Note
Olibanum
Olibanum appears in 1,429 perfumes, most often alongside labdanum, myrrh, agarwood (oud). Perfumes that lead with it tend to read amber and woody.
In 1,429 perfumes, the leading note in 174. Usually found in the drydown.
- Opening
- 15%
- Heart
- 34%
- Drydown
- 51%
Where it leads
Perfumes in which olibanum is the note people notice most.
Bentley For Men Absolute
Bentley
2014
Purpose
Amouage
2023
Midnight Oud
Ard Al Zaafaran
2021
Lineage
Amouage
2023
Vetiver 46
Le Labo
2006
Kobraa
Bvlgari
2020
Encens Roi
Histoires de Parfums
2022
Eucalyptus 20
Le Labo
2025
Eau Sacree
James Heeley
2016
Mandala
Masque Milano
2017
Macaque Yuzu Edition
Zoologist Perfumes
2021
Dawn
Frederic Malle Editions de Parfums
2018
Opsis
Diptyque
2022
Black Tourmaline
Olivier Durbano
2007
Most popular with olibanum
The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.
Y Eau de Parfum
Yves Saint Laurent
2018
Imagination
Louis Vuitton
2021
Babycat
Yves Saint Laurent
2022
Coco Noir
Chanel
2012
Tuscan Leather
Tom Ford
2007
Guidance
Amouage
2023
Sedley
Parfums de Marly
2019
Acqua di Giò Parfum
Giorgio Armani
2023
Eau Duelle Eau de Toilette
Diptyque
2010
Back to Black
By Kilian
2009
Y Le Parfum
Yves Saint Laurent
2021
Jubilation XXV Man
Amouage
2007
Dior Homme Sport 2021
Dior
2022
Sauvage Parfum
Dior
2019
Often paired with
Notes that show up next to olibanum more often than chance would predict.
How it reads
Amber and woody above all. Reaches for fresh spicy, warm spicy and balsamic far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for sweet and fruity.
- amber
- woody
- fresh spicy
- warm spicy
- aromatic
- balsamic
- citrus
- powdery