Perfumes with Cedarwood

Cedarwood smells dry, clean, lightly resinous and warm, recalling a freshly opened wooden box, pencil shavings and the faintly sweet air of a conifer forest. In perfumery the name covers Atlas cedar, Himalayan cedar and North American junipers sold as cedar.

The oil is steam-distilled from wood chips and sawdust, and synthetic woody molecules derived from cedar oil are also widespread. Cedarwood usually sits in the base, giving structure and longevity to the composition. It pairs well with vetiver, patchouli, musk, iris, bergamot, lavender and amber.

Cedarwood appears in 4,715 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a base note.

Popular perfumes with Cedarwood

• Creed Aventus (2010)
• Hugo Boss Bottled Absolu (2024)
• Carolina Herrera Bad Boy (2019)
• French Avenue Vulcan Feu (2025)
• Memo Paris Marfa (2016)
• Issey Miyake Le Sel d’Issey (2024)
• Memo Paris Irish Leather (2013)
• Paris Corner Rifaaqat (2023)
• Lancôme La Vie est Belle L'Elixir Lancôme (2024)
• Perfumer s Workshop Tea Rose Perfumer's Workshop (1977)
• Memo Paris French Leather (2014)
• Afnan 9 PM Rebel (2024)
• Rasasi Hawas Black (2024)
• French Avenue Spectre Ghost (2023)
• Lattafa Perfumes His Confession (2024)
• Lattafa Perfumes Al Nashama Caprice (2024)
• Paris Corner Khair Pistachio (2023)
• Montblanc Explorer Platinum (2023)
• Rabanne Phantom Parfum (2023)
• Lattafa Perfumes Opulent Dubai (2025)
• Memo Paris Inlé (2007)
• Creed Royal Water (1997)
• Maison Martin Margiela Never-ending Summer (2025)
• Narciso Rodriguez For Her Musc Nude (2024)

Notes most often paired with Cedarwood

• Musk
• Bergamot
• Amber
• Vanilla
• Patchouli
• Sandalwood
• Vetiver
• Pink Pepper
• Jasmine
• Cardamom
• Rose
• Tonka Bean