Note

Driftwood

Driftwood suggests dry, weathered timber, sometimes with a faint damp or marine trace. Perfume accords use that impression in the heart and base, pairing pale woods with musk, salt effects and aquatic notes.

In 29 perfumes. Usually found in the drydown.

Opening
0%
Heart
43%
Drydown
57%
Found in CH Men Birds of Paradise, Apex Eau Intense and Montauk

Most popular with driftwood

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

Often paired with

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

How it reads

Woody and citrus above all. Reaches for green, fresh and aromatic far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for vanilla.

  • woody
  • citrus
  • fresh
  • sweet
  • aromatic
  • green
  • musky
  • floral