Archive Ginger
Top note · Spicy
Ginger.
Sharp, warm spice with a bright, almost fizzy lift.
Our read on the material, not a measurement.
What it smells like.
Ginger is warm and sharp at the same time. There is a fizz to it, closer to ginger beer than to the dried powder, and a woody dryness underneath. It is spice that wakes a fragrance up rather than spice that makes it cosy.
It is a good way to make a fresh blend more interesting without making it sweet, and it does something useful to citrus: it extends the brightness past the point where the citrus itself has gone. Be careful stacking it. Ginger with pink pepper and cinnamon reads as a spice rack, not a fragrance.
Ginger oil is distilled from the rhizome, the same knotted root sold in every grocer. Fresh ginger and dried ginger smell like different materials: the fresh root is fizzy, lemony and sharp, while the dried is warmer and woodier. Perfumery mostly wants the fizz, and so do we.
In a blend.
The most energetic note on the bench. Ginger gives an opening heat without sweetness. Two spices at the top is usually one too many.
Spicy. Warm spices that add character and intrigue. Shop the spicy scents.
Pairs beautifully with.
Questions about ginger.
What does ginger smell like?
Sharp, warm spice with a bright, almost fizzy lift. Ginger is warm and sharp at the same time. There is a fizz to it, closer to ginger beer than to the dried powder, and a woody dryness underneath. It is spice that wakes a fragrance up rather than spice that makes it cosy.
Is ginger a top, heart or base note?
It is a top note, so it is one of the first things you smell and one of the first to fade. The most energetic note on the bench. Ginger gives an opening heat without sweetness. Two spices at the top is usually one too many.
What does ginger pair well with?
The studio would start with bergamot, cardamom, cedarwood and grapefruit. It is a good way to make a fresh blend more interesting without making it sweet, and it does something useful to citrus: it extends the brightness past the point where the citrus itself has gone. Be careful stacking it. Ginger with pink pepper and cinnamon reads as a spice rack, not a fragrance.
What fragrance family is ginger in?
Spicy. Warm spices that add character and intrigue.
Can I use ginger in a custom blend?
Yes. It is one of the 42 notes you can choose at the Bench, where you build across the three tiers and we blend it by hand in Adelaide.
Blend with ginger.
Pick it at the bench, choose up to four notes per tier, and we blend it by hand in Adelaide.
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