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cactus

Prickly-pear pads, sliced as nopales in Mexican cooking, taste much like green beans with a sour edge and ooze a slick mucilage, a green, watery plant under the spines. In perfume, cactus is a sappy, watery green over a dry, sandy earthiness, and its green and aquatic synthetics wear as heat held at bay.

65
perfumes
cactus

Essentia catalog analysis

In compositions with this note

65 distinct perfumes with this note recorded.

Of the 65 perfumes in the catalog under this entry, 64 record a documented composition (at least three distinct notes or three distinct accords), spanning 1995 to 2023 across 23 distinct years.

Frequent companion notes

64 / 65 perfumes have at least one other recorded note.

  • Musk57.8%37 of 64 perfumes
  • Amber54.7%35 of 64 perfumes
  • Sandalwood25%16 of 64 perfumes
  • Bergamot23.4%15 of 64 perfumes
  • Jasmine20.3%13 of 64 perfumes
  • clover18.8%12 of 64 perfumes

Frequent accords

65 / 65 perfumes have at least one recorded accord.

  • green76.9%50 of 65 perfumes
  • floral66.2%43 of 65 perfumes
  • woody47.7%31 of 65 perfumes
  • sweet40%26 of 65 perfumes
  • musky38.5%25 of 65 perfumes
  • citrus36.9%24 of 65 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 cactus

United Dreams Green Cactus For Her

Benetton

United Dreams Green Cactus For Her

2023

Cactus Azul New

Fueguia 1833

Cactus Azul New

2022

Jardin Majorelle

Maissa Parfums

Jardin Majorelle

2022

Naturally Fierce

Abercrombie Fitch

Naturally Fierce

2021

Verveine Cactus

L'Occitane en Provence

Verveine Cactus

2021

Black Essential Leather

Avon

Black Essential Leather

2020

Soliflore Cactus Orchid

Dame Perfumery

Soliflore Cactus Orchid

2018

Very Sexy (2018)

Victoria's Secret

Very Sexy (2018)

2018

The Scent Of Dubrovnik

Croatian Perfume House

The Scent Of Dubrovnik

2018

The Scent Of Lošinj

Croatian Perfume House

The Scent Of Lošinj

2018

06 Black Platinum

Banana Republic

06 Black Platinum

2017

302

АЮ DREAMS

302

2017

Amazonia

Abdul Karim Al Faransi

Amazonia

2017

Muqdisho Xamar

Abdul Karim Al Faransi

Muqdisho Xamar

2016

Sueded Oud

Clean

Sueded Oud

2016

Stargate

Dilis Parfum

Stargate

2014

Very Sexy Eau de Parfum

Victoria's Secret

Very Sexy Eau de Parfum

2014

Very Sexy (2012)

Victoria's Secret

Very Sexy (2012)

2012

Give a Little Pink

Victoria's Secret

Give a Little Pink

2011

Viva Rock

John Richmond

Viva Rock

2011

Roboris

Calé Fragranze d'Autore

Roboris

2011

Puro

Nejma

Puro

2010

Black Suede Leather

Avon

Black Suede Leather

2010

Ck In2u Her Collectables

Calvin Klein

Ck In2u Her Collectables

2009

Cool Instinct

Airness

Cool Instinct

2008

Hassana

Jardin De France

Hassana

2008

Eau des Lagons

Comptoir Sud Pacifique

Eau des Lagons

2008

Marc Jacobs Splash Cucumber

Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs Splash Cucumber

2007

CK IN2U for Her

Calvin Klein

CK IN2U for Her

2007

Tommy Bahama

Tommy Bahama

Tommy Bahama

2005

Tommy Bahama Men

Tommy Bahama

Tommy Bahama Men

2005

Goddess

Avon

Goddess

2004

CK One Summer

Calvin Klein

CK One Summer

2004

Today

Avon

Today

2004

Vanille Pitahaya

Comptoir Sud Pacifique

Vanille Pitahaya

2004

Chris 1947

Dior

Chris 1947

2003

Cabotine Bleu

Gres

Cabotine Bleu

2003

Tarsila

O Boticário

Tarsila

2002

Onde Anda Você

Avon

Onde Anda Você

2001

Dream Angels Divine

Victoria's Secret

Dream Angels Divine

2000

Zen

Impulse

Zen

1998

Herbissimo Te Verde

Dana

Herbissimo Te Verde

1996

Curve for Men

Liz Claiborne

Curve for Men

1996

Tommy

Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy

1995

Xeryus Rouge

Givenchy

Xeryus Rouge

1995

Spirit Of Africa

Atkinsons

Spirit Of Africa

0
Greenhouse

Demeter Fragrance

Greenhouse

0
Grape Leaf

Demeter Fragrance

Grape Leaf

0
New Leaf

Demeter Fragrance

New Leaf

0
May 18th

Anfasic

May 18th

0
Floral's Secret (In Green)

Fuller Cosmetics®

Floral's Secret (In Green)

0
Fleur de Nuit

Fleurage

Fleur de Nuit

0
Violetta

Santa Maria Novella

Violetta

0
Akabir

Abdul Samad Al Qurashi

Akabir

0
Akabir For Men

Abdul Samad Al Qurashi

Akabir For Men

0
AKabir

Abdul Samad Al Qurashi

AKabir

0
Seaward

Herbalife

Seaward

0
Spirit of Africa Hawa Temptation

Atkinsons

Spirit of Africa Hawa Temptation

0
Spirit of Africa Dayo Happiness

Atkinsons

Spirit of Africa Dayo Happiness

0
Antebellum Perfume Oil

Scent by the Sea

Antebellum Perfume Oil

0
Cuba Cactus for Men

Cuba Paris

Cuba Cactus for Men

0
Sheer Love

Victoria's Secret

Sheer Love

0
Wild Scarlet

Victoria's Secret

Wild Scarlet

0
Ravishing Love

Victoria's Secret

Ravishing Love

0
Cool Water Deep

Davidoff

Cool Water Deep

0