Cumin
Cumin has a dry, warm spicy scent with earthy and distinctly bodily, animalic nuances. Its character can feel savory rather than sweet or fresh.
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It adds depth to leather, rose and ambery compositions and can make musky structures feel less cleanly polished.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
Natural cumin materials come from the aromatic fruits commonly called seeds. A cumin effect can also be shaped by an accord, with its strength depending on the full formula.
Related notes to explore
Rose →
Rose can smell fresh and lemony, richly petal-like, honeyed, spicy or softly powdery
Leather →
Leather can evoke supple hide, dry suede, smoky tar or a polished, slightly animalic warmth
Labdanum →
Labdanum is rich and resinous, with warm amber, leather, balsamic and subtly animalic facets
Musk →
Musk can suggest clean fabric, warm skin, soft powder or a rounded, gently animalic warmth
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