Caramel perfumes

The caramel accord is built on the sweet, buttery and slightly burnt smell of heated sugar, and it is one of the most recognizable notes in gourmand perfumery. It adds a mouthwatering, comforting warmth to a fragrance.

Ethyl maltol and maltol, with their cotton-candy and caramel effect, along with furaneol and vanillin, are the main sources, often supported by tonka bean and benzoin. Caramel usually shows in the heart and base and leaves a noticeable trail. It pairs often with vanilla, praline, coffee, tobacco, salty notes and amber. Caramel fragrances suit autumn and winter, evenings and relaxed everyday moments, though they can feel heavy in summer heat.

The Caramel accord appears in 4,055 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue. Below are the most popular scents where it leads.

Perfumes led by the Caramel accord

• Mancera Amber Fever (2019)
• Mugler Angel Garden Of Stars - La Rose Angel (2006)
• Khadlaj Perfumes Cream Velvet (2025)
• Cacharel Amor Amor In a Flash (2013)
• Tiziana Terenzi Chimaera (2014)
• L Artisan Parfumeur Amour Nocturne L'Artisan Parfumeur (2013)
• Mugler A*Men Pure Leather Pure Cuir (2012)
• ALREHAB PERFUMES French Coffee
• Shay & Blue London Salt Caramel Shay & Blue London (2014)
• Xerjoff Mamluk (2012)
• Chabaud Maison De Parfum Lait de Biscuit
• Franck Olivier Oud Vanille (2017)
• Goutal Tenue de Soiree (2016)
• Kerosene Sweetly Known (2020)
• Victoria s Secret Tease Sugar Fleur Victoria's Secret (2022)
• M. Micallef Mon Parfum M. Micallef
• Lush Honey I Washed The Kids
• Lattafa Perfumes Yara Elixir (2025)
• Mugler The Taste of Fragrance Alien (2011)
• Morph Disumano (2022)
• Thameen Peregrina (2019)
• Fragonard Diamant (2006)
• Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess 2011 Estée Lauder (2011)
• Guerlain Shalimar Millésime Iris (2023)