Fragrance note · Greens and herbs
Fern
Cool, crushed green leaves with damp earth, bitter herbs and a faint woody dryness.
You may know it from A freshly handled fern frond
Where it comes from
Synthetic
A perfumery accord built from aromatic materials; ferns provide little usable fragrance extract.
Worth knowing
Usually an imagined green accord, not oil distilled from fern leaves.
Accords it shows up in
How many of the fragrances listing Fern in our catalogue also carry each accord. We counted this ourselves.
Often paired with
The notes that appear next to Fern most often in our catalogue.
Well-known fragrances with Fern
Fragrances that list it in their notes, most-rated first.
Houses that use it most
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