Bougainvillea

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Bougainvillea in perfumery is typically an accord, since the plant itself is nearly scentless; it suggests a sheer, sunlit floralcy with watery brightness, delicate green-sap tones, and a faintly tart, berry-like lift that evokes terraces and coastal gardens draped in vivid bracts. Perfumers use bougainvillea accords to add transparency and “solar” radiance in modern florals and aquatics, often pairing them with citrus, ozonic notes, peony- or hibiscus-like facets, soft musks, and pale woods to create breezy, holiday-light compositions.

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