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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Lush Sticky Dates (2023)
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Narciso Rodriguez Essence (2009)
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O Boticário Egeo Choc O Boticário (2011)
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Tom Ford Sahara Noir (2013)
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Guerlain Néroli Outrenoir (2016)
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Roja Dove Enigma Pour Homme (2013)
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O Boticário Malbec O Boticário (2004)
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Serge Lutens A La Nuit (2000)
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Estee Lauder Cinnabar Estée Lauder (1978)
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Zimaya Sharaf Blend (2023)
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Mancera Roses Greedy (2012)
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Jean-Paul Gaultier Classique Essence de Parfum (2016)
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Lattafa Perfumes Opulent Dubai (2025)
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L Artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine L'Artisan Parfumeur (2003)
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Lattafa Perfumes Khamrah Dukhan (2025)
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Lattafa Perfumes Musamam White Intense (2023)
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Van Cleef & Arpels Santal Blanc Van Cleef & Arpels (2019)
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Giorgio Armani Sì Intense 2021 (2021)
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Prada Candy Florale (2014)
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Madonna Truth or Dare by Naked (2012)
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Lancôme O de L'Orangerie Lancôme (2011)
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Givenchy Amarige Mariage (2006)
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Boucheron Pour Homme (1991)
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Guerlain Habit Rouge Eau de Parfum (2003)