Scent note · soft floral facet · Floral family

Powdery scent notes

Soft and smooth with cosmetic talc texture.

Powdery is the soft, dry, cosmetic smell of face powder and baby powder. It comes from orris, violet-scented ionones, heliotropin and soft musks, and it gives a blend a velvety finish.

Powdery notes sit in the heart and the base, and they suit almond, tonka bean and vanilla. They turn a sweet blend into something more elegant and a floral into something softer. Too much reads old-fashioned, so treat it as a texture rather than a headline.

16oils · see the list

11as a middle note

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Powdery pairs with

Almond5 of our 9 almond oils also carry powdery

Tonka Bean6 of our 21 tonka bean oils also carry powdery

Vanilla15 of our 59 vanilla oils also carry powdery

Sandalwood4 of our 16 sandalwood oils also carry powdery

Peach / Apricot5 of our 20 peach / apricot oils also carry powdery

Cinnamon3 of our 15 cinnamon oils also carry powdery

Powdery oils lean

Warm 3/8 Sweet 7/20 Creamy 4/13

Questions about powdery

Is powdery a top, middle or base note?

Mostly a middle note. Of the 16 oils here that list powdery in their notes, 11 carry it in the middle and 5 in the base.

What does powdery pair well with?

Almond, tonka bean and vanilla. 5 of our 9 almond oils also carry powdery.

More soft floral notes

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