I recently posted photos I took of marigolds here, in my post Marigolds: A Welcome Patch of Gold. They are a welcome patch of gold.
Botanical.com has some information on the marigold:
The Common Marigold is familiar to everyone, with its pale-green leaves and golden orange flowers. It is said to be in bloom on the calends of every month, hence its Latin name [Calendula officinalis]... It was not named after the Virgin, its name being a corruption of the Anglo-Saxon merso-meargealla, the Marsh Marigold. Old English authors called it Golds or Ruddes. It was, however, later associated with the Virgin Mary, and in the seventeenth century with Queen Mary.[More at the site]I picked a flower, to look closely, and to smell its scent. As Wikipedia describes it, "Marigold foliage has a musky, pungent scent." Yes, it is strong, but not unpleasant. A kind of fresh, leafy scent, with a muskiness.
I then wondered if any perfumes use this scent. So I went to Fragrantica, the online perfume site, and searched under "marigold."
I got a long list! I wasn't wrong.
Estee Lauder uses it as a Top Note in Beautiful Spring Veil
Elizabeth Arden has it as a Top Note in Fifth Avenue Style
Ralph Lauren uses it as a Top Note in Safari
Givenchy's Extravagance D'Amarige puts it up there again with the Top Notes.
Ralph Lauren complex Escape gives it Top Note importance.
So, it is not hidden in the middle notes, or used as a supporting base note, but is right there at the top. I didn't expect that.
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Posted By: Kidist P. Asrat
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