Perfumes with Labdanum
Labdanum smells dark, warm, resinous and honeyed, with leathery, slightly animalic and salty undertones, and it is very close to what perfumers call amber. It comes from the sticky gum of Cistus ladanifer, the rockrose shrub of the Mediterranean, with Spain as the main producer.
The resin is collected by boiling leaves and twigs, then processed into a resinoid or absolute. Labdanum is a cornerstone of the amber accord and, being tenacious, mostly sits in the base. It pairs well with vanilla, benzoin, patchouli, incense, rose, leather and oakmoss, and it is essential to chypre perfumes.
Labdanum appears in 6,666 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a base note.
Popular perfumes with Labdanum
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Matiere Premiere Radical Rose (2020)
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Heretic Parfum Nosferatu (2024)
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Natura Essencial Único (2022)
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Tom Ford Costa Azzurra Parfum (2022)
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Afnan 9PM Elixir (2025)
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Serge Lutens La Couche du Diable (2019)
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Prada Luna Rossa Extreme (2013)
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Majda Bekkali Mon Nom est Rouge (2012)
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Naomi Goodsir Bois d'Ascese (2012)
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Matiere Premiere Falcon Leather (2019)
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Lattafa Perfumes Maahir Black Edition (2020)
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Byredo Vanille Antique (2022)
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Bottega Veneta Pour Homme (2013)
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Francesca Bianchi Etruscan Water (2019)
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Ard Al Zaafaran Midnight Oud (2021)
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Tauer Perfumes 03 Lonestar Memories (2006)
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Dior Higher Energy (2003)
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Tom Ford Amber Absolute (2007)
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Bvlgari BLV Notte Pour Femme (2004)
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Byredo Rose Noir (2008)
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Giorgio Armani Bois d'Encens (2004)
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Francesca Bianchi The Lover's Tale (2018)
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Naomi Goodsir Nuit de Bakélite (2017)
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French Avenue Azzure Oud (2024)