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Green Fragrance

post #1 of 6
2/7/06 at 6:07pm
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Hi All:

Can anyone define for me exactly what a "green fragrance" is? I bought a bottle of Marquis from The Crown Perfumery. I really like this fragrance, but have no idea what "green" in their ad copy refers to. I ran a search of this discussion group and didn't find what I'm looking for. I've also asked a few pretty ladies at the cosmetics counter at a local department store. They struggled a lot trying to say something intelligent. Not that I think they were stupid; my impression from their initial reaction is that my question wasn't a topic in their training - but they tried to be helpful.

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post #2 of 6
2/7/06 at 6:11pm
im kind of new to this stuff, but from what i gather it means very plant-smelling, but not bitter per se

it could be said that the smell of freshly mowed grass in the summer is very green
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post #3 of 6
2/7/06 at 6:31pm
That's basically spot on. It's a leafy plant smell. The typical note of the genre is galbanum. Although you'd think that would smell pretty casual, many "formal" fragrances have this character.
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post #4 of 6
2/14/06 at 7:22pm
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Hi All:

Thanks for all your help. I appreciate your time.

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post #5 of 6
2/14/06 at 9:33pm
Saying something is "green" may mean different things to different people, but there seems to be a leafy context. Still, I think around here it usually means what wajt said.

For some, it might be more of a plain grassy note (Miracle Homme L'Aquatonic), sometimes it is an herbal note (Versace L'homme), sometimes minty (Lacoste Booster), and to a much lesser extent I have seen it described as pine (Bowling Green; Acqua di Selva). Vetiver judiciously used can bring out grassy component in frags sometimes - L'Occitane Vetyver comes to mind, but you really have to wait to experience the vetiver with this one.
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post #6 of 6
2/15/06 at 3:30am
My greens:

Trophee Lancome
Chanel 19
Givenchy Greenergy
Sisley Eau de Campagne
Decleor Aromantic
Creed Green Valley
Sage Machado Sage
Kenzo pour Homme
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