Note · green
Galbanum
2,551 perfumes feature this note.
Prada
Infusion d'Iris
2007Infusion d'Iris is iris interpreted as a cold slab of polished stone.
IrisAmber4.1 / 5· 10,116Chanel
Egoiste Platinum
1993The opening lands crisp and herbal—petitgrain and lavender tempered by rosemary's bitter edge, with neroli lending a trace of citrus brightness.
LavenderWoodyEarthyHerbal4.2 / 5· 10,102Creed
Green Irish Tweed
1985Green Irish Tweed opens with a bright, almost electric freshness—lemon verbena sharpness tempered by the cool powderiness of iris.
GreenCitrusWoodyIris4.3 / 5· 9,196Cacharel
Anais Anais
1978Anaïs Anaïs opens with a rush of green galbanum and citrus that feels both bracing and soft, like stepping into a flower shop on a damp spring morning.
TuberoseGreenMossyRose3.5 / 5· 8,756Diptyque
Philosykos Eau de Parfum
1996The fig tree in its entirety—leaves, bark, milky sap, and fruit—captured with almost documentary precision.
WoodySweetFreshFruity4.2 / 5· 8,334Cerruti
1881
19951881 opens with a rush of white flowers—jasmine and lily of the valley foremost—tempered by the green snap of violet leaf and a whisper of bergamot.
FloralIrisTuberosePowdery3.9 / 5· 8,147Creed
Silver Mountain Water
1995Silver Mountain Water opens with a rush of cool bergamot that feels almost metallic in its crispness, like air at high altitude.
CitrusOzonicGreenMusky4.2 / 5· 7,538Azzaro
Chrome
1996Chrome opens with a bracing citrus clarity—lemon and bergamot sharpened by green rosemary and an unexpected brightness from pineapple that reads more aquatic than tropical.
OzonicCitrusMarineMossy3.9 / 5· 6,513Salvador Dalí
Laguna
1991The opening bursts with ripe, almost candied fruit—pineapple and raspberry lead, backed by plum and peach, with grapefruit adding a bright citrus edge that keeps it from collapsing into pure sweetness.
FruityVanillaSweetCitrus3.7 / 5· 6,296Chanel
Chanel No 19 Poudre
2011**Chanel No.
PowderyIrisGreenAromatic4.1 / 5· 5,405Lancôme
Magie Noire
1978The opening is a green ambush—galbanum and bergamot cut through rose and raspberry like light through stained glass, sharp and resinous rather than sweet.
TuberosePatchouliAmberRose4.1 / 5· 5,239Chanel
Chanel N°19
1970A sharp green blast announces N°19 before anything else—galbanum slicing through neroli and bergamot like a knife through silk.
GreenMossyIrisPowdery4.1 / 5· 5,166Chanel
Chanel n019
1970The opening is brisk and green—galbanum cuts through neroli and bergamot with a sharpness that feels almost austere.
IrisRoseLeather4.1 / 5· 5,166Creed
Royal Oud
2011Royal Oud opens with a sharp flick of pink pepper and citrus, brief and clarifying, before settling into its true character: a dry, almost austere composition centered on cedarwood that reads more like polished wood than classic oud.
PowderyAromaticSoft SpicyGreen4.4 / 5· 4,414Roja Dove
Elysium Pour Homme Parfum Cologne
2017Elysium opens with a rush of brightness—lime and grapefruit meeting the green snap of galbanum and thyme.
CitrusEarthyAromaticFresh Spicy4.3 / 5· 3,773Estée Lauder
Beautiful
1985Beautiful opens with a bright citrus flare softened by the green bite of galbanum, before lily and rose assert themselves in a distinctly eighties register—full-bodied, unapologetic, slightly metallic.
TuberoseRoseAmberVanilla3.7 / 5· 3,759Guy Laroche
Fidji Eau de Toilette
1966A green floral from an era when perfume didn't whisper.
GreenMossyFloralTuberose4.1 / 5· 3,610The Body Shop
White Musk
1981The Body Shop's white musk opens with a bright, green flutter—basil and galbanum lending an herbal clarity before ylang-ylang and lily soften the entrance.
