Myrtle

Myrtle — Myrtus communis — is one of the Mediterranean's most storied aromatic plants, cultivated for millennia across Greece, Italy, North Africa, and the Middle East. Sacred to Aphrodite in ancient Greek tradition and woven into wedding garlands across Mediterranean cultures, myrtle carries a weight of symbolic meaning alongside its considerable aromatic appeal. Its small, glossy leaves, white flowers, and dark berries all yield fragrant essential oils, making it one of the most generous aromatic plants in the region's flora. The scent of myrtle is fresh, herbal, and slightly camphorous — a clean, green-aromatic character that shares some qualities with eucalyptus and rosemary but with greater elegance and less clinical sharpness. The leaf oil has a bright, slightly piney freshness undercut by soft herbal warmth; the flower is more delicate, with a gentle sweetness. Together, myrtle reads as a refined, Mediterranean herbal note — invigorating, clean, and deeply evocative of sun-warmed hillsides and ancient coastal landscapes. In perfumery, myrtle has found a natural home in fresh, aromatic, and aquatic fragrance families, where its clean herbal brightness refreshes and invigorates a composition. It pairs beautifully with other Mediterranean botanicals — lavender, rosemary, cypress, and citrus — as well as with clean musks and light woods in contemporary fresh-herbal structures. At Fragrenza, our myrtle collection brings this ancient, sun-drenched herb to life in modern fragrance form — inspired by the finest aromatic and Mediterranean-themed fragrances from around the designer and niche world, at accessible prices that invite daily wear.

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Musk48 Patchouli39 cedar35 Cardamom32 Bergamot31 Oud27 Sandalwood26 lavender26 incense25 Amber25 Jasmine24 Nutmeg24

Fragrances featuring this note

Myrtle

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Fragrances featuring this note

As top note

Antaeus Chanel Eau de Toilette

Amouage Gold

Sunrise Franck Olivier

Amouage Honour

Amouage Interlude

Amouage Jubilation XXV

Amouage Epic

Amouage Dia

Amouage Memoir

Amouage Fate

Amouage Sunshine

Ambre Sultan Serge Lutens Eau de Parfum

As heart note

Costa Azzura Tom Ford Eau de Parfum

OXYGENE

Terralba

Abuser

Colors de Benetton Man Green

Extrait de Musique - Unda Maris 8

Island Collection - The Scent of Hvar

Pergola

Summer Snow

Elixir 1870

Le Temps des Rêves

Venus Water

As base note

Jean Marie Farina Extra Vielle by Roger &

Histoire D'eau Amethyste

Extrait de Musique - Unda Maris 8

Balearic Elements - Orange Blend