Elemi
Elemi has a bright resinous scent with lemon-like freshness, peppery spice and a gentle balsamic warmth. It offers a lighter, more lifted resin effect than many dense balsams.
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It connects citrus and spices with incense, woods or amber, giving a resinous composition a fresher opening.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
Natural elemi materials come from resin and vary with extraction. A perfume note can also reproduce the same lemony, spicy resin impression through an accord.
Related notes to explore
Frankincense →
Frankincense, also called olibanum, combines bright resin, peppery citrus and dry woody facets
Black Pepper →
Black pepper is dry, woody and sparkling, with a warm spicy bite and a faintly citrusy aromatic edge
Bergamot →
Bergamot combines tart citrus peel with a soft floral, tea-like quality
Cedar →
Cedar suggests dry wood, pencil shavings and a clean, gently resinous warmth
Material references
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