With so many fragrance names being in French, and sometimes Italian, it can be hard to figure out how to pronounce everything.

In this blog, we’ll be going over some of the most common translations and how to pronounce them.

Fragrance Houses:

Maison(May-Sahn) - Home / House - A fragrance house the word Maison usually just means ‘House of’...

Xerjoff (Zehr-Shoff) - References a nickname coined by Sergio Momo’s(Xerjoff creator) American colleagues

Amouage (Ah-Moo-Wahj) - “Waves of Emotion”

Guerlain(Gare-Lay-N or Gerr-Lay-N)

Roja (Row-Jah) - Kind of like you’re trying to say Roger super fancily. 

Giardino Benessere (Jhar-Dino Ben-A-Cer-Ay) - “Garden of Well Being”

Nishane (Knee-Sah-Nay) - Translates to “Mark”, “Symbol” or “Sign”, with the name referring to the idea of leaving your mark.

Ingredients:

Cuir (Kwee-Ear) - Leather

Muguet (Moo-Gay) - Lily or Lily-of-the-Valley

Fleur (Flur) - Flower

The (Tay) - Tea

Bois (Bwah) - Wood

Poivre (Pwahv-Ah or Pwah-Vruh) - Pepper

Poudre (Poo-Druh) - Powder

Vanille (Vah-Knee) - Vanilla

Colors:

Noir (New-Are) - Black

Rouge (Roo-zh) - Red

Verte (Vehr-T) - Green

Gris (Gree) - Grey

Blanc (Blawn-K) - White

Other:

Et (Ey) - And

De (Day) - Of

Du (Doo) - From

Champs (Shah-P) - Fields

Jardin (Zhar-Dawn) - Garden

Eclat (Ee-Klaht) - Glow

Petit/Petite (Puh-Teet of Peh-Teet) - Small

Grand/Grande (Grawnd) - Big/Large

Soir (Swah) - Evening

Nuit (New-Ee) - Night

Matin (Ma-Tawn) - Morning

Soleil (So-Lay) - Sun

Lumiere (Loo-Mee-Air) - Light

Reve (Rev) - Dream

L’Amour (La-More) - Love

L’Eau (Low) - Water/Of Water

Parfum (Par-Fahm) - Perfume

Femme (Fahm) - Feminine/For Women(French)

Homme (Ohm) - Masculine/For Men(French)

Donna (Pronounced like the woman’s name) - Woman(Italian)

Uomo (Oo-Oh-Moh) - Man(Italian

Sometimes they feel easy, sometimes not.

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