Note

Myrtle

Myrtle leaves smell fresh and aromatic, with green, eucalyptus-like coolness and a slightly sweet herbal edge. They add a brisk opening or heart accent alongside citrus, lavender and woods.

In 22 perfumes. Usually found in the heart.

Opening
29%
Heart
71%
Drydown
0%
Found in oud musc, Ichnusa and Acqua di Sale

Most popular with myrtle

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

Often paired with

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

Too few perfumes to say.

How it reads

Aromatic and woody above all. Reaches for herbal, camphor and green far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for vanilla.

  • aromatic
  • woody
  • herbal
  • citrus
  • sweet
  • green
  • warm spicy
  • fresh