Pansy

Note Profile

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A quiet, green take on violet. Pansy is less sweet and more leafy than violet, with an earthy, root-like undertone. It is a fantasy accord: no pansy oil or absolute is sold.

Scent Profile

Pansy smells green before it smells floral, a leafy quality that runs through every description of it. The floral side is real but restrained, a whisper of violet-like flower rather than a loud statement. A soft, powdery trace and a hint of orris sit alongside it. Underneath is an earthy, root-like undertone, the smell of a plant still close to the soil.

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EnvelopeHeart · ~6h lasting

Family Green & Aromatic, Floral

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Origin

Pansy is the flower of Viola tricolor (wild pansy, heartsease) and the Viola x wittrockiana garden hybrids. The genus also gives violet leaf absolute. No pansy oil or absolute is made, so the note is built from synthetics. Premiere Peau gives the build as alpha-isomethyl ionone for the green-violet character, cis-3-hexenol for the green leaf, and a trace of orris-type powder. The living flower has a mild scent or none. Many modern cultivars, bred for looks, have lost the scent of wild heartsease.

Usage in Perfumery

A green-violet modifier in the heart. It gives a humble garden-flower note, quieter than violet. It suits garden, green-floral and cottage-style compositions.