What Does Fougere Mean?

Fougère, is one of the main olfactive families of perfumes. The name comes from the French language word for "fern".

What does fougere smell like?

Generally, fougere scents are very clean and natural smelling and are characterised by a dry, grassy, hay-like dry down. With a scent that's both woody and fresh, fougere perfumes are very versatile and can be worn on a wide variety of occasions and should definitely be part of a full fragrance wardrobe.

What makes a fougere fragrance?

Fougère perfumes are made with a blend of fragrances: top-notes are sweet, with the scent of lavender flowers; as the more volatile components evaporate, the scents of oakmoss, derived from a species of lichen and described as woody, sharp and slightly sweet, and coumarin, similar to the scent of new-mown hay, become ...