Aromatic familyTop note
Mint
Mint is a top note from the aromatic family: with spearmint, cooling and clean, giving aromatics their fresh snap.
- 01Family
- Aromatic
- 02Pyramid
- Top
- 03Best seasons
- Spring, Summer
- 04Type
- Note
What does mint smell like?
Mint: with spearmint, cooling and clean, giving aromatics their fresh snap.
From our page: Aromatic fragrance familyIs mint a top, heart or base note?
Mint is a top note.
- Top15 minutes to 2 hours
- HeartHour 1 to hour 5
- Base4 to 12+ hours
Mint is one of the light herbs the notes pyramid places at the top, with basil, lavender and rosemary.
From our page: Top, Middle, Base: How the Notes Pyramid Actually WorksTop notes are the first impression: you smell them in the air before the perfume even touches skin, and they fade within an hour or two.
From our page: Top, Middle, Base: How the Notes Pyramid Actually WorksWhat does mint pair with?
Aromatics read bright and green up top: the cool herbs and citrus that open them are volatile and fade within a few hours.
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Read more about mint
ScienceTop, Middle, Base: How the Notes Pyramid Actually WorksThe fragrance notes pyramid explained: what top, middle and base notes are, why perfume opens bright and dries down warm, and how to read a pyramid.
EducationThe Fragrance Families, Decoded: From Chypre to GourmandA complete guide to the eight fragrance families with named examples from Tom Ford, Mancera, and Diptyque. For fragrance buyers who want clarity, not poetry.
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