What Does Blue Tansy Smell Like?
A Little Background on Blue Tansy
Blue tansy oil is harvested from a wild Mediterranean plant called Tanacetum Annuum (seen in the photo to the right). This plant’s vivid blue blossoms are what gives the oil its gorgeous blue hue.
Since this oil must be harvested from the plant itself, Tanacetum Annuum is currently on the critically endangered list from when the flower was harvested without restraint. Present-day blue tansy oil is heavily regulated to protect this plant from extinction.
How are scents described?
Explaining a smell is a complicated task, one that the perfume industry has been perfecting for decades. When you inhale any complex smell, there is an initial, middle, and, end smell. These are referred to as the top, heart, and base notes.
The top notes are the initial spark of smell. This smell typically lasts for the shortest period of time - anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes.
The heart notes contain the true base smell and are usually full body smells. This smell lasts much longer, anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes.
The base notes also add to the foundation of the smell, adding more depth. This is the longest lasting portion of the smell that can last up to six hours.
The perfume industry uses a scent classification method to describe how each note smells. This method is widely accepted today as a universal way of explaining smells.
There are four main scent categories: floral, oriental, fresh, and woody.
Floral smells include smells such as rose, jasmine, lilies, and peonies. This category is the broadest and the most popular scent.
Oriental smells are warm spicy smells, think fall apple cider and cinnamon.
Woody smells are earthy smelling, often with a sweet undertone. This category would include leather, amber, and sandalwood.
Finally, fresh smells include citrus and green notes such as sea spray, lemon, and bergamot.
Blue Tansy’s Scent Profile
Blue tansy is classified as a complex floral oil which means it smells similar to other floral smells such as rose, but also has a number of other heart notes. Additionally, blue tansy is very strong, just a slight inhale will fill your nostrils with its floral aura.
Top notes include soft camphor notes which is a prickly, partly woody, herbal and spicy, cooling, somewhat earthy smell.
The heart of this oil is woody and herbaceous, both oriental smells with sweet-apple like undertones.
Other smells with a similar profile include blue chamomile and great mugwort oil.
Want to Smell for Yourself?
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