MuskyFloralRosePowdery4.0 / 5· 3,508Tom Ford
Eau de Soleil Blanc
2018A sun-drenched sibling to the original Soleil Blanc, this eau version opens with a brisk citrus haze—neroli and bergamot sharpened by pink pepper—that quickly gives way to a creamy white floral core.
SweetVanillaTuberoseAmber4.1 / 5· 3,420Amouage
Lyric Man
2008Lyric Man opens with a fleeting brightness—lime and bergamot dissolve almost immediately into a radiant haze of saffron and rose.
RoseWoodySmokyMusky4.2 / 5· 3,410Givenchy
Ysatis
1984Ysatis opens with a blast of galbanum so green it feels almost medicinal, tempered by plush coconut and a heady dose of ylang-ylang.
TuberoseMossyGreenFloral4.1 / 5· 3,344Dior
Miss Dior
1947The original Miss Dior opens with a green sharpness—galbanum and sage cutting through gardenia's creamy heft—before cascading into a white floral avalanche.
MossyFloralRoseGreen4.1 / 5· 3,321Ralph Lauren
Safari
1990Safari opens with a sharp green thrust—galbanum and blackcurrant cutting through citrus brightness like sunlight through canvas.
MossyGreenEarthyPatchouli4.1 / 5· 3,171Dior
Tendre Poison
1994Tendre Poison opens with a brief, bright bergamot before dissolving into a honeyed floral haze.
TuberoseVanillaHoneyWhite Floral4.0 / 5· 3,151Etat Libre D'Orange
Jasmin et Cigarette
2006The opening is a stark collision: bright jasmine absolute meets the acrid, papery scent of tobacco ash.
FloralTobaccoWhite FloralSweet3.7 / 5· 2,749Caron
Yatagan
1978Yatagan opens with a bracingly herbal collision—mint and galbanum strike first, followed by lavender and basil that feel more medicinal than soothing.
PatchouliSmokyLavenderLeather4.2 / 5· 2,627Frédéric Malle
French Lover
2007French Lover opens with a sharp burst of galbanum that feels cold and green, almost aggressive in its brightness.
AmberAromaticPowderyWarm Spicy4.1 / 5· 2,583Prada
Infusion d'Homme
2008A glassy, translucent vetiver that smells more like filtered light than earth.
IrisAmber4.2 / 5· 2,550Amouage
Beach Hut Man
2017Beach Hut Man opens with a jolt of green—galbanum sharp as snapped stems, mint cool but not sweet, orange blossom lending a faint bitter floral edge.
EarthyMossyGreenPatchouli4.2 / 5· 2,503Robert Piguet
Bandit
1944Bandit opens with a blast of bitter galbanum that cuts through the white flowers like a knife through silk.
AromaticAnimalicWoodyGreen4.0 / 5· 2,477Cartier
Must de Cartier
1981Must de Cartier opens with a sharp-sweet collision of tropical fruit and bitter galbanum, a pairing that feels distinctly eighties but never garish.
LeatherAmberWoodySweet4.2 / 5· 2,435Gucci
Gucci Bloom Acqua di Fiori
2018Bloom Acqua di Fiori opens with a crisp citrus transparency that immediately softens into something dewy and green.
TuberoseFloralWhite FloralAromatic3.8 / 5· 2,393Jacques Bogart
One Man Show
1980One Man Show opens with a bracing slap of galbanum and basil over citrus, green and almost medicinal before the real architecture emerges.
WoodyLeatherMossyChocolate3.8 / 5· 2,376Dior
Cruise Collection - Escale a Portofino
2008The opening is a brisk citrus wave—petitgrain's green bitterness tempered by lemon and bergamot—that conjures Mediterranean mornings without the usual sunscreen sweetness.
CitrusAromaticFresh SpicyWhite Floral4.1 / 5· 2,349Etat Libre D'Orange
Hermann à mes Côtés me Paraissait une Ombre
2015The opening reads like a riddle—tart black currant pressed against vegetal galbanum, a contrast that feels both lush and austere.
PatchouliAmberLeatherRose4.0 / 5· 2,266Guerlain
Vol de Nuit
1933Vol de Nuit opens with a tense brightness—citrus and galbanum cut through the darkness like runway lights, while narcissus adds a green, almost medicinal edge.
