Oily Notes
Discover fragrances featuring the distinctive scent of oily notes.
Oily Notes is a beloved fragrance note that brings distinctive character to perfume compositions. Whether used as a top, heart, or base note, Oily Notes creates memorable scent experiences that range from subtle and elegant to bold and captivating.
Why Choose Oily Notes Fragrances?
- •Versatile scent that works beautifully in various fragrance families
- •Blends harmoniously with both fresh and warm notes
- •Available in designer and niche perfume collections
- •Suitable for both daytime and evening wear
Ready to explore? Browse our collection of oily notes perfumes below, or try our fragrance quiz to discover scents tailored to your preferences.
What is Oily Notes in perfume?
Oily Notes is a fragrance note perfumers use to give a scent its character. Depending on the composition it can sit as a top, heart or base note, and it shapes how a perfume opens, develops and lingers on the skin. Scento stocks fragrances built around oily notes as affordable 2, 5 and 8 ml decants and samples, so you can experience the note before buying a full bottle.
- 2 ml ≈ 30 sprays, 5 ml ≈ 75 sprays, 8 ml ≈ 120 sprays (the 8 ml ships with a refillable atomiser)
- Authentic only — every decant is poured from a sealed, genuine bottle
- Every fragrance offered as affordable 2, 5 and 8 ml decants and samples
- Tracked delivery across European markets
Perfumes with Oily Notes
Oily Notes perfumes & decants — your questions answered
What does Oily Notes smell like in perfume?
Oily Notes is a perfume note that shapes part of a fragrance's character. Worn as a top note it reads brighter on the opening; as a heart or base note it adds depth and lingers longer on skin. The easiest way to judge it is to sample a 2 ml decant of a scent built around oily notes.
Are Oily Notes perfume samples and decants authentic?
Yes. Every oily notes fragrance at Scento is hand-decanted from a sealed, original bottle — never a clone, dupe or inspired-by version. The original batch code is printed on the label and shown on your order page, so you can verify the provenance yourself.
How can I try Oily Notes perfumes before buying a full bottle?
Every oily notes fragrance is sold as a decant — 2 ml (about 30 sprays), 5 ml (about 75 sprays) or 8 ml (about 120 sprays, with a refillable atomizer) — poured from a genuine sealed bottle. Wear it for a few days and decide before committing to a full bottle.
Does Oily Notes work as a top, heart or base note?
It depends on the fragrance. Oily Notes can be composed as a top, heart or base note, and that placement shapes how long it lingers — base notes generally last 6–8 hours while top notes are more fleeting at 2–4 hours. Each product's note breakdown shows where oily notes sits in that scent.