Human
Extrait · 2022
Contradictions in ILK
Statement
Chalk
Note Profile
About
Chalk is the smell of calcium carbonate as dust: blackboard chalk, chalk cliffs, limestone powder. Pure calcium carbonate is close to odourless, so the note only exists once the material is powdered and airborne. It is not an extract. Perfumers build it from dry-mineral synthetics, powdery-clean materials and alkaline-dry modifiers.
Scent Profile
Chalk smells dry and mineral, like blackboard dust or a limestone cliff face, with an alkaline edge. A dry, powdery dust sits close behind it, though the note stays dry rather than soft or cushioned. A faint sweetness runs through both.
ScentWheel
Breadthmedium
EnvelopeBase · ~10h lasting
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
ScentArt
Seen in
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Origin
Abstract mineral referent, not a botanical or an extract. The referent is calcium carbonate (CaCO3) in compressed dusty form. Premiere Peau says outright there is no natural extract and the accord is a synthetic reconstruction.
Usage in Perfumery
A textural modifier that supplies dryness and mineral character rather than a smell of its own. Six Fragrantica placements, none in Parfumo. Premiere Peau pairs it with iris on the shared dry-and-powdery axis, and with clean musks and mineral-earthy notes.
Similar Notes
Perfumes featuring Chalk
A selection of reviewed perfumes where Chalk appears prominently.
