Note

Water Notes

Water itself has little smell, while water notes suggest cool droplets, wet air, and clean, transparent freshness. These constructed accords open space in the opening and heart, often alongside citrus, delicate flowers, and musks.

In 16 perfumes.

Found in Vanilla and Roses Emir, Absolute Crystal Glow and Électrique Rendezvous Gingembre Attar

Most popular with water notes

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

Often paired with

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

Too few perfumes to say.

How it reads

Citrus and woody above all. Reaches for aquatic, fresh spicy and fresh far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for vanilla.

  • citrus
  • woody
  • fresh
  • aromatic
  • fresh spicy
  • aquatic
  • amber
  • sweet