Note

Cedar

Cedar smells dry and woody, often recalling pencil shavings with a faint resinous edge. It gives the heart and base a firm woody outline and balances flowers or sweetness.

In 221 perfumes. Usually found in the drydown.

Opening
0%
Heart
29%
Drydown
71%
Found in Bleu de Chanel, Terre d'Hermès and Bleu de Chanel

Most popular with cedar

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to cedar more often than chance would predict.

How it reads

Woody and sweet above all. Reaches for aromatic and fresh far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • woody
  • sweet
  • citrus
  • aromatic
  • fresh
  • white floral
  • vanilla
  • warm spicy