Collection: Citron Perfumes

Citron in perfume smells like lemon with a floral, slightly bitter peel and a drier finish. Scendira lists 270+ perfumes that list citron as a note, priced from about $11 to $550.

What Citron Is

Citron is one of the ancestors of modern lemons, a large fruit with thick, fragrant peel and very little juice. Perfumers use the peel oil for a lemony, floral, faintly bitter sparkle in the top of a fragrance. It reads softer and more perfumed than plain lemon.

Among the perfumes people discuss in the communities Scendira tracks, Parfum d'Empire Iskander, Thomas de Monaco Ultima Storia and Louis Vuitton Pacific Chill each list citron. All three list citron among their top notes.

Suits: People who like a dry, floral-peel lemon. Skip if: you want a juicy, sweet citrus.

For the wider family, see citrus perfumes. Neighbouring notes worth a look: lemon perfumes and yuzu perfumes.