Floral

Powdery Floral

Iris, violet, mimosa — flowers softened to dust, makeup-drawer intimate.

Powdery Floral is the makeup-drawer accord — iris, violet, mimosa softened to dust, talc, the inside of a vintage compact. There is something gently old-fashioned about these notes, a borrowed-from-the-grandmother quality that doesn't apologise for itself. Iris in particular is the most expensive raw material in perfumery, and the most patient: aged for years, ground to powder, transformed into something both quiet and luxurious. Wear powdery floral when you want softness as armor, when you want to suggest you might be more elegant than the room expects.

The notes that build this accord

Ingredients that perfumers reach for when composing Powdery Floral.

IrisFloral
OrrisFloral
Orris RootFloral
VioletFloral
HeliotropeFloral
MimosaFloral
Bulgarian RoseFloral
Cherry BlossomFloral
LilacFloral
May RoseFloral
PeonyFloral
RoseFloral
Turkish RoseFloral

Fragrances that wear this accord

From the most prominent to the most subtle.

Closely related

Other accords in the Floral family.

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