Note · Flowers
Crocus flower
The crocus is a small bulbous flower, one species of which yields saffron. Its flower is not distilled: in perfumery the note is recreated, discreet, slightly powdery and green, often echoing saffron.
What it brings
A powdery floral touch that softens spices and dark notes.
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Material profile
- Family
- Flowers
- Nature
- Perfumer’s accord
- Origin
- A flower of Europe and Western Asia; a recreated note in perfumery.
- How it is obtained
- Recomposed by the perfumer
- On Volute
- 1 fragrance
The fragrances that reveal it
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