Tea is one of the most versatile notes in perfumery. It can feel fresh and green, bright and citrusy, dark and smoky, or warm and comforting.
Here are five tea fragrances worth discovering:
1. Vilhelm Parfumerie – Dear Polly
Dear Polly combines Ceylon black tea with bergamot, apple, oakmoss, musk and black amber. Fresh and slightly fruity, it gives tea a soft and comforting character.
2. Armani Privé – Thé Yulong
Thé Yulong contrasts fresh green tea with smoky black tea, brightened by green mandarin. Inspired by the Yulong Mountains in China, it offers an elegant and quietly smoky interpretation of tea.
3. Bvlgari – Eau Parfumée Thé Vert
A classic interpretation of green tea, Thé Vert combines green tea with bergamot and neroli. Fresh, delicate and uplifting, it offers a lighter side of tea in perfumery.
4. Le Labo – Thé Noir 29
Thé Noir 29 explores a darker side of tea, combining black tea with bergamot, fig, bay leaf, cedarwood, vetiver and musk. Its drydown has a leafy, woody and slightly smoky character.
5. CHUJIAN – Oolong Rocking Green No.P26
Oolong Rocking Green offers a distinctly Chinese interpretation of tea, inspired by oolong and Tieguanyin tea. It provides a more traditional tea-focused perspective alongside the other fragrances in this selection.
From green tea to black tea and oolong, these fragrances show just how differently tea can be interpreted in perfumery.