Best Powder Perfumes
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Powdery perfume can refer to fragrances that basically have a powdery experience. So if you like the idea of powder, it could be makeup powder, it could be talc, or baby powder, powdery perfume would appeal to you. To accomplish a powdery fragrance, fragrances credit iris root (orris), heliotrope, powdery notes, and the use of a lot of other notes to create a powdery accord. Musks, resins, and roses can also go powdery.
Best Powder Perfumes
- Teint de Neige by Lorenzo Villoresi
- Nanshe by Nishane
- Bois d'Argent by Dior
- Objet Céleste by Volnay
- Apollonia by Xerjoff
- Iris des Champs by Houbigant
- Chanel 1957 by Chanel
- Iris Poudre by Frederic Malle
- Bleu by Rubeus Milano
- Splendiris by Parfums Dusita
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Teint de Neige by Lorenzo Villoresi
Lorenzo Villoresi is an Italian house from Florence that is pretty much known for this particular fragrance. Teint de Neige is a powder bomb creation. It has a honeyed undertone and acts like a honeyed powder, but it utilizes powdery notes and heliotrope. It is a really cozy and comforting perfume that is not overly complex.
- Top notes: Opens with Jasmine, Ylang-Ylang, Rose, and Powdery Notes
- Middle notes: At the heart of the fragrance lies Jasmine, Tonka Bean, Rose and Floral Notes
- Base notes: At the base, Jasmine, Sugar, Rose, Musk and Heliotrope
- Perfume Gender: Unisex
- Scent Accord: Floral Woody musk
- Longevity: 8 hours
- Sillage: Strong
- Projection : moderate
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Nanshe by Nishane
Nanshe is a relatively new perfume, birthed in 2020. This one features carrot seeds which resembles iris root and can go powdery as well. It is a powder explosion with the addition of lots of flowers. Flowers can go powdery too as is done here. It is nicely meshed with patchouli and spices. The patchouli comes through but it is basically washed up with all the powdery notes and flowers, and the cardamom makes it a pretty sexy fragrance.
- Top notes: Opens with Bergamot, Yuzu, Cardamom, and Carrot Seeds
- Middle notes: At the heart of the fragrance lies Jasmine Sambac, Ylang-Ylang, Water Fruit, Floral Notes and Rose
- Base notes: At the base, Patchouli, Musk, Sandalwood, Orris and Powdery Notes
- Perfume Gender: Unisex
- Scent Accord: Amber Floral
- Longevity: Eternal
- Sillage: Strong
- Projection : Very Wide
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Bois d'Argent by Dior
Bois d’Argent is a beautiful fragrance but more of a skin scent, a wonderful skin scent at that. It does not have a lot of depth to it even though they credit a lot of notes. It's all about iris with myrrh, honey, woods and resin. It is powdery in the end, but this is not the ultra powder bomb. It still is a very powdery experience. The combination of powdery iris with myrrh and honey is beautiful and sexy. You can wear it without thinking twice because it has a cozy quality. The honey tones down the powderiness a little bit and gives you a cozier vibe.
- Top notes: Opens with Juniper Berries, Cypress and Orris
- Middle notes: At the heart of the fragrance lies Patchouli and Myrrh
- Base notes: At the base, Leather, Musk, Resins, Amber, Vanilla, Honey and Woodsy Notes
- Perfume Gender: Unisex
- Scent Accord: Woody Chypre
- Longevity: 4 hours
- Sillage: Moderate
- Projection : Moderate
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Objet Céleste by Volnay
Objet Céleste is a powder bomb- very powdery with Powdery Notes. Some flowers do go powdery like jasmine and rose did in here. It's a very powdery experience and leans a little to the girly zone because of the flowers, so be warned. Volnay is an old classic house that had folded, but it was brought back storming with new and beautiful fragrances.
- Top notes: Opens with Grapefruit, Bergamot, and Clary Sage
- Middle notes: At the heart of the fragrance lies Jasmine and Peony
- Base notes: At the base, Patchouli, Rose, Cloves, Woodsy Notes, Musk, Siam Benzoin, Vanilla, ALmond and Powdery Notes
- Perfume Gender: Feminine
- Scent Accord: Chypre Floral
- Longevity: 6 hours
- Sillage: Moderate
- Projection : Moderate
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Apollonia by Xerjoff
Apollonia is not an overly complex fragrance, not very overly loud, but very cozy. This perfume has lots of musks that is nicely blended with that creamy, buttery, powdery orris and white flowers that are not so distinct. You might find some light touches of magnolia, jasmine and tuberose but they are not overly loud, so it is not about the white flowers. Although it is a very luxurious and expensive perfume, it is really nice for bedtime because it is that cozy.
- Top notes: Opens with White Flowers
- Middle notes: At the heart of the fragrance lies Orris
- Base notes: At the base, White Musk
- Perfume Gender: Unisex
- Scent Accord: Floral
- Longevity: 6 hours
- Sillage: Light
- Projection : Poor
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Iris des Champs by Houbigant
Iris de Champ is a beautiful iris-focused powdery perfume. The whole contrast of iris and musk together with all the other notes and flowers is beautiful. It's not a dry powdery perfume, but a warm-toned one. There is some distinction in here that you can notice the differences in the notes when you smell it it because it doesn’t really blend together to become a dust bomb. It is ultra powdery though, but you can tell that the notes are independent and stand out.
