Note
Orris Root
27 perfumes feature this note.
Amouage
Gold Woman
1983The opening strikes with liturgical incense and myrrh, dense and resinous, softened only slightly by lily of the valley's green sweetness and a gauzy rose.
WoodySmokyAmberMusky4.0 / 5· 2,399Avon
U by Ungaro for Her
2008Bergamot and freesia open brightly, with pepper adding an unexpected edge that gives this formula more character than the name alone suggests.
AquaticMuskyMarineCitrus3.8 / 5· 498Eau D'Italie
Bois d'Ombrie
2006Bois d'Ombrie opens with an emphatically unusual set of top notes: cognac and whiskey give boozy, fermented warmth; carrot contributes a woody, earthy quality; calamus a reedy sweetness.
LeatherSmokyTobaccoEarthy3.9 / 5· 473Ajmal
Evoke Gold For Him
2018Evoke Gold For Him opens on neroli and black pepper — a combination brighter than it is sharp, the floral character of neroli holding the pepper in check.
WoodyFresh SpicyEarthyAromatic4.5 / 5· 433Elizabeth Arden
Green Tea Bamboo
2014Green Tea Bamboo opens with a spray of citrus — bright lemon, grapefruit, bergamot — and the sharp green bite of galbanum and bamboo stalk.
CitrusWoodyAromaticAquatic3.5 / 5· 433Guerlain
Héritage Guerlain 1992 Eau de Parfum
1992Héritage Eau de Parfum is the richer version of Guerlain's 1992 aromatic fougère, adding density to an already layered composition.
MossyLavenderCitrusSoft Spicy4.1 / 5· 429Bond No. 9
Astor Place
2009Astor Place opens with violet leaf's distinct green-metallic coolness, mandarin orange providing a brief citrus brightness before the more distinctive materials arrive.
MuskyFloralAquaticSweet3.9 / 5· 422Giorgio Armani
Emporio Armani He
2020Emporio Armani He opens on a clean, herbal brightness: yuzu's tart citrus alongside sage's cool green, anchored by cardamom's gentle spice.
CitrusFresh SpicyAromaticPowdery4.1 / 5· 376Bond No. 9
Andy Warhol Lexington Avenue
2008Lexington Avenue opens with a licorice-herb accord — star anise and fennel dominate, cypress adding a cold, resinous dimension.
Soft SpicyHerbalAromaticLactonic4.2 / 5· 318Dior
Miss Dior Parfum
1947The original Miss Dior opens in a wash of aldehydic brightness — powdery, slightly soapy, laced with galbanum's green bite and gardenia's creamy fullness.
MossyRoseIrisPowdery4.4 / 5· 315Cartier
Must II
1993Must II opens on peach and hyacinth — soft fruit and watery flower together, signaling the early-1990s tendency toward lighter chypres.
WoodyAromaticGreenFloral4.3 / 5· 311Donna Karan
DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom Eau so Intense
2012DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom Eau so Intense concentrates the original Fresh Blossom accord into something more assertive without adding ingredients.
FloralRoseFreshPowdery3.8 / 5· 309Carolina Herrera
212 Vip Rosé Extra 2019
2019212 VIP Rosé Extra opens on a trio of lychee, cherry liqueur, and mandarin — a bubbly, tropical-fruity accord with an alcoholic undertone that places it firmly in celebration territory.
CherryAlmondNuttyTropical4.3 / 5· 259Zara
WO/03 Café Et Cèdre
2023Coffee opens here without any of the dessert sweetness it usually announces.
WoodyAmberIrisPowdery4.3 / 5· 245Versace
V E
1989V'E is one of the last great floral-chypre statements before regulation gutted the category.
RoseIrisAmber3.9 / 5· 203Calvin Klein
CK One Summer 2007
2007CK One Summer 2007 opens with a cascade of citrus — orange, mandarin, grapefruit, and watermelon, with water mint threading through to add a cooling, almost aquatic freshness.
CitrusAromaticFresh SpicySweet4.0 / 5· 200Montale
Oriental Flowers
2008A creamy white-floral bouquet opening on ylang-ylang with rose and bergamot as supports.
RoseBalsamicWoodyYellow Floral3.7 / 5· 194Avon
Avon Life by Kenzo Takada for Him
2016The opening draws on cool, resinous aromatics — cypress and juniper cut with a bite of black pepper — landing somewhere between a forest walk and a freshly opened bottle of gin.
Warm SpicyFresh SpicyAromaticOzonic3.8 / 5· 187Victoria'S Secret
Body by Victoria 2012
2012Body by Victoria 2012 opens watery and a little candied — mandarin and raspberry leaf giving the top a green-edged sweetness, a fuzz of peach and water lily floating just under it.
IrisAmber4.1 / 5· 164Yves Saint Laurent
Opium Yves Saint Laurent 1977 Eau de Toilette
1977Opium opens with a spice rack shaken loose by jasmine and plum — clove and pepper rush forward, bergamot lending a citrus scaffolding, the whole opening both declarative and deliberately exotic.
ChocolateAmberSoft SpicyBalsamic4.3 / 5· 163Bath & Body Works
Ocean for Men
Ocean for Men opens with a confident hand — yuzu and bergamot deliver familiar citrus brightness, but watermelon, artemisia, and elemi resin push the opening into more angular territory, adding a slightly bitter, resinous edge that elevates it above a standard aquatic.
LavenderPatchouliIrisOzonic4.0 / 5· 157Hugo Boss
Boss The Scent Parfum Edition
2017Boss The Scent Parfum Edition tightens the original's seductive architecture into something more intimate.
LeatherPatchouliWarm SpicyEarthy4.3 / 5· 152Rasasi
Esraa
The opening is creamy and slightly leathered — ylang-ylang's banana-floral richness colliding with saffron's iodine warmth, bergamot keeping the edges bright for the first few minutes only.
IrisWoodyMuskyPowdery3.7 / 5· 139Rasasi
Qasamat Ebhar
Opens crisp and slightly tart — green apple over lemon, sharp enough to clear a room before the heart softens it.
RoseIrisVanillaSweet4.2 / 5· 138Rasasi
Safina
Opens aldehydic and bright — that fizzy, slightly soapy lift, with rhubarb adding a tart green edge and bergamot keeping the citrus structured.
MossyRosePatchouliAldehydic3.4 / 5· 138Oriflame
Tenderly Promise
2015Tenderly Promise opens on a small bright snap — pink pepper and lemon over peach blossom — that reads more like a fresh face cream than a perfume top.
MuskyPowderyVioletIris3.2 / 5· 136Avon
Pure O2 For Him
2012Bergamot and mandarin open bright but get cut quickly by white pepper — a sharp, dry edge that reads as ozonic-spicy rather than gourmand.
CitrusAquaticWoodyFresh Spicy3.9 / 5· 116