Peony in Velixir perfumes

Peony flowers give no usable oil, so perfumers build the note from fresh, rosy, slightly watery molecules. The result is a soft, airy, dewy flower, which is why it so often sits beside rose, lychee and other fruit.

Velixir perfumes with peony

Three of the 28 perfumes list it: Aphrodite, Panacea and Selene.

By layer: heart in three of them.

Heart notes

• AphroditeEau de Parfum35 and 100 mllitchi, ginger and patchouli
• PanaceaExtrait de Parfum100 mlpink pepper, blackcurrant and papyrus
• SeleneEau de Parfum35 and 100 mlraspberry and jasmine sambac

Notes that go with peony

Most of the three belong to the floral, fruity and citrus and fresh families of this guide. Next to peony on their lists you will most often find patchouli, raspberry, litchi, ginger and bergamot.