Archive Lemon
Top note · Citrus
Lemon.
Sharp, clean citrus. Bright and immediately recognisable.
Our read on the material, not a measurement.
What it smells like.
Lemon is the most straightforward citrus: sharp, clean, acidic and instantly recognisable. It has less complexity than bergamot and more bite than mandarin.
It gives a blend an unmistakable lift and reads as scrupulously clean. It also fades faster than almost anything else, and its very familiarity means it can read as household rather than fine fragrance if it is not supported.
Lemon oil is cold-pressed from the peel, and it is one of the most volatile materials in perfumery: brilliant in the opening minutes and honest enough to leave quickly. Composition is about planning its exit, giving the brightness somewhere to hand over to.
In a blend.
The sharpest, simplest brightness. Cuts through anything.
Citrus. Bright peel and juice, sharp at the open and quick to lift. Shop the citrus scents.
Pairs beautifully with.
The 4 scents built with it.
Questions about lemon.
What does lemon smell like?
Sharp, clean citrus. Bright and immediately recognisable. Lemon is the most straightforward citrus: sharp, clean, acidic and instantly recognisable. It has less complexity than bergamot and more bite than mandarin.
Is lemon 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 sharpest, simplest brightness. Cuts through anything.
What does lemon pair well with?
The studio would start with lavender, vetiver, sage and cedarwood. It gives a blend an unmistakable lift and reads as scrupulously clean. It also fades faster than almost anything else, and its very familiarity means it can read as household rather than fine fragrance if it is not supported.
What fragrance family is lemon in?
Citrus. Bright peel and juice, sharp at the open and quick to lift.
Which Next Fragrance scents contain lemon?
4, including Next Slate - Eau De Parfum, Next Slate - Perfume Oil and Next Aura - Essential Oil. Every note listed on a product page is the real pyramid for that fragrance.
Build your own.
We do not offer lemon at the bench, but there are notes close to it that we do.
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