Dandelion
The Library of Fragrance Dandelion is a transparent, sheer, green floral. A timeless scent, it is always current and in fashion. Known worldwide by a variety of names, including lion's tooth, fairy clock, priest's crown, swine's snout, blowball, milk gowan, wild endive, wet-a-bed, white endive, cankerwort, puffball, and Irish daisy, there is no society unfamiliar…
Hyacinth
In typical The Library of Fragrance fashion, our Hyacinth is the scent of the sweet living flower in full bloom, with powerful and bright green undertones. An extraordinary fragrance, you’ll feel like you’re standing in a field of Hyacinth. When we attack a classic floral note, we take a unique perspective - trying to capture…
Linden
Linden is a beautiful green floral that grows on trees. So much for good things not growing on trees (just don't call Mom and tell her). In Europe, many legends and superstitions are centered on these trees. Linden wood was used for carving sacred works of art. Among the Germanic peoples the linden was a…
Royal Apricot
The Library of Fragrance Royal Apricot is a bright, festive and fresh Apricot scent that works anytime, anywhere.The soft, smooth yellow-pink skin of the Royal Apricot Tree is visually attractive making it an extremely popular variety. The Royal Apricot Tree produces large oval sweet and delicious fruit. These valuable fruits are excellent for fresh eating,…
Asian Pear
Sophisticated and alluring, Asian Pear is a smooth, less sweet, and much more fragrant version than the more typical European pears we are used to eating in the United States. We chose the Asian pear as our target because we thought it eminently more wearable than European Pears, enhanced with naturally occurring notes of nutmeg…
Baby Powder
As clean and comforting as it gets and the global best-selling scent in The Library of Fragrance. This scent really triggers strong emotional links. Many people find this scent cosseting and calming – too many to pass it off as a coincidence. Advancing scientific research is showing us that scent is processed deep within a…
Apple Blossom
Experience The Library of Fragrance Apple Blossom, a warm, delicate floral scent with just a hint of sweet apple. Close your eyes. Take a whiff and breathe in the irresistible aromas. The apple tree is so ubiquitous in America, in legend, lore and our daily lives that we hardly slow down to take notice. At…
Banana Flambee
We really felt that a wearable banana-inspired fragrance was long overdue, so we thought quite hard about how to bring it to life in a way that was true to form, yet not reminiscent of that sickly sweet-shop banana scent that really doesn’t serve justice to this most favourite of fruits. Our answer was to…
Bamboo
Sweet, fresh, Light and green. Bamboo regenerates itself eternally. The life span of a single bamboo is only about 20 years, but the grove stands forever. It is from the new, smaller shoots of the bamboo plant, very green with a light, fruity tone, that the delicate green scent of The Library of Fragrance Bamboo…
Basil
Sweet summer basil. Spicy, green, refreshing...everything a summer day could be asked for... It's not commonly known that basil originated in India. It was brought to the Mediterranean via the spice routes in ancient times. Basil spread to other parts of Asia, and became popular in the use of curries in Thailand, and in Italian…
Blood Lime
A citrus hybrid, Blood Lime produces a balanced scent of Blood Orange and Lime. While it looks like a regular lime outside, the flesh is red, like a blood orange. The blood lime is a cross between the red finger lime and the Ellendale Mandarin hybrid, which is itself a sweet orange/mandarin cross. The Blood…
Bubble Gum
As the relationship between scent and memory is one of the cornerstones of the The Library of Fragrance, a fragrance inspired by Bazooka Bubble Gum was a natural. Bazooka, with its distinctive name, taste, and red, white and blue logo and packaging, soon became a familiar part of Americana. As a matter of fact, a…
Caribbean Sea
The Library of Fragrance Caribbean Sea is a light, bright ozone scent. It’s slightly green and floral undertones, seek to recreate the feeling of floating in the calm, warm, deep and blue-green Caribbean Ocean on a perfect spring day. The Caribbean Sea was an unknown body of water to Europe until 1492, when Christopher Columbus first…
Chamomile tea
The Library of Fragrance Chamomile Tea is a special oil blended from Egyptian Chamomile, with its large, bright flowers. It produces a fragrant cologne worthy of its storied past. We find it as relaxing as the real thing. The Big Bang Theory by Sheldon Cooper There isn’t enough Chamomile tea in the world to quell…
Cotton Candy
The Library of Fragrance Cotton Candy is light and sweet. It’s just sugar… and maybe a bit of magic! Cotton candy is made from sugar that is heated and spun into slim threads that look like a mass of cotton. John Wharton, a candy maker from Nashville, Tennessee, invented it in 1897. Wharton introduced it…
Cranberry
Cranberries are one of only three fruits native to North America -- the other two are blueberries and Concord grapes. This tasty little berry was a staple in the diets of American Indians long before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. They used cranberry juice to dye their rugs and blankets a colorful red. And,…
Cucumber
Cucumber is one of our original scents, and still one of our favorites. The cucumber is believed native to India, and evidence indicates that it has been cultivated in western Asia for 3,000 years. From India it spread to Greece and Italy, where the Romans were especially fond of the crop, and later into China.…
Daffodil
Daffodils come in many types and variations. We chose the Poeticus Daffodil for the heart of The Library of Fragrance Daffodil, creating a light, almost playful floral scent with hints of greenery. Very feminine and slightly sweet, Daffodil is in the tradition of other The Library of Fragrance florals that are inspired by the living…
Dragon Fruit
Experience paradise. Fresh from the vine, Dragon Fruit is created with leafy green notes intertwined with juicy Dragon Fruit, citrus zest and soft floral and wood hints. Dazzling and appealing, Dragon Fruit from The Library of Fragrance, is an interesting fruit and a wonderful fragrance.
