Floral

What it is

The unmodified flower impression, used when a blend leans on flowers without any one of them taking charge. Rose, jasmine, lily of the valley and a set of synthetics that fill the gaps the naturals leave.

What it smells like

Flowers without a sharp or a sweet lean, closer to a mixed bouquet than to a single stem. On its own it is the least distinctive accord on this list, and it is usually the supporting structure rather than the point of a fragrance.

How strongly it is worn

The average strength this accord is listed at, where 100 means it dominates the fragrance.

69 / 100

What builds it

How much more often than the catalogue average. 1.0x would be chance, so these are the things that genuinely travel with it rather than the things that are simply common.

Accords it sits beside

Same measure, with its own family filtered out. Saying woody turns up with oud is a restatement, not a finding.

When it is worn

Against the average fragrance here. The line marks that average, so a bar past it means this is worn in that season or setting more than most.

Houses that use it most

Counted across the fragrances here, which reflects what we cover as much as what a house makes.

Lancome (29), Calvin Klein (28), Gucci (22), Montale (22), Givenchy (20), Hermes (20).