Archive Carnation
Heart note · Floral
Carnation.
Peppery floral with a clove-like heat.
Our read on the material, not a measurement.
What it smells like.
Carnation is a floral with spice built into it: soft petals over a distinct clove-like peppery heat. It smells slightly old-fashioned in the best way, and it bridges the gap between the floral and spicy families.
It gives a rose heart backbone and stops a soft floral becoming bland. It is assertive for a flower, so it is usually used in support of rose rather than as the lead.
Carnation is largely a recreated note: the flower yields very little, so perfumers rebuild its clove-and-petal character from eugenol and rose materials. A century ago it was among the most fashionable notes in perfumery, and wearing it now carries a little of that vintage spice.
In a blend.
A spicy flower. Gives a floral heart heat and an old-world character.
Floral. Soft to expressive florals with elegance at their core. Shop the floral scents.
Pairs beautifully with.
The 2 scents built with it.
Questions about carnation.
What does carnation smell like?
Peppery floral with a clove-like heat. Carnation is a floral with spice built into it: soft petals over a distinct clove-like peppery heat. It smells slightly old-fashioned in the best way, and it bridges the gap between the floral and spicy families.
Is carnation a top, heart or base note?
It sits in the heart, which is the part of a fragrance you notice once the opening has settled. A spicy flower. Gives a floral heart heat and an old-world character.
What does carnation pair well with?
The studio would start with bulgarian rose, clove, sandlewood and iris. It gives a rose heart backbone and stops a soft floral becoming bland. It is assertive for a flower, so it is usually used in support of rose rather than as the lead.
What fragrance family is carnation in?
Floral. Soft to expressive florals with elegance at their core.
Which Next Fragrance scents contain carnation?
2, including Next Slate - Eau De Parfum and Next Slate - Perfume Oil. Every note listed on a product page is the real pyramid for that fragrance.
Build your own.
We do not offer carnation at the bench, but there are notes close to it that we do.
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