Stephanotis
A fuller white-floral note combining sweeter petals with greener leaves and softer, powderier texture.
Floral
About Stephanotis
Stephanotis describes the sweetly scented, thicker white flowers of a climbing plant. Stephanotis floribunda is also known as Marsdenia floribunda and has been used in wedding bouquets and floral decorations. The common name Madagascar jasmine refers to this plant, which belongs to a different botanical genus from true jasmine.
Scent Profile
**Fuller white-floral sweetness meets brighter, greener leafy character.** A perfume interpretation can suggest some of the softer expansion associated with jasmine or orange blossom. The surrounding fragrance materials may make the flowers feel cooler and more airy, or rounder and more powdery. The scent of the living flower and the representation built within a perfume are related ideas, rather than interchangeable descriptions of a fixed material.
Use in Perfumery
Petitgrain and galbanum can give the richer flowers a clearer leafy outline. Jasmine and lily of the valley connect stephanotis with other white-floral impressions, while carnation and coriander introduce gentler spiced character. Sandalwood, musk and powdery notes can carry the flower into a softer finish. A perfume can build this effect through combinations of fragrance materials. Naming stephanotis as a note does not establish that a particular natural oil or extraction method has been used, and the floral idea may vary between compositions.
