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algae

Algae make bromophenols, sharp, phenolic compounds that pass up the marine food chain and help give ocean fish and prawns their taste of the sea. The word also covers the green film of ponds, stream beds and aquariums, and an algae note can lean that way, a mossy, pondy green with a sweetish, slightly musty wetness quite unlike the salt of the shore.

46
perfumes
algae

Essentia catalog analysis

In compositions with this note

46 distinct perfumes with this note recorded.

Of the 46 perfumes in the catalog under this entry, 46 record a documented composition (at least three distinct notes or three distinct accords), spanning 2004 to 2023 across 13 distinct years.

Frequent companion notes

46 / 46 perfumes have at least one other recorded note.

  • Sea Notes45.7%21 of 46 perfumes
  • Musk43.5%20 of 46 perfumes
  • Sandalwood37%17 of 46 perfumes
  • sea water32.6%15 of 46 perfumes
  • salt30.4%14 of 46 perfumes
  • Patchouli28.3%13 of 46 perfumes

Frequent accords

46 / 46 perfumes have at least one recorded accord.

  • marine76.1%35 of 46 perfumes
  • aromatic63%29 of 46 perfumes
  • woody54.3%25 of 46 perfumes
  • aquatic50%23 of 46 perfumes
  • salty45.7%21 of 46 perfumes
  • citrus28.3%13 of 46 perfumes

These are recorded co-occurrences, not similarity scores, ingredient quantities or community preferences. Missing data is not evidence that a note or accord is absent.

How this is calculated

Each perfume counts once, even if a note appears at multiple pyramid levels. Percentages use the documented sample in each section, not the entire catalog. Associations can overlap and do not add up to 100%.

Rankings require at least 10 perfumes with relevant data; an association must occur in at least 3. Only the most frequent associations are shown.

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Compositions

Perfumes with algae

Date In Paris

Bybozo

Date In Paris

2023

Van Sea

Lorenzo Pazzaglia

Van Sea

2022

Sex Sea

Lorenzo Pazzaglia

Sex Sea

2022

Seemann Reloaded

Rammstein

Seemann Reloaded

2022

Navis

Les Liquides Imaginaires

Navis

2022

Seemann

Rammstein

Seemann

2021

Seahorse

Zoologist Perfumes

Seahorse

2021

Forever Touche D Argent

Laura Biagiotti

Forever Touche D Argent

2020

Thalasso Therapy

Tesori d'Oriente

Thalasso Therapy

2020

Bleu Abysse

Les Parfums De Rosine

Bleu Abysse

2019

Swim Sx

Pierre Guillaume Paris

Swim Sx

2019

Azur Riviera

Parfums Berdoues

Azur Riviera

2019

Black Sea

Lorenzo Pazzaglia

Black Sea

2019

Aroma de Hormiguero

Santi Burgas

Aroma de Hormiguero

2018

Vela

Tuttotondo

Vela

2018

Free Wave For Him

Hollister

Free Wave For Him

2018

Believe

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Believe

2017

Ruri

Miya Shinma

Ruri

2017

Meltemi

Aquaflor Firenze

Meltemi

2016

Tramp

Lush

Tramp

2015

Albatross

House Of Matriarch

Albatross

2015

Cassandra Violette Intense

Jeanne Arthes

Cassandra Violette Intense

2015

Miss Tranchant

Hilde Soliani

Miss Tranchant

2015

XL Oxygen Vert

Blood Concept

XL Oxygen Vert

2015

Lord of Misrule

Lush

Lord of Misrule

2014

Lord of Goathorn

Lush

Lord of Goathorn

2012

Garden State 100

Tokyo Milk Parfumerie Curiosite

Garden State 100

2012

Bois Naufrage 16.1

Pierre Guillaume Paris

Bois Naufrage 16.1

2010

Naiviris

Pierre Guillaume Paris

Naiviris

2010

Winter Beach

Scent by the Sea

Winter Beach

2010

Mr Hulot's Holiday

Cb I Hate Perfume

Mr Hulot's Holiday

2004

Jake

Hollister

Jake

0
CO2

Jeanne Arthes

CO2

0
3rd Eiger

Ajne

3rd Eiger

0
Daisy Perfume Oil

Scent by the Sea

Daisy Perfume Oil

0
Antigua

Morph

Antigua

0
Kahala Hawaiian Surf

Demeter Fragrance

Kahala Hawaiian Surf

0
Fraicheur d’Italie

Place des Lices

Fraicheur d’Italie

0
Cassandra Pour Homme

Jeanne Arthes

Cassandra Pour Homme

0
Sleza Yurate

Faberlic

Sleza Yurate

0
Socal

Hollister

Socal

0
Banded Sea Snake

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Banded Sea Snake

0
The Malignant Dreams of Cthulhu in Love

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

The Malignant Dreams of Cthulhu in Love

0
Sea Wood

Abdes Salaam Attars Perfumes

Sea Wood

0
Lightning

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Lightning

0
Mary Read

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Mary Read

0