Perfumes with Benzoin
Benzoin smells sweet, warm, balsamic and lightly powdery, a resin very close to vanilla with soft hints of cinnamon and caramel. It is the hardened gum that seeps from the bark of Styrax trees.
Siam benzoin, from Laos and Thailand, is the more vanilla-like type, while Sumatra benzoin is drier and sharper. The resin is processed with solvents into a resinoid. Because it evaporates slowly, benzoin sits mainly in the base, where it also helps fix lighter notes. It pairs well with vanilla, labdanum, tonka bean, incense, rose, sandalwood and musk, and it is a frequent part of amber accords.
Benzoin appears in 6,626 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a base note.
Popular perfumes with Benzoin
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Yves Saint Laurent Opium (1977) (1977)
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Hermès Terre d' Parfum Hermès (2009)
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Guerlain L'Instant de (2003)
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Hermès Eau des Merveilles Hermès (2004)
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Lalique Encre Noire A L'Extreme (2015)
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Serge Lutens Ambre Sultan (1993)
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Mugler Angel Nova (2020)
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Azzaro Wanted by Night (2018)
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Tom Ford Bitter Peach (2020)
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Lattafa Perfumes Bade'e Al Oud Honor & Glory (2023)
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Guerlain Champs Elysees Eau de Toilette (1996)
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Chanel Allure Homme (1999)
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Montblanc Signature (2020)
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Serge Lutens Un Bois Vanille (2003)
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Dior Miss Eau de Parfum (2021) (2021)
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Juliette Has A Gun Vanilla Vibes (2019)
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Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps (1948)
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Louis Vuitton Ombre Nomade (2018)
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Parfums de Marly Oajan (2013)
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By Kilian Back to Black (2009)
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Serge Lutens Feminité du Bois (2009)
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Roberto Cavalli Eau de Parfum (2012)
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Givenchy Gentleman Eau de Parfum (2018)
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Mercedes-Benz Club Black Eau de Toilette Mercedes-Benz (2017)