Yerba mate is a holly, Ilex paraguariensis, and its dried leaves, often cured over smoke, give the genus its best-known smell, grassy, bitter and tobacco-tinged. A holly note is waxy and leafy green, with that same bitterness pushed toward the glossy evergreen leaf, a sharp green that cuts through the resin and spice of winter compositions.

Essentia catalog analysis
60 distinct perfumes with this note recorded.
Of the 60 perfumes in the catalog under this entry, 60 record a documented composition (at least three distinct notes or three distinct accords), spanning 1999 to 2017 across 16 distinct years.
60 / 60 perfumes have at least one other recorded note.
60 / 60 perfumes have at least one recorded accord.
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.
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.
Compositions

Thierry Blondeau
Cuir des Sables
2017

Impulse
Charli XCX Why Not
2016

Sense Dubai
No. 1
2015

Pinrose
Garden Gangster
2015
A Wing & A Prayer Perfumes
HOLLY wOUD & VINE
2013

Koto Parfums
Holly
2013

Nina Ricci
Nina Fantasy
2012

Jacques Bogart
Bogart Story Blue
2012

By Kilian
Bamboo Harmony
2012

Mel Merio
Magic Flower
2012

X Ray
Delirium
2012

O'Driù
Linfedele 1003
2011

Les Voiles Depliees
Eau Saharienne
2011

Jo Malone London
Fresh Mint Leaf
2011

Bois 1920
Oltremare
2011

Azzaro
Chrome Bois Precieux
2010

Brecourt
Contre Pouvoir
2010

Charriol
Charriol Homme Sport
2010

Brooks Brothers
Black Fleece
2010

Voluspa
Elysian Garden
2010

Coeur d’Esprit Natural Perfumes
Hedgerow
2010

Demeter Fragrance
Little Twin Stars
2010

Van Cleef Arpels
Midnight in Paris
2010

Axe
Rise
2010

Arrogance
Arrogance Les Perfumes Absolute de Mate
2010
Dior
J'adore L'eau Cologne Florale
2009

Calvin Klein
CK IN2U Heat for Him
2009

Lancome
Tresor Sheer Fragrance
2009

Davidoff
Adventure Amazonia
2009

The Party
The Ten Party 1986
2008
A Wing & A Prayer Perfumes
Pink Pamplemousse
2008

Coeur d’Esprit Natural Perfumes
Bridge Notes
2007

Adolfo Dominguez
Te Verde
2006

Pierre Guillaume Paris
Un Crime Exotique 12.1
2006

Fragonard
Eau de Bonheur
2005

Goutal
Duel
2003

Les Parfums De Rosine
Un Zeste de Rose
2002
Mary Kay
Private Spa Collection - Embrace Today
2002

Don Algodon
Da
2001

Revlon
Skinlights
2001

Place des Lices
Verde
1999

Refan
Rosa Centifolia
0
Refan
1809
0
Bastide Aix En Provence
Cologne
0
Héritage Berbère
The Agrumes-Fleurs
0Hové Parfumeur, Ltd.
El Capitan
0Crusellas & Company
Abre Camino (Road Opener)
0Crusellas & Company
Suerte Rapida (Fast Luck)
0
Golan
Passion
0
TianDe
Absolute Lady
0
Reehat Al Atoor
Hasba
0
Julian Rouas
Swing version two
0
Julian Rouas
Versailles
0
Fleur de Sante
Alva
0
April Aromatics
Navel Chakra Oil
0
April Aromatics
Solar Plexus Chakra Oil
0
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab
Tony
0
Officine del Profumo
Agrumi Mediterranei
0
Natural Scents
Blue Gold Eau de Cologne
0
Suhad Perfumes
Classic
0