herbal

Citrus & Fresh · 50 fragrances

herbal is a citrus & fresh accord, recorded in 50 fragrances in the Codex. Accords carry a weight rather than a simple yes/no flag: a high weight means the accord dominates how the fragrance reads, while a low weight means it appears as a supporting texture. Fragrances where it dominates sit mostly in the citrus & fresh family.

50Perfumes

28Houses

1929–2025Years

100.0Peak weight

Where herbal dominates

Fragrance	Year	Weight
Ermenegildo Zegna — York	2016	100.0
Boadicea the Victorious — Blue Sapphire	2013	98.7
Boadicea — Blue Sapphire	2013	98.7
ROADS — Cloud 9	2014	89.1
Serge Lutens — Profundis	2011	88.9
Serge Lutens — De profundis	2011	88.9
Christian Dior — Eau Noire	2004	81.2
Guerlain — L'Âme d'un Héros	—	69.3
Jo Malone — Wood Sage & Sea Salt	2014	68.7
Penhaligon's — Endymion Concentré	2016	67.8
Ermenegildo Zegna — Essenze di Zegna Iris	2003	67.3
Yves Saint Laurent — Jazz	1988	67.2
Guerlain — Le 68	2013	63.3
Commodity — Wool	2013	60.8
Valentino — Born in Roma	2019	59.9
Valentino — Uomo Born in Roma	2019	59.9
Dior — Jules	1980	59.7
Christian Dior — Jules	1980	59.7
Chanel — Jersey	2016	58.7
Jean Patou — Moment Suprême	1929	58.4
Viktor & Rolf — Magic Sage Spell	2017	58.0
Giorgio Armani — Haute Couture en Jeu	2024	55.1
Aramis — Havana	1994	54.6
Guerlain — Aroma Allegoria	2002	54.3
Guerlain — cuir beluga	2005	53.9
Guerlain — Sous Le Vent	1933	52.3
Christian Dior — Roses Stars	2025	51.7
Christian Dior — Rose Star	2025	51.7
Penhaligon's — Lavandula	2002	50.9
Guerlain — FRENCHY LAVANDE PARIS	2021	50.8
Guerlain — Frenchy Lavande	2021	50.8
Serge Lutens — Jeux peau	2011	49.4
Serge Lutens — Jeux de Peau	2011	49.4
Penhaligon's — The Duke	2016	48.9
Calvin Klein — Eternity	1988	48.8
Ralph Lauren — Polo for Men	1978	48.8
Ralph Lauren — Polo	1978	48.8
Christian Dior — Poison Extrait De	2014	48.3
Tom Ford — Costa Azzurra	2014	48.0
Armani — Stronger With You	2017	46.9
Burberry — Men's	1995	46.7
Lancome — Balafré	2011	46.3
Dior — Sauvage	2015	45.7
Christian Dior — Sauvage	2015	45.7
Jo Malone — Lime Basil & Mandarin	1999	45.5
Yves Saint Laurent — Jazz Prestige	1993	45.2
Frederic Malle — Cologne Bigarade	2001	44.6
Loewe — Esencia Loewe	2014	44.6
MEMO — African Rose	2019	44.4
NICOLAI — Oud Sublime	2016	44.0

Accords that travel with it

aromatic

3,485 weighted

fresh spicy

2,944 weighted

woody

2,201 weighted

citrus

1,762 weighted

warm spicy

1,508 weighted

powdery

1,372 weighted

floral

1,371 weighted

green

1,141 weighted

Houses strongest in this accord

Guerlain

7 perfumes

Christian Dior

6 perfumes

Serge Lutens

4 perfumes

Penhaligon's

3 perfumes

Ermenegildo Zegna

2 perfumes

Jo Malone

2 perfumes

Yves Saint Laurent

2 perfumes

Valentino

2 perfumes