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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Bath & Body Works Vanilla Bean Noel Bath & Body Works (2014)
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Lush American Cream (2010)
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Guy Laroche J'ai Osé (1978)
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Giorgio Armani Sun di Gioia (2016)
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Rabanne Olympéa Solar (2022)
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Halston Z14 (1974)
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Guerlain Shalimar L'Essence (2025)
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Prada Candy Gloss (2017)
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Givenchy Play For Her Intense (2010)
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Yves Saint Laurent Opium Vapeurs de Parfum (2012)
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Davidoff Hot Water (2009)
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Laurent Mazzone Parfums Sensual Orchid (2012)
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Bvlgari Man Extreme (2013)
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Roja Dove Burlington 1819 (2020)
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Chanel Bois des Iles (2007)
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Lanvin Avant Garde (2011)
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Maison Mataha Escapade Gourmande (2020)
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Giorgio Armani Armani Prive Vert Malachite (2016)
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Guerlain Chamade (1969)
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Amouage Boundless (2021)
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Le Couvent Maison de Parfum Cologne of the Missions (2011)
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Chanel Paris – Venise (2018)
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Burberry Her Intense (2019)
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Montale Vanilla Extasy (2008)