Spicy familyHeart note
Ginger
Ginger is a heart note from the spicy family: zesty and rooty, the freshest spice, often pulling a fragrance toward daytime wearability.
- 01Family
- Spicy
- 02Pyramid
- Heart
- 03Best seasons
- Autumn, Winter
- 04Type
- Note
What does ginger smell like?
Ginger: zesty and rooty, the freshest spice, often pulling a fragrance toward daytime wearability.
From our page: Spicy fragrance familyIs ginger a top, heart or base note?
Ginger is a heart note.
- Top15 minutes to 2 hours
- HeartHour 1 to hour 5
- Base4 to 12+ hours
Cardamom and ginger sit in the heart, lifting and aerating.
From our page: Spicy fragrance familyHeart notes are the identity of the fragrance: they emerge as the top fades and carry the perfume from roughly hour one to hour five.
From our page: Top, Middle, Base: How the Notes Pyramid Actually WorksWhat does ginger pair with?
Cardamom and ginger sit together in the heart, lifting and aerating.
Named partners
Also in the spicy family
- Pink peppertop note
- Black peppertop note
- Cinnamonheart to base note
- Cloveheart to base note
- Saffronheart to base note
- Nutmegheart note
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