Collection: Popcorn Perfumes

Popcorn in perfume smells buttery, toasty and sweet, with a warm, slightly salty edge, like a bag fresh from the machine. The collection holds 33 perfumes that list popcorn as a note; prices start around $12 and reach about $350.

How a Popcorn Note Works

A popcorn note is a created accord, since popped corn cannot be extracted. Perfumers combine buttery, caramelised and toasted facets and sometimes a pinch of salt feeling to get the cinema-lobby effect. Because it is playful, it tends to be used in gourmand perfumes.

Lancôme Idôle Nectar, Lush Let the Good Times Roll and Etat Libre d'Orange La Fin du Monde are perfumes people discuss in the communities Scendira tracks, and each lists popcorn. Lush Let the Good Times Roll lists popcorn with caramel, butter and cinnamon, and La Fin du Monde pairs it with roasted sesame and black pepper.

Suits: People who like playful, toasty-sweet perfumes. Skip if: a buttery, cinema-lobby sweetness reads more snack than perfume to you.

Related collections: caramel perfumes, toffee perfumes, and the broader gourmand perfumes.