Note

Cedarwood

Cedarwood appears in 1,249 perfumes, most often alongside mandarin, vetiver, bergamot. Perfumes that lead with it tend to read woody and aromatic.

In 1,249 perfumes, the leading note in 51. Usually found in the drydown.

Opening
0%
Heart
27%
Drydown
73%
Atlas cedar, fresh cut
Atlas cedar, fresh cut. Photo by Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it leads

Perfumes in which cedarwood is the note people notice most.

Most popular with cedarwood

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

Often paired with

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

How it reads

Woody and aromatic above all. Reaches for soft spicy far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for sweet and fruity.

  • woody
  • aromatic
  • powdery
  • amber
  • citrus
  • fresh spicy
  • warm spicy
  • musky