Perfumes with Castoreum

Castoreum smells dark, smoky and leathery with tarry, birch-like and faintly sweet animalic facets, giving a fragrance a warm leather depth.

It was historically obtained as a tincture or absolute from the castor sacs of North American and Siberian beavers; modern perfumery uses synthetic reconstructions almost exclusively. The scent combines tanned leather, smoke and a gentle animal warmth. Castoreum sits mainly in the base of a fragrance. It pairs with leather, birch, labdanum, tobacco, orris and vanilla, and is a classic component of leather accords.

Castoreum appears in 963 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a base note.

Popular perfumes with Castoreum

• Leonard Pour Homme (1980)
• Les Abstraits La Douleur Exquise (2022)
• Loewe Gala (1991)
• Calaj Love Toxin (2020)
• Jorum Studio Fantosmia (2020)
• Pierre Guillaume Paris A Une Madone (2021)
• Mona di Orio Suède de Suède (2017)
• Sospiro Perfumes Vivace (2011)
• Hendley Perfumes Bourbon (2015)
• Soul of Russia Siberia (2023)
• Rasasi Safina
• Le Galion Special for Gentlemen (2014)
• Arquiste El (2016)
• Amouage Oud Ulya (2021)
• Areej Le Doré War And Peace Areej Le Doré (2019)
• Jil Sander Man I (Man Pure) (1981)
• Ramon Monegal Ambra di Luna (2009)
• Areej Le Doré Civet de Nuit Areej Le Doré (2022)
• One of Those Sulphur [16S] (2013)
• Jorum Studio Nectary (2019)
• Eris Parfums Mx. (2017)
• Parfums Quartana Wolfsbane (2016)
• Grossmith Saffron Rose (2012)
• Tauer Perfumes Attar AT (2017)

Notes most often paired with Castoreum

• Patchouli
• Musk
• Sandalwood
• Labdanum
• Rose
• Amber
• Vanilla
• Oakmoss
• Bergamot
• Leather
• Vetiver
• Jasmine