Learn about some of the featured notes in AERIN Beauty Fragrances.
AMBER
Amber is a tree resin often described as warm, exotic, and sensual in scent. It has intricate notes ranging from Vanilla and spicy Patchouli to woody notes such as Sandalwood and Cedarwood. The scent can be reminiscent of sitting by a cozy fire. AERIN Amber is warm, woody and golden in quality.
AMBRETTE SEED
Featured in: Ambrette de Noir
Ambrette Seeds come from a tropical, aromatic flowering plant called the Musk Mallow or the Musk Hibiscus. In AERIN Ambrette de Noir, Ambrette embodies a gourmand sensuality with notes of Wood, Amber and Powder.
BERGAMOT
Bergamot is a yellow or green, orange-sized citrus with a solar-citrus scent. It is sweet in taste and has a sparkling luminosity that captures the essence of summer.
CARDAMOM
Featured in: Cedar Violet
The Cardamom plant is part of the Ginger family. The spice itself is derived from pods that are dried and broken open to reveal small, fragrant seeds with a spiced, green, soapy fragrance. In AERIN Cedar Violet fragrance Cardamom provides a fresh, green, herbal note.
CEDARWOOD
Featured in: Cedar Violet, Tuberose Le Jour
Cedar trees are coniferous and produce a resin-like, spiced scent. In AERIN Cedar Violet fragrance, Cedarwood has a woody, dry, warm scent that evokes the beauty of a crisp autumn day.
COCONUT MILK
Featured in: Hibiscus Palm
In nature, Coconut Milk is the liquid extracted from the fruit of a coconut. In AERIN fragrances, Coconut Milk is the expression of this tropical extraction with a fruity and sweet scent inspired by island holidays.
DAMASK ROSE
Featured in: Rose de Grasse
Deep and intense in aroma, Damask Rose has a faintly honeyed note with a bit of a spicy undertone. A fresh green note comes forth when the scent dries on skin. Damask Rose is used specifically in one of the most precious AERIN perfumes, Rose de Grasse.
FRESH ROSE ACCORD
Featured in: Rose de Grasse Pour Filles
Inspired by the crisp beauty of a freshly picked rose, our Fresh Rose Accord is floral and dewy with a distinct soft petal quality.
GARDENIA
Featured in: Mediterranean Honeysuckle, Tuberose Gardenia
Intensely fragrant white blossoms with thick, shiny green leaves, Gardenias are grown in subtropical and tropical climates. They have an intoxicating scent that, in AERIN fragrances, expresses the essence of rich and decadent white florals.
GERANIUM
Featured in: Wild Geranium
A five-petalled flower that ranges in color from white to purple. In AERIN’s Wild Geranium fragrance, the ingredient is gentle and rich with a fresh, clean, floral scent.
GINGER
Featured in: Hibiscus Palm
A flowering plant cultivated for culinary and medicinal purposes since ancient times, Ginger is prized for its yellow root, which has a spicy, peppery quality. In fragrance, Ginger has an energetic and effervescent quality.
GRAPEFRUIT
Featured in: Mediterranean Honeysuckle
A subtropical citrus fruit with a thick rind that ranges in color from yellow to deep pink. Its fruit can be semi-sweet to bitter in flavor and appear pale yellow, deep pink or bright orange. In fragrance, Grapefruit can be tart, floral or zesty and provide a layer of freshness or a textural experience of sparkling effervescence.
HIBISCUS PALM ACCORD
Featured in: Hibiscus Palm
Our Hibiscus Palm Accord intertwines the floral sweetness of Hibiscus with the verdant essence of Palm Trees for a powerful, sweet and warm spiced fragrance. In nature, Hibiscus is a flowering plant producing large blossoms that range in color, while Palm Trees are evergreen trees with fringed or fan-shaped leaves. In AERIN Hibiscus Palm fragrance, the combination of these two scents captures the sun-kissed ambiance of a tropical paradise.
