Rosemary has been used in historic colognes, including the Queen of Hungary’s Water (Hungary Water). In medieval Europe it was believed to ward off evil and witches, while in ancient Greece it was believed to help improve memory, and it was used accordingly.
It has an aromatic, fresh scent that slightly stimulates the nose, together with a resinous, woody scent, and is also used in fougère-family (in Japanese) perfumes.
I use rosemary when I want to evoke a Mediterranean feeling and give the impression of a cocktail of herbs.
Julie Massé
What Does It Smell Like in Perfume?
In perfume, rosemary is a bracing aromatic scent reminiscent of green leaves, camphor, green terpenes, and mint. Its natural essential oil moves from fresh, camphoraceous top notes to a powerful green and terpenic heart, giving a fragrance a cool outline. Natural Rosemary SFE, extracted with a supercritical fluid, is a different material, with a milder camphoraceous character than the essential oil and woody, balsamic facets. The balance between coolness and herbaceousness varies with the origin, chemotype, and extraction method.
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