Flowering Tonka
Reminiscent of rich vanilla with touches of cinnamon, saffron, almond and clove, the journey of the humble Tonka bean into a staple of perfumery began in 1793, when cultivation of this native South American plant began in France as a tropical tree with beautiful purple flowers, each containing one wrinkled, black bean. Demeter's Flowering Tonka…
Freesia
While Freesia is a staple floral note in many designer perfumes, at The Library of Fragrance we have isolated Freesia so you can appreciate its delicate beauty by itself. Freesia is a member of the Iridaceae family and is native to South Africa. The flowers are available in Holland year-round with peak availability in March…
Laundromat
This is simply the freshest, cleanest scent imaginable. We don't know if anyone can tell us why, but this may be the most comforting, comfortable scent in the Library. And if you can tell us, please drop us a note. J.F. Cantrell, having noticed that personal washing machines are a luxury many of his neighbors…
Fuzzy Navel
The smoothest fuzzy navel you'll ever experience, The Library of Fragrance Fuzzy Navel cocktail is a fresh and fruity combination of peach schnapps, vodka and orange juice. In the mid-1980's, the Fuzzy Navel became something of a cult drink in the Midwest, and a rallying point for young drinkers. This struck us as a phenomenon…
Golden Delicious Apple
In Greek mythology, "golden apples" were probably quinces, since the Golden Delicious and other similar colored apple cultivars were not available then. Thus, the tale of Hercules and the golden apples is probably a misnomer (Greeks often referred to tree fruits generically as "apples"). With Golden Delicious from The Library of Fragrance, you can create…
Grape Leaf
The Library of Fragrance Grape Leaf is rich, full and fresh, inspired by a drive through the Napa Valley in California. When we got onto the road, just above Napa, right about at Yountville, we rolled down the car windows. In flooded that wonderful odor of grape leaves baking in the sun. It was unlike…
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is actually a complex of coral reefs, shoals and islets off the northeastern coast of Australia. Many are dry, and others barely awash in water. Some of the islands are covered in coral sand. It is that unique aspect, the combination of the warm Pacific Ocean and the powdery, sweet-scented coral…
Holy Water
We actually have good memories of church. The porcelain font, ozone scented water, oak scented pew - all mingled. Lovely, we think. To capture this scent, imagine an old European church, in a small town off the beaten track. This is the scent of the blessed water you might find there in an old stone…
Lemon merengue
Lemon Meringue by The Library of Fragrance is a bright and bold full-bodied lemon scent without any of the bitterness or shrillness that lemon can have. It has creamy vanilla undertones without becoming sugary or sweet. The fresh lemon cream is the star of this beautifully balanced fragrance. The chemistry of Meringue is quite fascinating.…
Lime
Bright and green! Originally Limes come from Malaysia, and through Persian trading, were brought to the Mediterranean. Mexico now grows the most limes worldwide. Our Lime comes from sun-drenched Mexico, pure green and citrus, as refreshing as a spring day. When they're in a Gin & Tonic though, who really cares where they come from?
