Collection: Vervain Perfumes

Vervain in perfume smells lemony, leafy and herbal, like crushed leaves with a tea-like freshness. Scendira lists 210+ perfumes that list vervain or lemon vervain, priced from about $10 to $615.

What Vervain Means in Perfume

In fragrance, vervain usually points to lemon verbena, a shrub whose leaves smell strongly of lemon with a green, herbal edge, and the oil is used for a bright, natural-feeling lift. Perfumers put it in the top of citrus, herbal and tea-style perfumes. It tends to feel softer and greener than lemon peel.

Chloé Fleur de Parfum, Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme and Issey Miyake A Scent are perfumes people discuss in the communities Scendira tracks, and each lists vervain. Chloé Fleur de Parfum lists vervain as its top note, while Yves Saint Laurent Pour Homme and Issey Miyake A Scent list lemon vervain and lemon verbena at the top.

Suits: People who like lemony, leafy, tea-like freshness. Skip if: you want sharp, zesty citrus rather than soft, leafy lemon.

Vervain sits inside the citrus perfumes family, and lemon verbena perfumes or mint perfumes are close relatives.