{"id":8716,"date":"2020-12-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.carrementbelle.com\/blog\/?p=8716"},"modified":"2023-03-28T09:37:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T08:37:19","slug":"fern-accord-perfume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carrementbelle.com\/blog\/en\/2020\/12\/24\/fern-accord-perfume\/","title":{"rendered":"The fern accord in perfumery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Among the different olfactory families<\/a>, there is an accord with a mysterious name: the fern. But beware and go beyond this name, the fragrances belonging to this family don’t give off the smell of a green plant, but rather fresh and aromatic notes. For a long time confined to men’s perfumery, the fern accord has been making a revolution in recent years! Let’s decipher the multiple facets of these elegant and timeless fragrances.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The birth of the fern family<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The era of the clean<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Contrary to oriental or woody perfumes<\/a>, the fern accord only came to light very recently, in view of the history of perfumery. Before the appearance of the first fern fragrance, which would become the leader of this new family, the trend was more towards heavy and animal scents. Indeed, during the Renaissance<\/a>, opulent fragrances with musk<\/a>, civet<\/a> or amber<\/a> were popular at a time when hygiene was not always a priority. But at the beginning of the 19th century, Napoleon Ist established a new fashion and became a fervent lover of Eau de Cologne<\/a>, fresh and invigorating. The technical progress of the time also led to the modernization of perfumery and the beginnings of synthetic chemistry<\/a>. Fragrances became much lighter, and the desire for clean scents, particularly in men’s perfumery<\/a>, would dominate until the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fern, royal scent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It wasn’t until the end of the 1800s that the fern accord came to life and won its spurs. At that time, the modern man was a true dandy who liked to take care of himself. He made it a point of honor to take care of his hygiene. Barbers and hairdressers for these gentlemen flourished. It is in this universe that the perfume house Houbigant, with the nose Paul Parquet, will launch the fragrance Foug\u00e8re Royale<\/em> in 1882. The notes of lavender<\/a> mixed with geranium<\/a> and coumarin, reminiscent of the fresh scent of shaving products. Originally designed for women, this fragrance quickly became the leader of a new family of fragrances and seduce men. Guy de Maupassant even became one of its most iconic ambassadors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democratization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Faced with such success, other fragrances with the same olfactory pattern were created a few years later. The appearance of the fern accord thus marked the beginning of men’s perfumery, which favored before toiletries and shaving products. The fresh and woody scent of fern was then widely used by the men’s cosmetics industry. Wr find it in shaving foams, aftershave, shower gel… Indeed, the nuances of fern fragrances bring a clean and light side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The olfactory characteristics of fern fragrances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The construction of the fern accord is based on a fairly precise structure. These perfumes generally integrate emblematic ingredients such as bergamot<\/a>, lavender, geranium and coumarin. Let’s take a closer look at the olfactory pyramid<\/a> of this family of perfumes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n