Bergamot
Bergamot is a citrus fruit grown primarily in Calabria, Italy. Its essential oil is pressed from the rind and is the single most-used top note in perfumery. Unlike lemon or grapefruit, bergamot has a floral, tea-like quality (it's the flavor in Earl Grey) that softens its sharpness and lets it bridge cleanly into floral or woody hearts. It's the opening note in roughly half of all men's fragrances and the vast majority of colognes.
Scent Profile
Fresh, citrus, slightly floral, bitter-sweet
Typical Use
Top note in almost every fresh fragrance; the opening of colognes, fougères, and chypres.
Related Notes
Fragrances Containing Bergamot
Bleu de Chanel Eau de Parfum
Chanel
Dior Sauvage Eau de Parfum
Dior
Dior Sauvage Elixir
Dior
Creed Aventus
Creed
Hermès Terre d'Hermès
Hermès
Guerlain Vetiver
Guerlain
YSL La Nuit de L'Homme
Yves Saint Laurent
Versace Eros
Versace
Armaf Club de Nuit Intense Man
Armaf
Parfums de Marly Layton
Parfums de Marly
Jean Paul Gaultier Le Mâle Le Parfum
Jean Paul Gaultier
Creed Green Irish Tweed
Creed
Tom Ford Neroli Portofino
Tom Ford
Bleu de Chanel Parfum
Chanel
Hermès Voyage d'Hermès
Hermès
YSL Y Eau de Parfum
Yves Saint Laurent
Versace Dylan Blue
Versace
Armaf Hunter Intense
Armaf
Creed Silver Mountain Water
Creed
Dior Fahrenheit
Dior
Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male
Jean Paul Gaultier
Hermès Terre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vétiver
Hermès
Tom Ford Beau de Jour
Tom Ford
Dior Homme Sport
Dior
Chanel Allure Homme Sport
Chanel
Chanel Pour Monsieur
Chanel
Guerlain Shalimar
Guerlain
Guerlain L'Instant de Guerlain pour Homme
Guerlain
MFK Aqua Celestia
Maison Francis Kurkdjian
Parfums de Marly Pegasus
Parfums de Marly
Parfums de Marly Greenley
Parfums de Marly
YSL Kouros
Yves Saint Laurent
Armaf Tres Nuit
Armaf
Armaf Aura Fresh
Armaf
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