Perfumes with Opoponax

Opoponax smells warm, sweet and balsamic with honeyed and slightly lavender-like nuances; also called sweet myrrh, it gives a fragrance a soft, powdery resinous depth.

The resin of Commiphora guidottii, a tree of Somalia and Ethiopia, is collected and then solvent-extracted into a resinoid or steam-distilled into an oil. It is rounder and sweeter than the bitter side of myrrh, with hints of warm honey, dried fruit and wood. Opoponax sits mainly in the base of a fragrance. It pairs with frankincense, labdanum, vanilla, benzoin, rose and spices.

Opoponax appears in 927 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a base note.

Popular perfumes with Opoponax

• Chanel Coco Mademoiselle (2001)
• Guerlain Shalimar Eau de Parfum (1990)
• Dior Poison (1985)
• Kenzo Flower by (2000)
• Chanel Coco Eau de Parfum (1984)
• Burberry London (2006)
• Amouage Interlude Man (2012)
• Yves Saint Laurent Opium (1977) (1977)
• Yves Saint Laurent Opium Eau de Parfum 2009 (2009)
• Calvin Klein CK be (1996)
• Amouage Jubilation XXV Man (2007)
• Amouage Honour Woman (2011)
• Parfums de Marly Carlisle (2015)
• Gloria Vanderbilt Vanderbilt (1982)
• Amouage Interlude Woman (2012)
• Tom Ford Noir (2012)
• Etat Libre D' Orange Secretions Magnifiques Etat Libre d'Orange (2006)
• Etat Libre D' Orange Fat Electrician Semi-Modern Vetiver Etat Libre d'Orange (2009)
• Jo Malone London Pomegranate Noir (2005)
• Yves Rocher Voile d'Ambre (2005)
• Zoologist Perfumes Squid (2019)
• Memo Paris Italian Leather (2013)
• Chanel Coco Eau de Toilette
• By Kilian Forbidden Games (2012)

Notes most often paired with Opoponax

• Patchouli
• Vanilla
• Sandalwood
• Bergamot
• Musk
• Amber
• Jasmine
• Rose
• Benzoin
• Vetiver
• Cedar
• Incense