Vendor: Clinique
Aromatics Elixir
fresh herbal bouquet with mossy sandalwood and incense
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: Clinique
fresh herbal bouquet with mossy sandalwood and incense
Vendor: Christian Lacroix
bouquet of white flowers, soft powdery sweetness
Vendor: Carolina Herrera
creamy white flowers, powdery and sweet, with citrusy bloom
Vendor: Caron
powdery rose bouquet with creamy orange blossom
Vendor: Clive Christian
Sweet fruit cocktail, caramel-vanilla warmth
Vendor: Blumarine
powdery floral spice with creamy vanilla
Vendor: Bon Parfumeur
salty sea breeze with ginger and patchouli
Vendor: By Far
Creamy floral syrup with hazelnut vanilla
Vendor: Bvlgari
Bright mandarin and peach, floral, creamy citrus
Vendor: Bortnikoff
Smoky oud and dried fruits, resinous and floral
Vendor: Bortnikoff
sweet honeyed tea, creamy vanilla smoke
Vendor: Bohobo Co
fresh grapefruit greenery, mossy vetiver on skin
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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