GreenEarthyAromaticViolet4.4 / 5· 2,264Estée Lauder
Private Collection
1973The opening announces itself with bright citrus and orange blossom, but there's a green, almost resinous edge underneath—galbanum lending a sharp, old-fashioned formality.
PatchouliRoseAmberIris4.3 / 5· 2,196Memo Paris
Italian Leather
2013The opening strikes with an unexpected sharpness—green tomato leaf cutting through supple leather like sunlight on a stone wall.
LeatherAromaticPowderyFresh Spicy4.1 / 5· 2,144Bvlgari
Bvlgari Extreme
1999Bvlgari Extreme opens with a citrus accord that feels almost architectural—petitgrain and neroli layered over grapefruit and bergamot, sharp enough to cut through but never shrill.
WoodyCitrusMossyIris4.4 / 5· 2,035Oscar De La Renta
Oscar
1977The opening arrives as a bright clash of herbal basil and soft peach against a haze of orange blossom, establishing Oscar's signature contradiction: it reads as both fresh and baroque.
TuberoseWoodyFloralEarthy3.9 / 5· 2,032Lancôme
Ô d'Azur
2010Bergamot arrives bright and oddly mineral, like sun on limestone rather than citrus grove.
RoseAmber3.9 / 5· 1,991Guerlain
Chamade
1969Chamade opens with a brightness that feels almost translucent—bergamot lifting pale roses and jasmine into something radiant rather than opulent.
FloralRoseGreenWoody4.2 / 5· 1,911L'Artisan Parfumeur
Premier Figuier
1994Premier Figuier established fig as a serious perfumery accord before it became a genre.
4.0 / 5· 1,854Yves Saint Laurent
Saharienne
2011Saharienne is a lean, sun-washed citrus-aromatic that resists the usual French-house inclination toward richness.
CitrusWhite FloralAromaticSoft Spicy3.8 / 5· 1,837Cerruti
1881 Men
1990Cerruti 1881 for men opens with a bracing lavender-bergamot chord sharpened by galbanum's green snap—a classic masculine salvo that feels tailored and composed, like a pressed linen shirt.
LavenderEarthyMossyCitrus4.0 / 5· 1,796Houbigant
Quelques Fleurs l'Original
1913Quelques Fleurs arrived in 1912, before Chanel N°5, and introduced the idea that a perfume could be a fantasy floral rather than a single ingredient.
TuberoseRoseHoneyIris4.0 / 5· 1,791Sisley
Eau de Campagne
1976Galbanum — the bitter, almost medicinal green resin that defined 1970s perfumery — opens Eau de Campagne with a sharpness that feels simultaneously archaic and bracing.
MossyEarthyGreenAromatic4.1 / 5· 1,789Amouage
Myths Woman
2016Myths Woman opens in a register that feels deliberately anticlimactic — violet leaf and galbanum give a cold, bitter-green impression rather than anything welcoming.
MossyLeatherPatchouliHerbal3.7 / 5· 1,786Halston
Halston Z14
1974Z-14 opens with an unusual bright-green thrust: basil and citrus cutting through a creamy gardenia haze.
MossyPatchouliHerbalLeather4.0 / 5· 1,737Etat Libre D'Orange
Tom of Finland
2007Tom of Finland opens in birch and galbanum — a raw, slightly medicinal-green combination that reads immediately as northern: cold air, forest, birch tar.
LeatherVanillaAmberIris4.1 / 5· 1,729Goutal
Ninfeo Mio
2010Ninfeo Mio opens with petitgrain and galbanum — a combination so green and slightly bitter that it smells like a place rather than a product.
GreenFreshWoodyAromatic4.1 / 5· 1,721Animale
Animale Animale for Men
1994Animale Animale for Men arrived in 1994 with a combination — pineapple, cocoa, vanilla, lavender — that reads like it arrived a decade early.
ChocolateVanillaHoneyTobacco4.1 / 5· 1,690Maison Martin Margiela
Lipstick On
2015Lipstick On is a precise exercise in olfactory memory: the smell of classic lipstick, specifically the powdery-waxy-floral quality of mid-century cosmetics.
