Perfumes with Peru Balsam
Peru balsam smells warm, sweet and vanilla-like with cinnamon and resinous facets, giving a fragrance a soft, enveloping and slightly caramelised depth in the drydown.
Despite its name, the balsam comes mostly from El Salvador, collected from the trunk of Myroxylon balsamum var. pereirae and then processed by distillation or solvent extraction. Benzyl benzoate and cinnamates give it its vanilla, caramel and light cinnamon impression. Peru balsam sits mainly in the base of a fragrance and acts as a fixative. It pairs with vanilla, benzoin, tonka, labdanum and tobacco.
Peru Balsam appears in 961 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a base note.
Popular perfumes with Peru Balsam
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Maison Martin Margiela By the Fireplace (2015)
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Tom Ford Lost Cherry (2018)
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Tom Ford Velvet Orchid (2014)
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Hermès Elixir des Merveilles Hermès (2006)
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Estee Lauder Youth-Dew Estée Lauder (1953)
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Montale Mukhallat (2008)
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Prada Paradigme (2025)
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Kayali Fragrances Lovefest Burning Cherry | 48 Eau de Parfum (2022)
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Atelier Des Ors Lune Feline (2015)
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Tom Ford Metallique (2019)
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Amouage Opus XIV – Royal Tobacco (2022)
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Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Night Vision Eau de Parfum Viktor&Rolf (2020)
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Tesori d Oriente Byzantium Tesori d'Oriente (2016)
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Montale Red Vetiver (2008)
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Swiss Arabian Casablanca (2016)
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Givenchy Gentleman Society Eau de Parfum Ambrée (2025)
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Guerlain Chamade (1969)
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Maison Martin Margiela Never-ending Summer (2025)
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Roja Dove Diaghilev
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Guerlain Nahema (1979)
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Carner Barcelona El Born (2014)
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Francesca Bianchi Under My Skin (2017)
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Etro Heliotrope (1989)
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Zoologist Perfumes Harvest Mouse (2023)