Quince was used by the early Arab perfumers, by the Greeks and Romans: they steeped the fruit in oil, and made a perfume from its flowers that was called ‘Melinum’. It’s pretty unusual to see quinces growing (although the Spanish do use it to make a paste, membrillo, which is served with cheese) – but they look half-way between a pear and an apple (to which it’s related). And funnily enough, the scent’s somewhere in between the two, too…
Smell quince in:
Britney Spears Fantasy
Chanel Chance Eau Tendre
