Perfumes with Civet
Civet smells intense, animalic and faecal when concentrated, but warm, skin-like and almost floral when diluted, giving a fragrance a sensual, lived-in depth.
Historically it came from the perineal glands of the African civet, mostly in Ethiopia; for ethical reasons modern perfumery almost entirely uses accords built from synthetics such as civetone and indole. Off-putting on its own, civet in tiny amounts enriches white flowers and leather. It sits mainly in the base of a fragrance. It pairs with jasmine, tuberose, rose, leather, labdanum and musks.
Civet appears in 1,225 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a base note.
Popular perfumes with Civet
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Paloma Picasso Eau de Toilette (1984)
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Nina Ricci Nina (1987) (1987)
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Amouage The Library Collection Opus IX (2015)
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Lancôme Climat Parfum Extrait Lancôme (1967)
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Rogue Perfumery Chypre-Siam (2017)
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Meo Fusciuni Little song (2018)
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Laurent Mazzone Parfums Black Oud (2012)
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Chanel Coco Parfum
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Bourjois Kobako (1936)
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Goldfield Banks Australia Purple Suede Goldfield & Banks Australia (2022)
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Balenciaga Le Dix Perfume (1947)
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Francesca Bianchi Unspoken Musk (2022)
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Nicolaï Parfumeur-Créateur Musc Intense (2012)
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Guy Laroche Clandestine (1986)
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Jacques Bogart Furyo (1988)
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Benetton Colors de (1987)
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Nicolaï Parfumeur-Créateur New York (1989)
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Paul Sebastian Design (1985)
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Les Liquides Imaginaires Fleuve Tendre (2017)
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Krizia K de (1981)
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Avon Black Suede (1980)
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Van Cleef & Arpels Gem Eau de Toilette Van Cleef & Arpels (1987)
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Krizia Krazy (1991)
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The Different Company Rose Poivree (2000)