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Liz Claiborne Claiborne
Liz Claiborne

Claiborne

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Green
EDT · 1989 · womens

Liz Claiborne launched her namesake fragrance in 1989, during the peak of the designer's influence on American fashion. The brand built its reputation on accessible luxury and practical elegance, values that carried into the fragrance line.

Claiborne is a structured chypre that opens with bright, herbal top notes of lavender, bergamot, and melon, grounded immediately by green and earthy accords. The heart develops around juniper and cyclamen with supporting jasmine, carnation, and myrrh, creating a balanced floral that avoids sweetness. The base anchors everything with oakmoss, leather, and patchouli, giving the fragrance a dry, woody finish that elevates it beyond typical 80s femininity. The overall effect is refined and somewhat austere, with an emphasis on aromatic structure over indulgence.

This suits someone looking for a competent, no-nonsense fragrance that works across seasons and occasions. It's particularly good for those who appreciate oakmoss-forward chypres and don't need their florals to announce themselves. If you respond to similar profiles, explore The Homesteader, The Sensualist, and The Tactician.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
29%
Fresh
57%
Floral
100%
Rose
24%
Jasmine
24%
White Floral
24%
Green
90%
Aromatic
80%
Woody
100%
Patchouli
33%
Earthy
90%
Musky
33%
Amber
33%
Warm Spicy
33%
Spicy
24%
Balsamic
24%
Leather
33%
Smoky
24%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Melon
Melon
Fresh, watery, and clean, cantaloupe or honeydew melon adds a light, slightly aquatic sweetness to fragrance. It's a summer note that feels carefree and modern, closer to the transparent freshness of calone than to heavy tropical fruits. Used in light florals and aquatics to add a breezy, easy sweetness.
Green Notes
Green Notes
Lemon
Lemon
Sharp, clean, and instantly familiar, the pure zest of fresh-cut lemon peel, not the sugary juice. In perfumery it reads as crisp and energising rather than sweet, and is often used to amplify other light notes. It fades quickly, so it's almost always a top note that makes a striking first impression.
Artemisia
Artemisia
The wormwood family, artemisia adds a dry, herbal, slightly bitter greenness that evokes wild Mediterranean hillsides and ancient apothecaries. It's the botanical that gives absinthe its distinctive aura. In perfumery it grounds compositions in something honest and slightly difficult, which makes them feel more real.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Juniper
Juniper
Cyclamen
Cyclamen
Crisp, watery, and slightly green with a delicate floral sweetness, cyclamen is one of perfumery's more transparent flowers. It evokes mountain air and rain-wet gardens rather than a florist's shop. Used to add a clean, airy quality to floral compositions that might otherwise feel dense.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Carnation
Carnation
Spicy, clove-like, and slightly powdery, carnation is one of perfumery's oldest floral notes, with a warm, almost peppery character that distinguishes it from softer flowers. It has a vintage, slightly old-fashioned quality that is coming back into fashion. Think pressed flowers in an old book, warm and complex.
Myrrh
Myrrh
Deep, bittersweet, and slightly medicinal, myrrh is a resin with a complex, almost anise-like quality that sets it apart from frankincense. It adds a dark, almost sacred quality to oriental fragrances and is more challenging and assertive than its biblical companion. A note that rewards patience.
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Oakmoss
Oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Leather
Leather
One of perfumery's most complex accords, smoky, animalic, and slightly woody, evoking tanned hide, polished saddles, or fine gloves depending on the recipe. Leather adds sophistication and edge simultaneously, and is deeply associated with masculinity in Western perfumery (though the best leather fragrances transcend gender entirely).
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Cedar
Cedar
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HomesteaderBest match84% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Sensualist83% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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The Tactician83% match
Precision over excess. Always.

Crisp, dry, clean, worn close. Citrus, aromatic herbs, light woods, soft musks.

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Scent Profile
Citrus29%
Fresh57%
Floral100%
Rose24%
Jasmine24%
Fragrance Family
Chypre
EDT
Decants Available
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Liz Claiborne Claiborne— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

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Frequently asked questions

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What does Liz Claiborne Claiborne smell like? +
Liz Claiborne launched her namesake fragrance in 1989, during the peak of the designer's influence on American fashion. The brand built its reputation on accessible luxury and practical elegance, values that carried into the fragrance line. Claiborne is a structured chypre that opens with bright, herbal top notes of lavender, bergamot, and melon, grounded immediately by green and earthy accords. The heart develops around juniper and cyclamen with supporting jasmine, carnation, and myrrh, creating a balanced floral that avoids sweetness. The base anchors everything with oakmoss, leather, and patchouli, giving the fragrance a dry, woody finish that elevates it beyond typical 80s femininity. The overall effect is refined and somewhat austere, with an emphasis on aromatic structure over indulgence. This suits someone looking for a competent, no-nonsense fragrance that works across seasons and occasions. It's particularly good for those who appreciate oakmoss-forward chypres and don't need their florals to announce themselves. If you respond to similar profiles, explore The Homesteader, The Sensualist, and The Tactician.
What are the notes in Liz Claiborne Claiborne? +
Top: Lavender, Bergamot, Melon, Green Notes, Lemon, Artemisia. Heart: Juniper, Cyclamen, Jasmine, Carnation, Myrrh, Rose. Base: Oakmoss, Musk, Leather, Patchouli, Cedar, Amber.
What fragrance family is Claiborne? +
Liz Claiborne Claiborne belongs to the Chypre fragrance family. It is an EDT.
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