Vendor: The Dua Brand
Ebony de Arabia
powdery floral honeyed woods, soft orange blossom
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: The Dua Brand
powdery floral honeyed woods, soft orange blossom
Vendor: The Dua Brand
warm rose and vanilla incense with ambergris
Vendor: Carthusia
Bright bergamot citrus with green herbs and musk
Vendor: Heretic Parfum
soft creamy florals, green leaves, dewy powder
Vendor: La Maison de la Vanille
Creamy vanilla pudding with floral fruit
Vendor: The Dua Brand
smoky resin incense, warm floral amber
Vendor: Elizabeth Taylor
powdery rose perfume, sweet peach and vanilla
Vendor: Beverly Hills 90210
sunlit tropical fruit with soft ylang blossoms
Vendor: La Rive
sweet fruity caramel cream, lightly powdery and floral
Vendor: Ted Baker
powdery fruity lotion with a soft vanilla musk
Vendor: Animale
sweet fruit tea, honeyed florals, smoky vanilla
Vendor: The Harmonist
powdery rose petals, aldehydic shimmer, soft musk
Vendor: The Dua Brand
warm oud and amber, violet-rose powder
Vendor: The Dua Brand
sunlit rose petals, powdery white musk, sweet citrus
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.
Rankings are driven by real community mention volume and independent sentiment across Reddit, Facebook, and specialist forums. Scendira never accepts payment for placement, and Dira's ranking is margin-blind.