Note

Carnation

Carnation smells spicy and floral, with clove-like warmth beneath soft, slightly powdery petals. Usually recreated, it gives the heart warmth and pairs with rose, woods, vanilla, and balsams.

In 92 perfumes. Usually found in the heart.

Opening
6%
Heart
94%
Drydown
0%
Found in Unutamam, Dia 40 Woman and Honour 43 Woman

Most popular with carnation

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to carnation more often than chance would predict.

How it reads

Woody and sweet above all. Reaches for floral, warm spicy and aromatic far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • woody
  • sweet
  • floral
  • warm spicy
  • aromatic
  • citrus
  • balsamic
  • white floral