Magnolia
creamy lemony flower, fresh with a soapy edge
In 61 of 1747 fragrances here, most often worn in spring
What it is
Extractable, unusually for a big white flower, though most commercial magnolia is still largely reconstructed.
What it smells like
Creamy and lemony at once, fresher than jasmine and without its animal turn. It reads as clean and slightly soapy, and it is the white flower least likely to be called overpowering.
Where it sits
Which layer of the pyramid it is listed in, across every fragrance here that carries it. A base note is one you smell for hours; a top note is usually gone within the first.
What it turns up with
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.
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.
Nishane (5), Valentino (4), Yves Saint Laurent (4), Chanel (3), Creed (3), Givenchy (3).
The description above is written here. The counts, pairings and seasons are measured across every fragrance on this site that lists it. We have not smelled every bottle behind those numbers.
Fragrances with magnolia
The best known of them, each with its full note pyramid and its cheaper alternatives.
Initio Parfums Prives
Initio Musk Therapy
Availability may vary
Maison Francis
Maison Francis Kurkdjian A La Rose
Availability may vary
