CHLOROPHYLL

Chlorophyll is a green scent idea, suggesting fresh vegetation rather than a particular flower or fruit. In perfume language, it can give a floral composition a lively, plantlike contrast. The name borrows from the green pigments involved in photosynthesis; it should be read as an olfactory image, not evidence that the pigment itself supplies the fragrance.

Comme des Garçons illustrates this approach in Chlorophyll Gardenia, where the house contrasts a heady floral character with chlorophyll freshness. Its published composition includes spearmint, galbanum and a pea accord alongside gardenia and musk. This is one way to express the theme, not a universal formula. Depending on the surrounding notes, the green impression may stand out or become part of a fuller floral scent; the label alone does not specify its exact materials.