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Parmantheme

Say itpar-MAN-theem

Parma violet: green cucumber-leaf top, then sweet, powdery ionone flower.

What it is

A molecule made in a lab.

When you smell it

Heart: as it settles.

What perfumers do with it

A ready-made violet accord for soliflores, or a powdery touch in floral bouquets.