Vendor: Santa Maria Novella
Lavanda Imperiale
fresh lavender with green, spicy-sage crispness
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: Santa Maria Novella
fresh lavender with green, spicy-sage crispness
Vendor: Pierre Guillaume Paris
creamy pear blossom perfume powder
Vendor: Jo Malone London
floral jasmine tea with ginger sparkle, soft vanilla
Vendor: Korloff Paris
fresh garden flowers with soft creamy musk
Vendor: The Dua Brand
warm amber resin, soft powdery florals
Vendor: Givenchy
Elegant rose petals, strawberry jam, musky woods
Vendor: Axis
cool pear and bergamot with floral powder
Vendor: Captivating Essences
sunny floral bouquet, powdery ylang-vanilla cream
Vendor: Bibliothèque de Parfum
Creamy coconut milk tea with floral spice
Vendor: Philly&Phill
spiced fruit leather jacket with a fresh citrus snap
Vendor: CFFC Fragrances
fruity berry sorbet, sweet floral perfume
Vendor: The Body Shop
sweet chocolate pear, powdery black vanilla musk
Vendor: Zara
sunlit orange blossom with saffron sparkle, soft musk
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.