PowderyIrisAromaticViolet4.2 / 5· 1,659Jacomo
Silences
1978Galbanum opens it with that sharp, almost aggressive vegetable-green bite, softened by orange blossom and the citrus freshness of lemon and bergamot.
MossyFloralRoseIris4.1 / 5· 1,643Chanel
Chanel No 19 Parfum
1970No.19 opens with galbanum — that sharp, intensely green, almost metallic vegetable-leaf note — alongside neroli's delicate bitter-orange blossom.
MossyIrisEarthyRose4.3 / 5· 1,581Coty
Aspen For Men
1989Aspen for Men arrives crisp and green — bergamot and lemon sharpened by galbanum in an opening that smells like cold mountain air translated into cologne.
LavenderMossyCitrusAromatic3.9 / 5· 1,548Pierre Balmain
Ivoire
2012Ivoire arrives with the green precision of the classic chypre school — violet leaf and galbanum opening into a cool, slightly vegetal freshness that belongs to an earlier decade of femininity.
IrisMossyFloralEarthy4.0 / 5· 1,544MDCI Parfums
Chypre Palatin
2012Chypre Palatin is a declaration of intent — a traditional chypre that doesn't apologize for its architecture.
MossyLeatherRoseIris4.4 / 5· 1,540Oscar De La Renta
Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui
1980Pour Lui opens with the assertive green-herbal swagger of 1980 masculinity — sage, basil, galbanum, and lavender in a cool aromatic rush cut by anise and bergamot.
MossyLavenderLeatherEarthy4.1 / 5· 1,523Vilhelm Parfumerie
Morning Chess
2015Bergamot opens with a clean, slightly bitter citrus snap, but the sharpness is brief.
CitrusLeatherGreenAnimalic4.0 / 5· 1,522Cacharel
Anais Anais Premier Delice
2014Premier Délice reframes Anaïs Anaïs for a contemporary sensibility — the galbanum green note from the original appears here in the top alongside pear and bergamot, anchoring the fragrance in the house's heritage while moving toward lighter, airier territory.
SweetFreshAquaticFresh Spicy3.7 / 5· 1,521Diptyque
Philosykos Eau de Toilette
1996Fig dominates from the first second — green, milky, and slightly sappy, with the fruit's coconutty-lactonic character pushing forward immediately.
GreenWoodyFreshSweet4.3 / 5· 1,502Paloma Picasso
Minotaure
1992Minotaure opens with an assertive aromatic bite — tarragon's anise-green sharpness set against the cold, sappy quality of galbanum and a slice of bergamot.
AmberWoodyAromaticPowdery4.3 / 5· 1,419Etat Libre D'Orange
Rien Intense Incense
2014Rien Intense Incense opens with a burst of aldehydes that feels almost surgical—bright, metallic, cutting through the air before the incense arrives.
SmokyLeatherAmberAldehydic3.9 / 5· 1,417Frédéric Malle
Synthetic Jungle
2021Synthetic Jungle opens with a sharp green provocation — galbanum's cold, sappy bitterness alongside basil's aromatic herb, with black currant adding a dark, jammy contrasting note.
FloralMossyWhite FloralFresh Spicy3.8 / 5· 1,382Tom Ford
Noir Anthracite
2017The opening shivers with ginger's bright sting softened by bergamot, but this brightness doesn't linger.
LeatherTuberoseWoodyPatchouli4.0 / 5· 1,376S.T. Dupont
S T Dupont pour Femme
1998The melon and blackcurrant arrive cold and dewy, brushed with galbanum's green bitterness—a fruit-forward opening that nods to the late nineties without tipping into pure nostalgia.
PatchouliRoseAmberOzonic3.8 / 5· 1,337Moschino
Moschino
1987The opening jolts with tart plum and bitter galbanum, a green-fruited collision that feels deliberately contrary to eighties excess.
WoodyAmberPatchouliMusky4.0 / 5· 1,329Yohji Yamamoto
Yohji 1996
1996A sharp green opening announces itself with unmistakable galbanum—bitter, leafy, almost metallic—softened just slightly by bergamot's citrus brightness.
