Gorse

Note Profile

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About

The yellow flower of Ulex europaeus, the spiny shrub of Atlantic heath and moorland. It smells strongly of coconut. There is no gorse extract, so the perfumery note is an accord perfumers build.

Scent Profile

Gorse smells strongly of coconut, a tropical note rather than a typical yellow flower. A waxy, lactonic quality runs through it, with trace lactones giving it body. Underneath is a sun-warmed, sweet vanillic sweetness, reading more coconut than vanilla throughout. A prickly green edge comes from the spiny foliage and a touch of pollen, and the floral character stays true to the flower itself rather than a pure coconut material.

ScentWheel

Breadthbroad

EnvelopeHeart · ~6h lasting

Family Fruity, Sweet & Gourmand, Green & Aromatic

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

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Origin

Flowers of Ulex europaeus, common on coastal heath and moor in Britain, Ireland and western Europe. Not commercially extracted: the flowers sit among dense spines and harvest is impractical. Perfumers reconstruct the note from coconut-lactonic and green materials.

Usage in Perfumery

Used as a named note in niche perfumery, including Laboratory Perfumes' Gorse and Jorum Studio's Gorseland. 25 Fragrantica placements, none on Parfumo. It reads as a British coastal signature rather than a tropical one.