What Your Favorite Flower Scent Says About Your Personality

What Your Favorite Floral Scent Says About You

March 16, 2011

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In the Victorian era, florigraphy or "flower writing" was a popular way to communicate messages, with a myriad of flowers, herbs, and other plants taking on nuanced romantic and social meanings. But the Victorians weren't the first to assign flowers meaning, and there's a long history of connecting some of the most popular flowers to specific personality traits and emotions.

In the same way an orchid symbolizes refined beauty, your favorite floral fragrance may be sending a message about your persona and emotions. It's all in good fun, so are you ready to find out what your favored floral "says" about you?

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by Miriam Lacey 9

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9 Comments

2 years 9 weeks

Aw - I love mimosa - so tickly on the nose while sampling their fragrance

mad4mod 2 years 9 weeks

Any love for my personal favorite scent, carnation?

Bettye Wayne 2 years 9 weeks

postmod I forgot lilac! One of my faves too!

postmodernsleaze 2 years 9 weeks

I loved this slideshow-- perfect to fill my ache for spring in the midst of some wintry weather. My absolute favorite flower fragrance is lilac and I was hoping to see it on here. We had a gigantic lilac bush in our yard when I was little and the smell would waft all around. To this day, I can't smell lilacs without feeling happy!

Miriam Lacey 2 years 9 weeks

ok! I'll get on the story this week, then. And Marian, I wish I'd included iris now! It's symbolic of wisdom, valor, and faith. If anyone else has a flower they're curious about, let me know.

Marian55 2 years 9 weeks

Thanks! I really enjoyed this article : ). I'm currently wearing Iris, which wasn't mentioned...

Bettye Wayne 2 years 9 weeks

Miriam I would love to see something like that too! Though I really enjoyed this slideshow too!

Miriam Lacey 2 years 9 weeks

I'm really interested in how scents affect you, too, Styrch. Jasmine is one of my favorites to talk about because a couple of studies have suggested that its absolute is as effective as some antidepressants at lifting mood, and it's also a known sedative. I'll definitely do a piece on scent in emotional augmentation if you're interested!

styrch 2 years 9 weeks

Sort of feel like this article is titled incorrectly. It's not what the scent says about you, but what your favorite scent symbolizes. I was hoping this article would have more to do with how scents affect you or why you might be choosing certain scents. Oh well. But it was an entertaining read.