GreenMuskyCitrusFruity4.2 / 5· 1,318Dior
Miss Dior Eau de Toilette Originale
2011The original Miss Dior Eau de Toilette opens with a sharp snap of green galbanum that feels almost medicinal in its clarity—a blast of leafy bitterness that announces itself without apology.
PatchouliGreenWhite FloralAromatic4.2 / 5· 1,304Acqua Di Parma
Colonia Club
2015Colonia Club opens with a bright citrus rush—neroli and bergamot lifted by a flash of mint that reads more aromatic than sweet.
CitrusLavenderAromaticFresh Spicy4.0 / 5· 1,253Sisley
Soir d'Orient
2015Soir d'Orient is a warm, resinous eastern composition that skips the usual oud-heavy formula for something softer and more diffuse.
AmberPatchouliLeatherOud3.9 / 5· 1,253Dior
Miss Dior Eau Fraiche
2012The opening is bright and green, with galbanum lending a crisp, almost bitter freshness to the bergamot's citrus spark.
White FloralWoodyFreshWarm Spicy3.7 / 5· 1,253Givenchy
Insense Ultramarine
1994The opening is bracingly green—galbanum sharpened by cassis and a menthol-cool blast of mint that announces itself without hesitation.
AromaticFloralFruityOzonic4.0 / 5· 1,248Mugler
Alien Eau Sublime
2017The original Alien's otherworldly jasmine gets a citrus-vetiver makeover here, opening with a pulse of bitter galbanum and candied orange that feels more grounded than its predecessor.
FloralEarthyCitrusWhite Floral4.1 / 5· 1,222Van Cleef & Arpels
Van Cleef
1993A powdery floral from an era when perfumes still knew how to whisper.
VanillaRoseAmber4.1 / 5· 1,193Tom Ford
Italian Cypress
2008Italian Cypress opens with a sharp green jolt—galbanum and mint collide in a way that feels more medicinal than refreshing, as if stepping into a cool stone chapel.
WoodyAromaticFresh SpicySoft Spicy4.3 / 5· 1,191Yves Saint Laurent
Y
1964Y opens with a sharp, resinous galbanum that slices through gardenia's white petals and a hint of overripe peach.
TuberoseFloralMossyRose4.2 / 5· 1,182Rochas
Mystere
1978Rochas Mystère opens with a sharp galbanum-and-bergamot strike that feels almost metallic in its brightness, a green jolt that clears the air before the florals arrive.
TuberoseMossyFloralAromatic4.5 / 5· 1,177Goutal
Grand Amour
1996Grand Amour opens with the cool, watery green of lily—pale petals suspended in morning light.
LeatherAmberMuskyFloral3.9 / 5· 1,174Ted Lapidus
Creation 1984
1984The opening arrives as a bright citrus-green salvo—bergamot and galbanum cut through fuzzy peach and sharp cassis, the neroli lending a slightly bitter, petalled edge.
CitrusMossyTuberoseWoody3.9 / 5· 1,155Revlon
Charlie
1973A sharp gardenia-galbanum flourish announces itself immediately, cutting through the air with a green brightness that feels distinctly of its era.
FloralMossyGreenWhite Floral3.5 / 5· 1,154Loewe
Esencia pour Homme
1988Esencia Pour Homme opens with a rush of citrus and green herbs—lavender and tarragon cutting through bergamot and petitgrain with almost medicinal sharpness.
WoodyCitrusLavenderMossy4.2 / 5· 1,144Donna Karan
DKNY My NY
2014DKNY My NY opens with a tart raspberry fizz tempered by the green bite of galbanum and a prickle of pink pepper.
SweetFruitySoft SpicyWoody3.6 / 5· 1,127Maison Crivelli
Iris Malikhân
2020The opening strikes with sharp pink pepper and green galbanum, a brief flare of brightness that quickly gives way to something darker.
IrisLeatherAmberCinnamon4.1 / 5· 1,124Pierre Balmain
Ivoire de Balmain
1979A brilliant crack of galbanum and citrus announces Ivoire de Balmain with typical late-seventies bravado, all bitter greenness and bergamot brightness.
