Vendor: Bibliothèque de Parfum
I Am Daring
creamy floral water, soft vanilla musk haze
Ylang-ylang in perfume smells rich, banana-creamy, and heady — a tropical white floral with narcotic depth. It's the fifth-most-important floral material in classical perfumery after rose, jasmine, tuberose, and orange blossom. Scendira's Ylang-Ylang collection currently holds 1,678 perfumes.
Related on Scendira: Floral family, Jasmine perfumes, Orange Blossom perfumes. Filter below by note, family, or vibe, or ask Dira to match a specific ylang-ylang perfume to what you actually want to smell like.
Best for: wearers who love a heady, tropical floral — ylang carries sweetness and warmth together. Sample first if: heady whites (jasmine, tuberose) give you a headache; ylang runs in similar territory. Skip if: you want something cool, sheer, or minimalist.
Every perfume in this collection is catalogued the same way: real notes and accords, independent community sentiment, no paid placements.
Vendor: Bibliothèque de Parfum
creamy floral water, soft vanilla musk haze
Vendor: Carthusia
powdery lilac and roses, softly sweet woods
Vendor: New Notes
Bright citrus ocean breeze with rose petals
Vendor: Ellis Brooklyn
creamy vanilla seaside air, soft musky warmth
Vendor: Jean Paul Gaultier
creamy berry-lily dessert with soft musk
Vendor: House of Sillage
salted coconut, jasmine, sunlit yuzu air
Vendor: The Dua Brand
caramel milk tea, almonds, soft white florals
Vendor: Au Pays de la Fleur d’Oranger
powdery rose cream with a citrus-tinged spritz
Vendor: Anfar London
creamy jasmine and ylang on musky amber
Vendor: Rabanne
Juicy peach and pearly florals, creamy vanilla
Vendor: Dana
Sweet pineapple, creamy vanilla, and soft musk
Vendor: Niki de Saint Phalle
herbal mint and bergamot over mossy leather
Vendor: Dries Van Noten
creamy orange blossoms, softly floral milky air
Ylang-ylang in perfume smells rich, banana-creamy, and heady — a tropical white floral with narcotic depth. It's the fifth-most-important floral material in classical perfumery after rose, jasmine, tuberose, and orange blossom. On Scendira, 1,678 perfumes carry ylang-ylang as a listed note or accord.
1,678 perfumes in Scendira's live catalogue carry ylang-ylang. Each one has its own honest breakdown of notes, accords, and community sentiment — no paid placements.
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