- Top notes: Opens with Rose, Pear, Bergamot, Pink Pepper, and Lily-of-theValley
- Middle notes: At the heart of the fragrance lies Jasmine and Ylang-Yang
- Base notes: At the base, Amber, Vanilla, Sandalwood, WOody Notes and Musk
- Perfume Gender: Feminine
- Scent Accord: Amber Floral
- Longevity: 4 hours
- Sillage: Light
- Projection : poor
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Chanel 1957 by Chanel
We have a fragrance chock full of musk in Chanel 1957. It is all about musk with aldehydes and orris- that signature Chanel move. It is a great bright musk fragrance that is very powdery with the aldehydes giving it a dry edge. It is also fresh and refreshing but definitely a Chanel-esque fragrance. This perfume is a fresh take and you can wear it in the summertime.
- Top notes: Opens with Coriander, Pink Pepper, Bergamot, Aldehydes, and White Musk
- Middle notes: At the heart of the fragrance lies Jasmine, Orange Blossom and White Musk
- Base notes: At the base, Vanilla, Honey, Cedar, Cashmeran, Orris and White Musk
- Perfume Gender: Unisex
- Scent Accord: Aromatic
- Longevity: 16 hours
- Sillage: Moderate
- Projection : Moderate
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Iris Poudre by Frederic Malle
Iris Poudre is dusty because it feels like there is lots of powder coming through. It smells like powder in a makeup way, so it could come off a little more girly. If you like the makeup powder kind of perfume, you should check this one out. Iris Poudre was created by Pierre Bourdon, a very well known master perfumer, and this is one of his greatest creations for Frederic Malle.
- Top notes: Opens with Orange, Bergamot, Rosewood, Palisander, Carnation, and Ylang-Ylang
- Middle notes: At the heart of the fragrance lies Magnolia, Jasmine, Rose, Lily, Violet and Aldehydes
- Base notes: At the base, Amber, Ebony Tree, Vanilla, Vetiver, Sandalwood, Musk and Iris
- Perfume Gender: Feminine
- Scent Accord: FLoral ALdehyde
- Longevity: 4 Hours
- Sillage: Light
- Projection : Moderate
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Bleu by Rubeus Milano
Though Bleu is a leather fragrance, it has a powdery and animallic presence, so it is a powdery leather fragrance. It features lots of leather and powdery notes - the leather is of the buttery kind, and still manages to come off a bit smoked. It has some smokiness that does not stop it from going to the animallic side. It is a very powdery experience so If you like the powdery idea of leather experiences, then this is definitely one for you to try.
- Top notes: Opens with Iris, Citruses and Herbal Notes
- Middle notes: At the heart of the fragrance lies Flowers and Leather
- Base notes: At the base, Animal Notes, Woody Notes, and Powdery Notes
- Perfume Gender: Unisex
- Scent Accord: Leather
- Longevity: 5 Hours
- Sillage: Light
- Projection : Moderate
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Splendiris by Parfums Dusita
We are ending the list with Splendiris. It features so many powdery notes like carrot seeds and iris, and they are contrasted with the greenish ozonic touches of the violet leaves with a little bit of animallic ambergris. It is a great powdery experience. It is a little different than your typical iris fragrance because the violet leaves throw in a bit of a curve ball along with the fig leaf. taking it into a greenish territory.
- Top notes: Opens with Italian Orange, Green Mandarin, Calabrian Bergamot, Fig Leaf, Carrot seeds and Violet Leaves
- Middle notes: At the heart of the fragrance lies Jasmine sambac, Grasse ROse, Orris and Violet
- Base notes: At the base, Cedar, Hatian Vetiver Ambergris, and Vanilla
- Perfume Gender: Unisex
- Scent Accord: Floral Green
- Longevity: 5 hours
- Sillage: Moderate
- Projection : Moderate
CONCLUSION
Powder perfume is proof that you can have just about anything in a bottle. Who would have thought that it would be possible to have powder of all things in liquid form? In whatever style you want, be it floral, leather, or spicy, you got it.
People Also Ask
What is Powdery Floral?
Powdery Floral is a group of Floral notes that are fresh yet dusty and dry. Imagine dried flowers that are refined to make a powder.
Does Musk smell like powder?
Musk is a powdery scent that slightly leans to the baby powder side of things. But it can sometimes be of a more earthy woody and animalic nature.
What is a powdery smell in perfume?
Powdery smell above all, is clean, dusty, and sometimes dry. It can also come in a floral, musky, or soapy presentation.
Does Chanel No 5 smell like Baby Powder?
Chanel No 5 has an overdose of aldehydes. Along with some other dry notes, it brings the perfume to a powdery end. To some, it kind of has baby powder qualities.
What does Egyptian Musk smell like?
Egyptian Musk is woody, and sharp with earthy components.
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