Note

oak moss

Oak moss smells damp, earthy, and forest-like, with bitter green, woody, and faint leathery facets. It gives the base a dry, lingering depth and ties together citrus, patchouli, woods, and floral notes.

In 75 perfumes. Usually found in the drydown.

Opening
5%
Heart
7%
Drydown
88%
Found in Supremacy Silver, Weekend and London

Most popular with oak moss

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

Often paired with

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

How it reads

Woody and earthy above all. Reaches for mossy, green and animalic far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for vanilla.

  • woody
  • earthy
  • sweet
  • citrus
  • mossy
  • fruity
  • green
  • white floral