Scent Word of the Week: Fougère
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Fougère: What Does it Mean?
Above is an example of how to use the word fougère in a sentence. I have taken some liberties with its use in the English language as this is a French word which can be used more precisely as a noun in the French language (see the quote below). But it has been appropriated by perfumers for many years to describe a certain grouping of fragrances. House of Houbigant French perfumer, Paul Parquet, who created Fougère royale in the late 1800’s, is said to be the first perfumer to have coined the fougère term.
Use this word as a scent prompt both in English and French and see what you can come up with! Fougère, or fern, is a great descriptor. If you are composing a fragrance, it also helps to narrow down the type of notes that you want to include in a fougère fragrance.
Get your creative scent juices flowing with this fragrance exercise and have fun!
“Les frondes des fougères arborescentes sont généralement très grandes et très découpées, mais au moins un genre a des frondes entières.”
Translation: “The fronds of tree ferns are generally very large and very indented, but at least one genus has entire fronds.”
Source: Cyatheales.