Perfumes with Guaiac Wood

Guaiac wood smells smoky, smooth, slightly sweet and woody, with soft hints of rose, vanilla and incense that give it a warm, velvety character. It comes from the wood of Bulnesia sarmientoi, a tree native to Paraguay and Argentina.

The oil is steam-distilled from the wood and is semi-solid, often crystallising at room temperature. It is smoother and smokier than cedar and drier than sandalwood. Guaiac wood mostly sits in the base, sometimes in the heart. It pairs well with rose, oud, incense, vetiver, leather, vanilla and musk.

Guaiac Wood appears in 3,706 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a base note.

Popular perfumes with Guaiac Wood

• Amouage Epic Woman (2009)
• Amouage Dia Woman (2002)
• By Kilian Straight to Heaven (2007)
• Parfums de Marly Layton Exclusif (2017)
• Le Labo Rose 31 (2006)
• Amouage Memoir Man (2010)
• Prada Paradigme (2025)
• Kayali Fragrances Lovefest Burning Cherry | 48 Eau de Parfum (2022)
• Comme des Garcons Wonderwood (2010)
• Jo Malone London Pomegranate Noir (2005)
• Casamorati 1888 Bouquet Ideale (2010)
• Tom Ford Ébène Fumé (2021)
• Bvlgari Omnia (2003)
• Carolina Herrera 212 Sexy Men (2006)
• Frapin 1270 (2010)
• Les Liquides Imaginaires Dom Rosa (2013)
• Mancera Hindu Kush (2018)
• Tom Ford Noir Extreme Parfum (2022)
• Xerjoff Nio (2009)
• Amouage Opus XIV – Royal Tobacco (2022)
• Dior Ambre Nuit (2009)
• Estee Lauder Sensuous Noir Estée Lauder (2010)
• Bvlgari Rose Essentielle (2006)
• Imaginary Authors Memoirs Of A Trespasser (2012)

Notes most often paired with Guaiac Wood

• Musk
• Sandalwood
• Patchouli
• Bergamot
• Cedar
• Vanilla
• Amber
• Jasmine
• Rose
• Vetiver
• Cardamom
• Leather