Spicy familyHeart to Base note
Clove
Clove is a heart to base note from the spicy family: dense and intensely warm, the backbone of classic carnation accords.
- 01Family
- Spicy
- 02Pyramid
- Heart to Base
- 03Best seasons
- Autumn, Winter
- 04Type
- Note
What does clove smell like?
Clove: dense and intensely warm, the backbone of classic carnation accords.
From our page: Spicy fragrance familyIs clove a top, heart or base note?
Clove is a heart to base note.
- Top15 minutes to 2 hours
- HeartHour 1 to hour 5
- Base4 to 12+ hours
Cinnamon, clove, and saffron run deeper than the peppers, bleeding into the base where they fuse with vanilla, amber, or wood.
From our page: Spicy fragrance familyBase notes are the memory: they are what lingers on a coat hours after you took it off.
From our page: Top, Middle, Base: How the Notes Pyramid Actually WorksWhat does clove pair with?
Cinnamon, clove, and saffron run deeper than the peppers, bleeding into the base where they fuse with vanilla, amber, or wood.
Named partners
Also in the spicy family
- Pink peppertop note
- Black peppertop note
- Cardamomtop to heart note
- Gingerheart note
- Saffronheart to base note
- Nutmegheart note
The spicy family bridges to
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