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Fresh Evergreen

Q: Is Fresh Evergreen natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: Not a specific extraction — an intensified blend of coniferous essential oils emphasizing top-note terpene fractions..

GREENS, HERBS AND FOUGERES / fresh · green · woody

Fresh Evergreen

Category	GREENS, HERBS AND FOUGERES
Subcategory	fresh · green · woody
Origin
Volatility	Top Note
Botanical	Various: Abies spp. (fir), Picea spp. (spruce), Pinus spp. (pine)
Odor Strength	High
Producing Countries	Asia, Europe, North America
Pyramid	Top

See 'year-round' — this variant emphasizes the just-cut, sap-bright quality. Resinous wounds, needle-sharp green, raw terpenes released.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Maximum terpenic intensity — the burst when you snap a coniferous branch. Sharp, sap-bright, almost aggressive green. Raw alpha-pinene and beta-pinene at full strength. Bracing rather than atmospheric.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Sharp terpenic burst, sap-bright, raw green

After a few hours

Resinous warmth replaces sharpness, balsamic

After a few days

Woody-resinous persistence, warm coniferous trail

The Full Story

Fresh year-round intensifies the year-round concept with emphasis on freshly cut or broken branches: more sap, more terpene release, more bracing immediacy. The 'fresh' qualifier shifts from forest atmosphere to active foresting.

Higher concentration of alpha-pinene, beta-pinene, and camphene. The accord targets the specific moment of cutting: chainsaw through coniferous wood, the burst of aromatic sap, needles crushed underfoot.

Functions in energizing, winter, and outdoor compositions where the green-terpenic character needs maximum impact.

This note in Première Peau. Simili Mirage · Gravitas Capitale. Sample all seven extraits in the Discovery Set.

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Did You Know?

Did you know?

The burst of scent when you cut a coniferous branch is a chemical defense response — the tree rapidly releases stored terpenes to repel bark beetles and other borers attracted to fresh wounds. You are smelling the tree's immune system activating.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: Not a specific extraction — an intensified blend of coniferous essential oils emphasizing top-note terpene fractions.

Molecular Formula	Key components: alpha-pinene (C₁₀H₁₆), bornyl acetate (C₁₂H₂₀O₂)
CAS Number	N/A (accord based on multiple conifer oils)
Botanical Name	Various: Abies spp. (fir), Picea spp. (spruce), Pinus spp. (pine)
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	EVERGREEN · CONIFEROUS · PINE · FIR · CEDAR
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	High

In Perfumery

Intensified coniferous concept emphasizing freshly cut character. Higher terpene concentrations than 'evergreen.' Functions in energizing and winter compositions. Built from concentrated coniferous oils.