Note families
Woody Notes
Can be dry, creamy or smoky. This family often carries the body and persistence of a perfume.
Notes in this family
21 notes
What is a fir balsam note in perfume?Understand fir balsam's sweet green, coniferous and resinous character, how an oil differs from an accord, and its use in fragrance.
What is a cypress note in perfume?Explore the green, dry and resinous cypress note, its botanical source, its differences from pine and cedar, and its role in perfume.
What is a papyrus note in perfume?Explore the dry fibre, earth and soft smoke impression of papyrus, and the difference between the papyrus plant and a cypriol based accord.
What is cypriol or nagarmotha in perfume?Learn cypriol's dry, rootlike and smoky woody character and how it differs from vetiver, papyrus and oud accords.
What is an oakmoss note in perfume?Learn how oakmoss smells, why this lichen matters in chypre perfume, and how a natural extract differs from an oakmoss accord.
What is guaiac wood in perfume?Learn the warm, softly smoky character of guaiac wood and the difference between the oil, a guaiac accord and the ambiguous name palo santo.
What is a pine note in perfume?Explore the needle, resin and dry-wood sides of pine, how pine oil differs from a pine accord, and where the note appears in perfume.
What is an oud note in perfume?Learn how oud smells, how resinous agarwood forms, and why natural oud oil, burning wood and a crafted oud accord are different things.
What is the patchouli note in perfume?Patchouli is an earthy, woody perfume note associated with Pogostemon cablin leaves. Learn how the oil, patchoulol molecule and accord differ.