Note

Orchid

Orchids have widely varying scents, while a perfume orchid note often suggests soft flowers, creamy sweetness, and powder. Usually an imagined accord, it rounds out the heart beside fruits, vanilla, and musk.

In 78 perfumes. Usually found in the heart.

Opening
12%
Heart
76%
Drydown
12%
Found in Delphinus, Aoud Orchid and Vetiver Sensuel

Most popular with orchid

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

Often paired with

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

How it reads

Sweet and floral above all. Reaches for vanilla far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • sweet
  • floral
  • woody
  • vanilla
  • citrus
  • fruity
  • white floral
  • balsamic