Floral

Camellia

Note Profile

Botanical 52 perfumes

Also Known As

white camellia

About

A fantasy floral note reconstructed in the lab - soft, delicate, waxy-green with a tea-like freshness.

Scent Profile

Camellia in perfumery is a soft, delicate floral note built from a quiet, rosy florality, a waxy petal texture and a subtle green, tea-like freshness. It finishes on a clean musk trace. It is nuanced, lacking overt sweetness, and imparts a clean, almost watery floral impression that remains understated throughout its evolution. The scent is often described as serene and refined, with a naturalistic transparency.

ScentWheel

Breadthfocused

EnvelopeHeart · ~5h lasting

Family Floral, Waxy & Fatty

Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.

What this is made of

Camellia names no single substance

Reconstructed

The camellia FLOWER is famously near-scentless and is not extracted. Deliberately NOT linked to the camellia leaf extract rows we hold: those are leaf material (the genus also gives us tea), and pointing the flower note at them would assert a smell the flower does not have.

How the layers join

Origin

There is no natural camellia essential oil or absolute, as the flower is nearly scentless in nature. The note is reconstructed in the laboratory using a blend of aroma molecules and natural isolates to evoke the imagined scent of camellia blossoms. These reconstructions are inspired by the botanical character of camellia and its association with tea plants.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use camellia as a heart note to impart a gentle, airy floralcy and a subtle green freshness. It blends well with other transparent florals, green notes, tea accords, and soft musks, often providing a modern, minimalist character to compositions. Camellia is valued for its ability to add lightness and a sense of purity without dominating the blend.