Perfume Made With Garland Lillies
The garland lily is a fragrant flower native to Florida, Louisiana, Georgia and Hawaii. It is also a native flower in Puerto Rico. The white garland lily can be found in Cuba and is their country's national flower. Garland lilies are most often found in American perfumes since they are native in the United States. Perfumes with garland lily may refer to the ingredient as ginger lily, white ginger or white lily. Does this Spark an idea?
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Scientific Name
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The garland lily's scientific name is Hedychium at the Genus level. The three species of garland lilies are Hedychium coronarium (i.e. white garland lily or white ginger), Hedychium Flavescens (i.e. cream garland-lily or ginger lily) and Hedychium garnerianum (i.e. Kahila garland lily).
Complimenting Ingredients
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Garland lily can be found as the single scent in a perfume or mixed with other ingredients. Garland lily is typically mixed with amber, woods, citrus, fruit and musk scents. Amber, woods and musk give garland lily a heavy and warm scent. When garland lily is a single scent perfume, it has a floral fragrance. Garland lily combined with citrus or fruit results in a light and fruity perfume scent.
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Occasions for Garland Lily Perfume
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Perfumes with garland lily tend to be strong, whether they have been combined with floral, woods, musks, or citrus. Stronger perfume scents are not appropriate for occasions where people are in tight quarters, such as the theater or office. Garland lily perfume can be worn at outdoor events such as concerts, festivals and strolls on the beach.
Garland lily works well in cool weather perfumes due to its heavier scent. Amber, musk and woods combined with garland lily create a heavy and warm fragrance that is preferred by perfume enthusiasts in the fall and winter months. Citrus is the only ingredient that makes garland lily appropriate for warm weather.
Who Can Wear Garland Lily Perfume
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Garland lily is used in feminine fragrances as well as unisex perfumes. It has a strong scent that can be combined with more masculine fragrances such as Tonka bean and musk lending it a masculine aroma. When garland lily is mixed with citrus, floral and amber, it creates a feminine fragrance.
Perfumers who use Garland Lily
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Garland lily varieties can be found in fragrances mixed by commercial and artisan perfumers. Artisan perfumers are small perfumers who make limited batches of their perfume and only sell them at small boutiques. Commercial perfumes, such as Avon, are sold at large department stores and drug stores such as CVS.
Ginger lily, a species of garland lily, is rare and can be found in a handful of perfumes currently on the market. Jo Malone, Trish McEvoy, Michael Kors, Dolce & Gabbana and Delrae have fragrances which feature ginger lily in their perfume.
White ginger, a species of garland lily, is found in feminine perfumes and can also be found in unisex perfumes or colognes. White ginger is favored by perfumers such as Estee Lauder, Asprey, Neil Morris, Royal Hawaiian Perfume and Les Floralies.
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References
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