Note
Aldehydes
Perfumery aldehydes can smell waxy, citrusy, metallic, or soapy, depending on the particular molecule. Often used for lift in the opening, they make floral, citrus, and musky blends feel brighter and more expansive.
In 45 perfumes. Usually found in the opening.
- Opening
- 92%
- Heart
- 5%
- Drydown
- 3%
Most popular with aldehydes
The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.
Shinanay
Nishane
Stardust
Afnan
Imitation Woman
Amouage
Cedar Chic
Carolina Herrera
Lail Maleki
Lattafa Perfumes
2018
Orchestra Tempo Tune
Armaf
La Rosa
Armaf
Escentric 01
Escentric Molecules
Harrods Aoud
Roja Dove
A Midsummer Dream
Roja Dove
A Goodnight Kiss
Roja Dove
Chypré Extraordinaire
Roja Dove
Madison Pour Homme
Roja Dove
Enigma Aoud
Roja Dove
Often paired with
Notes that show up next to aldehydes more often than chance would predict.
How it reads
Woody and sweet above all. Reaches for aldehydic, fresh and balsamic far more often than the catalogue as a whole.
- woody
- sweet
- citrus
- fresh
- balsamic
- aldehydic
- white floral
- musky