Note

Cistus

Cistus appears in 95 perfumes, most often alongside frankincense, patchouli, cypriol. Perfumes that lead with it tend to read woody and sweet.

In 95 perfumes. Usually found in the drydown.

Opening
2%
Heart
43%
Drydown
55%
Found in Musc Nurāsana, Herod and Attaquer le Soleil - Marquis de Sade

Most popular with cistus

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

Often paired with

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

How it reads

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

  • woody
  • sweet
  • balsamic
  • citrus
  • aromatic
  • warm spicy
  • earthy
  • vanilla