Note
All 1 fragrances on The Scent Atlas featuring this note, sorted by community rating.
This synthetic recreation captures the ethereal, oceanic essence of rare whale secretions while stripping away the animalic muskiness found in traditional varieties. It offers a bracing, crisp profile characterized by salty skin facets, iodine, and a cooling, stony quality that mimics wet pebbles on a windswept beach. In perfumery, this note functions as a sophisticated bridge that provides structural transparency and a luminous lift to a fragrance. It feels weightless yet incredibly persistent, acting as a modern fixative that anchors volatile top notes without dragging them down into heavy base territory. You will most frequently encounter this ingredient within the marine, woody, and contemporary fougere fragrance families. By enhancing the natural evaporation of other materials, it lends a polished, polished finish to compositions, allowing for a sense of expansive space and clean radiance. It is the invisible backbone of many modern aquatic scents, providing a sophisticated, mineralized clarity that feels both elemental and undeniably luxurious on the skin.
1 fragrances · 1 brands · £12

This synthetic recreation captures the ethereal, oceanic essence of rare whale secretions while stripping away the animalic muskiness found in traditional varieties. It offers a bracing, crisp profile characterized by salty skin facets, iodine, and a cooling, stony quality that mimics wet pebbles on a windswept beach. In perfumery, this note functions as a sophisticated bridge that provides structural transparency and a luminous lift to a fragrance. It feels weightless yet incredibly persistent, acting as a modern fixative that anchors volatile top notes without dragging them down into heavy base territory. You will most frequently encounter this ingredient within the marine, woody, and contemporary fougere fragrance families. By enhancing the natural evaporation of other materials, it lends a polished, polished finish to compositions, allowing for a sense of expansive space and clean radiance. It is the invisible backbone of many modern aquatic scents, providing a sophisticated, mineralized clarity that feels both elemental and undeniably luxurious on the skin.
The top rated fragrance is Marks & Spencer Seasalt & Neroli (6.1/10).
Prices range £12 on The Scent Atlas, correct as of the current catalogue.