HONEYSUCKLE ACCORD
Featured in: Mediterranean Honeysuckle
In nature, Honeysuckle is a shrub or climbing vine that produces tubular flowers full of sweet, aromatic nectar. The flowers themselves can be orange, yellow, fuchsia or white. With its rich, sweet, slightly fruity aroma, our Honeysuckle Accord captures the essence of sun-drenched summers and the delicate beauty of blooming Honeysuckle flowers.
JASMINE ABSOLUTE
Featured in: Limone di Sicilia, Tuberose Le Jour
Our Jasmine Absolute has a rich, floral, green fragrance and is one of the most important building blocks in perfumery thanks to this intense fragrance, sourced from the white, star-shaped blossoms of the Jasmine plant. Grown all over the world, Jasmine can present many different aspects from sensual and musky to crisp and elegant.
JASMINE SAMBAC
Featured in: Ikat Jasmine, Mediterranean Honeysuckle
Jasmine Sambac is crisp, clean and elegant. It is a white star-shaped blossom that buds within abundant green foliage. With an intense floral fragrance, it blooms at night and recedes in the morning. In AERIN fragrances, it evokes the timelessness of white florals.
LEMON
Featured in: Limone di Sicilia, Wild Geranium
One of the world's most widely used citruses, Lemons are yellow medium-sized fruits used in fragrance and so much more. In perfume, it is prized for its fresh, sparkling and sun-drenched scent. Lemon is often used as a top note in AERIN fragrances to evoke an elegant effervescent quality.
LILAC ACCORD
Featured in: Lilac Path
Lilacs are a flowering plant with blooms in a range of colors from white, to pink and purple. With a fresh, powdery, green fragrance, our Lilac Accord evokes the dreamy, refreshing quality of a sunny spring day.
LYCHEE ACCORD
Featured in: Fleur de Peony
Capturing an exotic and sweet aroma, our Lychee Accord is inspired by the succulent juiciness of a ripe Lychee fruit. Lychees grow on tall evergreen-like trees. When harvested, their pale, appetizing fruit is encased in a bumpy pink shell. In fragrance, Lychee is used to evoke the feeling of a tropical paradise.
MANDARIN
Mandarin is a distinct small orange with a sweet, juicy fragrance when ripe. They are native to Asia, but are cultivated all over the world. The Mandarin in AERIN fragrances is bright and sparkling, just like the shimmering beaches of the Italian Riviera.
MELATI FLOWER
Featured in: Hibiscus Palm
Melati Flower is a white star-shaped blossom that buds within abundant green foliage. In AERIN fragrances, it has a fruity, white floral scent with a green and milky quality.
MUGUET DE MAI ACCORD
Featured in: Limone di Sicilia
Muguet de Mai is more commonly called Lily of the Valley and grows all over the world. A plant with tiny, white bell-like blossoms, Muguet de Mai has a delicate floral fragrance. In perfume, it provides a fresh, powdery green note.
MUSK
Featured in: Amber Musk, Rose de Grasse Pour Filles
Musk is one of the most foundational base notes in the artistry of perfume for its warm, skin-like scent. It has the versatile ability to soften fragrance or provide beautiful integration of other notes within a fragrance.
NARCISSE
Featured in: Wild Geranium
The narcissus flower has a heady, spiced fragrance and is most often yellow or white. The AERIN Narcisse note is based upon the perennial bulb’s spring-blooming fragrance and has a rich white floral scent with a crisp green quality.
NEROLI
Featured in: Tuberose Le Jour
Neroli comes from the flowering blossom of the Orange Bigarade tree. It is a small, star-shaped white flower whose fragrance is softly sweet with a green citrus note.
ORANGE BIGARADE
Featured in: Ikat Jasmine
Extracted from the Orange citrus fruit’s thick peel, Orange Bigarade has a zesty and refreshing scent. In AERIN fragrance, Orange Bigarade evokes a sense of freshness, vitality, and happiness.