Linen
The Library of Fragrance Linen is exactly what you expect - clean, crisp, sheer, transparent, and oh, so lovely. Think of the best crisp, linen sheets you ever experienced on a warm summer's eve. That is the experience we sought to capture here. Linen is actually one of the oldest textiles in the world, made through…
Mistletoe
A deep, unisex, evergreen fragrance that will transport you to the very heart of the wintry forest, and whip up those romantic thoughts anytime. From the earliest times mistletoe has been one of the most magical, mysterious, and sacred plants of European folklore. It was considered to bestow life and fertility; a protection against poison;…
Mountain Air
Crisp, clean and cool mountain air. Endless evergreen. Crystal clear water. This fragrance is a personal attempt to capture one of the most amazing vacations of my life. Alaskan license plates read "The Last Frontier”, and they speak the truth. The scope and majesty of the place is impossible to capture, but it was too…
Neroli
We're heading for a wedding.......... Neroli Oil is better known as Orange Blossom as it comes from the white blossoms of the bitter orange tree which originated in China. It was best known in the US as the wedding flower of earlier days. It is a medium floral, both slightly sweet and slightly powdery, and,…
New Balls
The distinct fragrance of new tennis balls that come out of a can that has just been opened. In professional tennis balls are changed after the first seven games and then every nine games. Usually the chair umpire announces the change. The troups of ball boys are strongly engaged by the process, that needs to…
Ocean
Ah, this fragrance is no more or less than "the breath of the sea". Simple: sun, salt, sand............lovely. Oceans cover 65% of the earth so the next time your near one......do a comparison for us. Meanwhile, take our Ocean with you wherever you, as a small reminder every day how invigorating the ocean can be.
Orange Cream Pop
The Library of Fragrance Orange Cream Pop is a mouth-watering combination of fresh orange, vanilla bean ice cream and the faintest sense of the wooden stick, around which it all revolves. Good enough to eat... but don't! Don't lick it! Wear it! What can we say? We're hooked on those childhood memories. Gotta go.....the ice…
Prickly Pear
Prickly Pear is a unique scent in that it is fruity, but not sweet. Instead, Prickly Pear leaves you cool, crisp and invigorated. But don't worry about Prickly Pear Cologne spines! The Prickly Pear Cactus, officially named Opuntia, is sometimes referred to as paddle cactus because of it's paddle like appearance. What this cactus is…
Pure Soap
Feel fresh from the shower clean... anytime... Anywhere There is nothing quite like the clean smell of freshly showered skin, especially when a pure, unscented soap is used. The Library of FragrancePure Soap is inspired by the scent of skin freshly scrubbed with Ivory Soap... clean skin with just a faint trace remaining of pure…
Quince
Quince is a rich yellow-green fruity entrant. The Quince fragrance by The Library of Fragrance is like a green apple, but light and more transparent, with more citrusy notes. It is an addicting scent. The Quince has been under cultivation since way back in the day. It is a native of Persia and Anatolia and…
Sour Apple Lollipop
In 200 AD, famous Greek physician Hippocrates, recommends sweet apples with meals as aids to digestion and sour apples only for fainting and constipation. Of course Hippocrates never had the advantage of tasting a Sour Apple Lollipop. If he had, he undoubtedly would have understood that it was neither about fainting nor constipation, but about…
Strawberry Ice Cream
What could be more scrumptious than Strawberry Ice Cream, made with the freshest strawberries and sweet cream? A refreshing treat from The Library of Fragrance, on a hot summer's day, or anytime you need a bit of summer year around. In 1744, a group of Virginia commissioners, who were on their way to negotiate a…
Sugar Cane
Sweet, edible, grillable . . . Sugar Cane by The Library of Fragrance captures both the sweetness and take-your-breath-away freshness of pure, just cut sugar cane. This fragrance so unusual and wearable that the Fragrance Foundation awarded Demeter's Sugar Cane with two FiFi awards in 2001, one for Best Fragrance in America. Cultivation of sugarcane probably…
Suntan Lotion
Sensual, sparkling and cheerful with the rich scent of Orange Blossom. Coppertone? Hawaiian Tropic? An ultra-luxury brand? Whatever you use, it's a great scent. And here it is 365 days of the year. Any week. Any month. Any hour. Day or Night. Turn that ski vacation into a bi-lateral "I've been skiing in Chile and…
Sweet Pea
Sweet Pea is a very popular garden bloom that has been confounding perfumers forever. It produces a stress hormone that ruins its beautiful scent when picked. Amazing! It's really telling humans look and smell, but don't touch. We use a process to synthesize the scent from natural materials so we can get an exquisite scent…
Tomato
We love this scent so much. It's really a verb; picking tomatoes. The scent the tomato leaves leave on your hands. It reminds our co-founder Christopher Gable of his Grandfather's farm when he was a kid. The United States Congress passed the Tariff Act of 1883, a rather innocuous piece of legislation requiring a 10%…



























































