Scent note · fruity facet · Fresh family

Melon scent notes

Juicy and watery-sweet with a cool freshness.

Melon smells cool, watery and sweet, somewhere between cucumber and honeydew. The note was everywhere in bath products in the 1990s, and cucumber melon is still one of the most recognizable fragrance pairings.

Melon sits at the top and in the heart, and it suits red fruits and vanilla. It brings a light, juicy freshness to summer soaps and body sprays. Melon is delicate, so it shows best in blends that are not heavily spiced.

5oils · see the list
3as a middle note
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Melon pairs with

Berry / Red Fruits3 of our 26 berry / red fruits oils also carry melon
Vanilla4 of our 59 vanilla oils also carry melon
Melon oils lean
Fruity 3/24Floral 3/46

Questions about melon

Is melon a top, middle or base note?

Mostly a middle note. Of the 5 oils here that list melon in their notes, 3 carry it in the middle and 2 at the top.

What does melon pair well with?

Berry / red fruits and vanilla. 3 of our 26 berry / red fruits oils also carry melon.

More fruity notes

Fruity Berry / Red Fruits Pear Coconut Peach / Apricot Apple Tropical

Browse every note on the Scent Notes page, or read how families and facets fit together in The Fragrance Wheel guide.

5 oils with melon notes

Type
Melon in
Pink Sands Fragrance Oil

Pink Sands

Top Berry / Red Fruits, Citrus, MelonMiddle Lily of the Valley, Floral, SpicyBase Woody, Musk, Vanilla
10 ml $5.99
30 ml $9.99
100 ml $19.99
16 oz Glass $39.22
16 oz Alum. $44.49
5 lb $181.27
Cucumber Melon Fragrance Oil

Cucumber Melon

Top Green, Melon, VioletMiddle Apple, Floral, FruityBase Herbal, Musk, Woody
10 ml $5.99
30 ml $9.99
100 ml $19.99
16 oz Glass $38.85
16 oz Alum. $43.49
Tropical Fruit Punch Fragrance Oil

Tropical Fruit Punch

Top Fruity, Orange, TropicalMiddle Melon, Peach / Apricot, TropicalBase Amber, Vanilla, Musk
10 ml $5.99
30 ml $9.99
100 ml $19.99
16 oz Glass $36.24
16 oz Alum. $41.49
5 lb $148.71
Natural Cucumber Melon Natural Fragrance Oil

Natural Cucumber Melon

Top Berry / Red Fruits, Green, Peach / ApricotMiddle Floral, Fresh, MelonBase Herbal, Powdery, Vanilla
10 ml $9.99
30 ml $19.99
100 ml $39.99
16 oz Glass $92.18
16 oz Alum. $97.49
5 lb $417.61
Natural Watermelon Lemonade Natural Fragrance Oil

Natural Watermelon Lemonade

Top Tropical, Lime, LemonMiddle Berry / Red Fruits, Fruity, MelonBase Sweet, Tonka Bean, Vanilla
10 ml $9.99
30 ml $19.99
100 ml $39.99
16 oz Glass $74.59
16 oz Alum. $79.49
5 lb $298.14