Jil Sander · 1989
Sun
The houseFor women
VersionEau de Toilette
Bergamot and rosewood over jasmine, orange blossom and ylang-ylang, drying to patchouli, amber, vanilla and musk.
A shop’s page says
You’ll smell bergamot, rosewood, jasmine, orange blossom, ylang-ylang, patchouli, amber, vanilla and musk.
What’s inside it
What a shop’s page names
What the label names
15 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.
A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.
2 citrus1 herbs & lavender7 florals1 sweet1 amber & resins2 spices1 powder
Herbs & lavender1
Florals7
Sweet1
Amber & resins1
Spices2
Heart6
as it settles
4 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Not for the smell4
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
OscarOscar de la Renta · shares bergamot, jasmine, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), ylang-ylang and 3 more
Cashmere MistDonna Karan · shares bergamot, jasmine, ylang-ylang, patchouli and 2 more
Black OrchidTom Ford · shares bergamot, jasmine, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), ylang-ylang and 2 moreMatched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.