in the mountains. It is an entirely synthetic note: such a smell cannot be obtained from a plant, so it is assembled from modern molecules.
How it smells: fresh, cool and transparent: damp air, a light metallic chill, a faintly watery and floral shade. Ozonic notes sound clean, spacious and very modern.
Real ozone is a gas with a sharp smell that appears in the air after lightning. Perfumers do not use it but only imitate the impression of freshness, choosing “airy” molecules with watery and floral facets.
What it pairs with: with marine notes — fresh aquatic fragrances, with citrus — lively summer freshness, with lotus and lily of the valley — transparent florals, with musk — “clean laundry in the wind”, with cedar — a fresh woody base.
Good to know: the fashion for ozonic and aquatic fragrances exploded in the 1990s — when clean, fresh air became the defining mood of perfumery for a whole decade.
