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Perfumistas - what is your favorite single note?

post #1 of 49
Thread Starter 
What single note - rose, labdanum, jasmine, neroli, etc. - calls your name so that you search out every perfume that contains it?
post #2 of 49
We only get to pick one? I'm going to cheat and pick two: labdanum. vetiver.
Most of my favorite fragrances note vetiver in them, but I seek out labdanum.
post #3 of 49
Tubéreuse, with jasmine (Grasse) as a strong runner up.
post #4 of 49
Galbanum, lately it's just Chypres, chypres, chypres
post #5 of 49
Patchouli
post #6 of 49
JASMINE is my favorite followed by AMBER
post #7 of 49
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Originally Posted by tinker424 View Post

JASMINE is my favorite followed by AMBER

I have to say I'm with Tinker on this one!!!
post #8 of 49
White flowers.

O.K., that's cheating, but as much as I love jasmine, tuberose, and ylang ylang individually, I adore them more when one or another is more prominent, while the others play supporting roles
post #9 of 49
Rose. I also LOVE sandalwood.
post #10 of 49
Great question!

I would say my most adored single note, straight out of the essential oil or absolute bottle is hands down ROSE. Especially rosa damascena. It is so incredibly uplifting and almost otherworldly in its beauty--spice, dried fruit, flower--rose has it all.

However, I do not seek out rose in perfumes per se. I find that the artificial rose reconstructions are not satisfying for the most part. One reason I love Chanel Coco so much is because it takes advantage of the "preserved rose" scent that I adore in rose absolute. Most others try to mimic the live rose, and they almost always fall short for me.

I'd say that my love of rose absolute makes me want to seek out other spicy, fermented fruit scents. So, Shisheido Feminite du Bois absolutely fills that need. Other boozy scents are also great, especially when combined with amber accord (not necessarily ambergris, but the vanilla, labdanum, benzoin type mixture). Parfum d'Empire Ambre Russe is very boozy with an amber accord drydown.

As much as I love sandalwood...well, it is not in the driver's seat, lol
post #11 of 49
Without a doubt, it's frankincense, followed by kyara (now mostly a synthetic note, but the Japanese have several excellent molecules).
I keep a large bottle of Somalian frankincense absolute and several jars of the resin in my perfume nook- it doesn't even need to be mixed with anything, it's perfect on its own, though of course it blends well with umpteen ingredients.
I would love to get my hands on some of the synth kyara but have no idea how to find it.
Great question!
post #12 of 49
Amber.
post #13 of 49
I am a sucker for the tuberose-orange flower combination. When I encounter it, I can't resist.
post #14 of 49
Amber, followed by musk. But I am not a single-note person.
post #15 of 49
Like Therese, I'm not really a single note person. If I could only smell one single note it would be JASMINE!

(I also seek to sample frags containing frangipane, gardenia, amber, tonka, anise, vanilla, oakmoss, some patchouli, some woods, some musk, and any out-of-the-ordinary note or odd combination! I have never sought out a fruity note - ever!)
post #16 of 49
I can't DO JUST ONE, my dear !
Amber, incense, sandalwood, rosewood-
Then, all sorts of moss, galbanum, greens-
And Flowers, and spices and resins
AND !!!!!!!!!!!
post #17 of 49
Goodness, that's an easy one!

Neroli and Rose, for sure.
post #18 of 49
More a type than note -- the classic chypres (oakmoss/landanum/bergamot) and if what I'm reading about the EU passing even-more-draconian regulations, I --and all the other chypre-lovers out there -- am in real trouble.
post #19 of 49
It varies. I go through stages. Recently, it was jasmine and I went on a jasmine sampling binge. But I feel a heliotrope phase coming on.
post #20 of 49
At the time being, my most loved note is leather.
post #21 of 49
Just one? I don't think I can do that.
Favorites, however, are: Violet, Iris/Orris, Heliotrope, of course Rose, and Jasmine Sambac. Oh wait, Benzoin. Well I failed this Pick One thread miserably.

Trying harder:
I guess if I were on a desert island, I'd prefer to be surrounded by ROSES. Does that count as one?
post #22 of 49
Patchouli for me, closely followed by amber.
post #23 of 49
Lavender, although this may be misleading since I love it so much I just a high quality essential oil and don't usually buy perfumes with a lavender note (I like it uncut). In perfumes...hmmm...am big on white flowers, like Black Cat.
post #24 of 49
cedar, sandalwood, patchouli, heliotrope, violet (in no definite order)
post #25 of 49
amber and patchouli
post #26 of 49
Of all single notes, rose geranium is my #1 love.
post #27 of 49
Tea (which includes green, black, rooibos, chai, Russian, jasmine, white...).
post #28 of 49
Sandalwood if I could only pick one. :wave:
post #29 of 49
If I had to pick just one it would be vanilla. I simply like vanilla and find it quite easy to find in most perfumes.
post #30 of 49
Gardenia, though I realize there is no such thing So whatever combination of tuberose and ___ that makes the best Gardenia.
post #31 of 49
If I HAD to pick just one it would be Amber...followed closely by Incense, Iris & just a smidge of Patchouli.
post #32 of 49
Sandalwood and Centifolia rose I think.
post #33 of 49
For me, it's orange blossom.
Ok, maybe leather.
oh, yes, I also like sandalwood too.
That's three single notes...
post #34 of 49
Amber. But chossing just one is hard.
post #35 of 49
vetiver, at least for this month
post #36 of 49
Bergamot.

I also like anise and heliotrope/almond.
post #37 of 49
Muguet!
post #38 of 49
Tuberose is top of my list.
post #39 of 49
Frankincense
Vanilla is a solid #2.
post #40 of 49
Everyone--which fragrances are you attracted to because of your love for your favorite single note?
post #41 of 49
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Asha View Post

Everyone--which fragrances are you attracted to because of your love for your favorite single note?

I'd still like to focus on the single note - there's plenty of other threads that cover favorite frag because of favorite note ;-)
post #42 of 49
I'm with friend Dimples--orange blossom. Best, best, best note.
post #43 of 49
AMBER in all it's forms: white, light, and dark.
post #44 of 49
Lychee
post #45 of 49
Sandalwood
post #46 of 49
Mimosa
post #47 of 49
Frankncense
post #48 of 49
Frankincense
post #49 of 49
As much as I dislike it, vanilla does really well on me. If it contaisn vanilla it will work well on me, but I find it gets boring fast as well if I smell almost the same every day.
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