Category
Aldehydes, Air, Light
Scents that vibrate like cool (or hot) air, reminiscent of snow, ice, clear crystals and abstract ethereal freshness.
Aldehydes are a class of aromachemicals first discovered in 1835 by the German researcher Baron Von Liebig. They consist of a whole family of molecules, each having a unique scent that can range from lily-of-the-valley (aldehyde C-12) to various fruit notes and abstract smells not associated with plants at all.
In this section, we concern ourselves with the abstractly cool and airy types of aldehydes, best showcased by the first perfume that used these molecules in an overdose – Chanel No 5 (1921). Its creator, the perfumer Ernest Beaux, employed them to evoke the image of snow and ice-covered plains glistening in the sun like a million diamonds.
