Woody perfumes

The woody accord is a scent family built around the smell of dry timber, bark and shavings, usually created with cedarwood, sandalwood, vetiver and modern woody molecules. It gives a fragrance its backbone and a warm, grounded feel on skin.

Depending on the materials, it can read creamy like sandalwood, sharp and pencil-like like cedar, or rooty and smoky like vetiver. Iso E Super, Javanol and guaiac wood are common building blocks, and the accord usually sits in the base, where it extends longevity. It pairs naturally with citrus, aromatic herbs, spices and amber. Lighter woody blends work year-round and in the daytime, while denser, resinous versions feel most at home on autumn and winter evenings.

The Woody accord appears in 78,661 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue. Below are the most popular scents where it leads.