Patchouli, sandalwood & musk
Patchouli smells earthy, woody and gently camphoraceous, with damp-leaf, balsamic and sometimes cocoa-like facets. Sandalwood is a soft, creamy wood note with milky, warm and gently dry facets. Further notes add musk.
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Patchouli
Patchouli smells earthy, woody and gently camphoraceous, with damp-leaf, balsamic and sometimes cocoa-like facets. Cleaner fractions can feel smoother and less earthy than a full oil.
sandalwood
Sandalwood is a soft, creamy wood note with milky, warm and gently dry facets. It can suggest polished wood and a rounded texture rather than the sharpness of fresh sawdust.
musk
Musk can suggest clean fabric, warm skin, soft powder or a rounded, gently animalic warmth. Different musk materials have distinct fruity, floral, woody or creamy facets.
How it works in a fragrance
The materials combine different textures rather than behaving as isolated layers. Dryness, warmth and softness can be emphasized in different proportions, changing the accord’s outline and the way it supports the rest of a perfume.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
This name describes an accord: several scent ideas combined into a shared impression. The listed notes are an olfactory guide, while the exact materials and their proportions belong to each perfume’s formula.
Related notes to explore
Patchouli →
Patchouli smells earthy, woody and gently camphoraceous, with damp-leaf, balsamic and sometimes cocoa-like facets
sandalwood →
Sandalwood is a soft, creamy wood note with milky, warm and gently dry facets
musk →
Musk can suggest clean fabric, warm skin, soft powder or a rounded, gently animalic warmth
Rose →
Rose can smell fresh and lemony, richly petal-like, honeyed, spicy or softly powdery
Material references
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