ORANGE FLOWER
Featured in: Hibiscus Palm, Lilac Path
The flowering blossom of the Orange bigarade tree, Orange Flower is a small, star-shaped white flower with a softly sweet, green citrus fragrance. Orange Flower has been popular in fragrance since ancient times and provides a classic white floral note that also evokes a tropical lushness.
PEAR ACCORD
Featured in: Rose de Grasse Pour Filles
In fragrance, Pear can be used to embody sweet, fruity or tart notes, and combined with florals for light, fresh fragrances. In AERIN’S Rose de Grasse Pour Filles, our Pear Accord creates a note of juicy fruit with a green texture.
PEONY
Featured in: Fleur de Peony
Known for their buoyant blooms and chiffon-like layers of petals. Peony flowers are most often white or pink, and, traditionally have a delicate, spicy, rose-like sweetness, as evoked in AERIN’s Fleur de Peony fragrance.
PRIVET FLOWER
Featured in: Lilac Path
An old world, fast-growing shrub, the Privet, or ligustrum plant, produces tiny white flowers in bunches. In AERIN fragrance it is a light, enchanting scent reminiscent of a spring garden in full bloom.
ROSE ABSOLUTE
Rose Absolute is spicy, rosy and honeyed with savory-sweet notes of Balsamic. In AERIN Rose Premier fragrances such as Rose de Grasse and Joyful Bloom it evokes the timeless fragrance of the world's most beloved flower.
ROSE CENTIFOLIA
A rare breed of rose, Rose Centifolia is a flourishing, layered blossom, with “Centifolia” literally meaning “hundred-petalled.” This type of rose is valued in perfumery for its honeyed, spiced, rosy scent.
ROSE INFUSION
Featured in: Fleur de Peony
Our Rose Infusion comes from a rose called the Damask Rose, which is cultivated for its oslfactive qualities and edible nature. It has a fresh, watery fragrance that provide a pretty, delicate scent.
SANDALWOOD
Featured in: Amber Musk, Fleur de Peony, Ikat Jasmine, Rose de Grasse Joyful Bloom, Tuberose Le Soir
Sandalwood is an aromatic wood used for its creamy, woody, warm scent in perfumery. It is one of the world’s most prized woods and is one of the most widely used base notes in the artistry of perfume.
TONKA ABSOLUTE
Featured in: Ambrette de Noir
Tonka Beans are small pods that grow on semi-deciduous trees. The pods themselves are dried and broken open to extract the seeds for fragrance. Tonka Beans contain coumarin, a compound that mimics the scent of vanilla. In perfume, Tonka Beans can have a sophisticated gourmand layer, with notes of Tobacco, Toasted Nuts and Caramel.
TUBEROSE ABSOLUTE
A tuber flower, Tuberose has tiny, white coiled buds with a voluptuous, powerful fragrance. In AERIN Tuberose fragrances, Tuberose Absolute evokes a creamy, warm, powerful floral fragrance.
VANILLA
Featured in: Tuberose Le Jour, Tuberose Gardenia
Vanilla is both an orchid and the pod it produces. The pod, not the flower, is used in perfumery. To create perfume, Vanilla pods are dried and extracted for fragrance. Our Vanilla has lightly floral, powdery and gourmand notes.
VIOLET LEAF
Featured in: Cedar Violet
Violets are a family of plants that contain hundreds of varieties. They can be many colors but are best known for their eponymous blue-to-purple hue. Violet Leaf is a signature note in AERIN Cedar Violet fragrance, providing a crisp, cool green note.
YLANG YLANG
Ylang Ylang is a tropical tree with yellow, star-shaped flowers used to create essential oils for perfumes. Ylang Ylang, meaning “flower of flowers” has a rich, floral and spicy fragrance. In AERIN fragrances, it evokes the of feeling of being on a tropical holiday.