Fragrans
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Note families

Amber & Resin Notes

Warm, balsamic and dense. The word amber usually names a warm accord built with resins and not a tree.

Dark and golden resin pieces, pale tears and a thin line of smoke on dark slate

Notes in this family

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Pale gold frankincense tears beside a Boswellia branch on rocky ground with a faint distant trail of incense smokeWhat is an incense note in perfume?Explore the resinous and smoky incense note, how it differs from Boswellia frankincense resin, essential oil and actual combustion smoke, and how it works in perfume.Pieces of myrrh resin, a Commiphora twig and a dark perfume bottle in amber lightWhat is the myrrh note in perfume?Myrrh is a warm, slightly bitter balsamic perfume note associated with Commiphora gum resin. Learn how the resin, distilled oil and accord differ.Cream and honey-colored benzoin resin tears in a bronze bowl beside a Styrax treeWhat is a benzoin note in perfume?Explore benzoin resin's warm balsamic, vanilla-like smell, its Styrax source, the differences between Siam and Sumatra types, and its role in amber accords.White-flowered Cistus shrub on a Mediterranean hillside with dark sticky labdanum resin in frontWhat is a labdanum note in perfume?Explore labdanum's warm, dark resinous and leather-like smell, its Cistus ladanifer source, how it differs from essential oil, and its role in amber accords.Dark labdanum resin, pale benzoin tears and a vanilla pod under golden lightWhat is an amber accord in perfume?Explore the warm, sweet and resinous smell of an amber accord, its difference from fossil amber and ambergris, and the roles of labdanum, benzoin and vanilla.