Pear Leaf

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Crushed orchard leaf, waxy green, fruit only a whisper

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Pear leaf smells of crushed orchard leaf, clean and waxy green with a slightly bitter edge, well ahead of anything else. A fruity whisper sits behind it, nothing like the juice of the fruit itself. A thin, watery freshness runs through the whole thing, like a breath of clean air, which keeps the green light rather than dank.

ScentWheel

Breadthmedium

EnvelopeTop · ~2h lasting

Family Green & Aromatic

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

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Origin

The leaf of the pear tree, Pyrus communis. Pear leaf absolute is not extracted at commercial scale, so what perfumers buy under this name is an accord built to the impression rather than a single distilled material.

Usage in Perfumery

A top note. It is used to put a green, non-sugary edge on fruit accords. Fragrantica files it under greens, herbs and fougeres and calls it mild, which matches the low usage rate: 26 mentions there and 13 on Parfumo across 11 brands. It is a corrective, not a subject.