CitrusIrisMossyPowdery4.1 / 5· 1,100Hugo Boss
Hugo Red
2013Hugo Red opens with a sharp, citric bite—grapefruit cutting through pink pepper and green galbanum—that feels more astringent than sweet.
AmberFruityGreenAromatic3.8 / 5· 1,099Bill Blass
Nude
1991Bill Blass nude opens with the taut green snap of galbanum and rosemary, a crisp vegetal brightness that feels more architectural than pastoral.
WoodyMossyEarthyHerbal3.8 / 5· 1,098Cartier
Santos de Cartier
1981Santos de Cartier opens with a bracing clash of medicinal lavender and sharp galbanum, tempered by neroli's bitter-green citrus.
WoodyLavenderHerbalEarthy4.2 / 5· 1,086Dsquared2
She Wood Velvet Forest Wood
2009She Wood Velvet Forest Wood opens with a sharp green bite—crisp violet leaves and mandarin that feel almost sap-like against bare skin.
WoodyAromaticOzonicAquatic4.0 / 5· 1,079Dior
Eau Sauvage Cologne
2015Eau Sauvage Cologne opens with the bright snap of grapefruit, cutting through with a citrus clarity that feels both bracing and clean.
CitrusEarthyGreenAromatic4.2 / 5· 1,077Yohji Yamamoto
Yohji
2013A pale, skeletal composition that feels deliberately underfed.
MuskyWoodyCitrusFresh Spicy3.9 / 5· 1,077Penhaligon'S
Bluebell
1978Bluebell opens with a spark of green spice—galbanum and clove meeting at the stem, almost peppery, before the white florals rush in.
CinnamonRose3.5 / 5· 1,076Animale
Animale
1987Animale opens with a bright citrus flash—neroli and bergamot—that quickly gives way to a lush, unapologetic floral heart.
FloralMuskyMossyPatchouli3.8 / 5· 1,069Ellen Tracy
Ellen Tracy
This 1990s white floral opens with a candied fruit salad—plum and peach syrup spiked with cinnamon—before the galbanum cuts through with a green snap.
TuberoseFloralWarm SpicyGreen3.9 / 5· 1,063Nishane
Ambra Calabria
2015Ambra Calabria opens with a blast of green galbanum tempered by bright bergamot, a bracing introduction that quickly gives way to something warmer.
AmberVanillaMuskyGreen4.2 / 5· 1,055Clive Christian
1872 For Men
2001The opening salvo of 1872 for Men arrives bright and almost baroque—a profusion of citrus and fruit crowned with aromatic herbs, where lavender and rosemary anchor the brightness of lime and grapefruit, while pineapple and peach add an unexpected sweetness.
CitrusLavenderWoodyAmber4.3 / 5· 1,052Penhaligon'S
Quercus
1996Quercus opens with a tart brightness—citrus oils slicing through the air, bergamot and lemon sharpened by galbanum's green bitterness.
AmberRose3.8 / 5· 1,001Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes Benz Intense
2013Mercedes-Benz Intense opens with a sharp, green collision of violet leaf and lemon—less citrus brightness than lemony bitterness, almost medicinal.
Soft SpicyFreshFloralCitrus4.1 / 5· 997Hermès
Eau de Narcisse Bleu
2013The narcissus here appears cool and mineral rather than heady or white-floral sweet.
Yellow FloralAromaticIrisMarine4.0 / 5· 986Oriflame
Volare
2010The opening is a generous orchard-and-florals blend — pear and apricot providing fruity sweetness, violet and iris introducing powder and floralcy, galbanum adding a sharp green note that prevents the fruit from dominating.
RoseIrisFruityMusky3.4 / 5· 973Davidoff
Champion
2010The opening bursts with sharp citrus—lemon and bergamot cutting through cleanly, almost athletic in their brightness.
AromaticSoft SpicyEarthyFresh Spicy3.5 / 5· 964Natura
Essencial Masculino
1995Essencial Masculino opens with a brisk, herbal clarity—lavender and basil collide with citrus sharpness, the galbanum adding a green, almost medicinal edge.
LavenderHerbalCitrusPatchouli4.0 / 5· 960Lancôme
Magie Noire Parfum
1978Magie Noire opens with a sharp, green collision—galbanum cuts through the sweetness of raspberry and rose like a blade through velvet.
TuberosePatchouliRoseHoney4.5 / 5· 938Alfred Sung
Sung
1986**Sung** opens with a bracing citrus-green salvo—galbanum and bergamot cutting through the sweetness of ylang-ylang—that immediately signals its 1980s lineage.
FloralWoodyMossyCitrus3.9 / 5· 921Trussardi
Uomo Trussardi 2011
2011The opening arrives sharp and green—galbanum cuts through the air like fresh-split stems, softened just enough by bergamot's citrus and a whisper of nutmeg warmth.
LeatherFresh SpicyAromaticViolet3.8 / 5· 916Aramis
Aramis Devin
1977Devin opens with a sharp green burst—galbanum and citrus cutting through air like a blade through wet grass.
AromaticFresh SpicyAldehydicMossy4.1 / 5· 912Zoologist Perfumes
Snowy Owl
2020The first breath is ice-sharp and unexpectedly tropical—spearmint frost over pale coconut, with lily of the valley lending a clean, nearly translucent brightness.
SmokyFreshFloralAromatic3.6 / 5· 912Emilio Pucci
Vivara (2007)
2007Vivara opens with a bright, almost bracingly green shot of galbanum tempered by bergamot's citrus clarity.
AromaticWhite FloralWoodyYellow Floral4.1 / 5· 905Olfactive Studio
Still Life
2011A sharp crack of pepper and galbanum announces itself immediately—green-bitter, almost medicinal.
Warm SpicyWoodyFresh SpicyGreen4.1 / 5· 904Natura
Kaiak
2003A bright, fruit-forward opening of plum and black currant gives Kaiak an immediate sweetness tempered by bergamot's citrus lift.
WoodyMuskyFloralGreen3.9 / 5· 903Givenchy
Givenchy Iii (1970)
1970Givenchy III is a 1970 green floral chypre — a genre at the height of Parisian sophistication then and a genuine rarity now.
MossyAromaticWhite FloralAldehydic4.3 / 5· 891Loewe
Paula's Ibiza
2020Paula's Ibiza opens with a collision of creamy coconut and sharp green galbanum—an immediate contrast that feels both sun-drenched and oddly bracing.
PatchouliSaltyAmberMarine4.0 / 5· 890Roja Dove
Oceania
2019Oceania opens with a bright, herbal salinity—lavender and rosemary mingling with citrus that feels scrubbed clean by sea air rather than sunny.
LavenderWoodyEarthyHerbal4.2 / 5· 885Pierre Balmain
Vent Vert
1991The 1991 reformulation of Vent Vert arrives with a softer profile than Germaine Cellier's 1947 radical, though the galbanum still cuts through, sharp and almost metallic beneath a cushion of white florals.
MossyCitrusFloralWoody4.1 / 5· 884Oscar De La Renta
Live in Love
2011Live-in-Love opens with a green flash—galbanum and lily of the valley cut through with bergamot's citrus brightness.
White FloralFresh SpicyFreshPowdery3.9 / 5· 872Alfred Sung
Sung Homme
1989Sung Homme opens with a bracing herbal blast—petitgrain and sage tempered by a thread of citrus and galbanum's green bite.
MossyWoodyEarthyPatchouli4.0 / 5· 869Guerlain
Aqua Allegoria Jasminora
2011Jasminora opens with a taut green snap—galbanum and bergamot slice through the air before the white florals arrive.
White FloralFreshSweetFloral4.0 / 5· 868Roja Dove
Elysium Pour Homme Parfum
2017The opening erupts with a sharp, verdant brightness—lime and galbanum cut through the citrus in a way that feels more green than sunny, almost grassy.
AmberAromaticWhite FloralFresh4.5 / 5· 857Comme Des Garçons
Copper
2019The opening shimmer here comes from pink pepper sparking against green galbanum—metallic in the way certain leaves smell when crushed between fingers, briefly sharp before softening.
TobaccoAromaticSoft SpicyWoody3.6 / 5· 817