Perfumes with spicy notes

Spicy notes broadly describe the sharp, lively and slightly sweet scents of warm or cool spices, bringing movement, warmth and character to a fragrance. Note lists use the term when no specific spice is named.

Behind it there may be natural oils such as cinnamon, clove, cardamom, ginger, pepper and nutmeg, or synthetic molecules that recreate them. Cool spices freshen the opening, while warm spices deepen the heart. Spicy notes mostly sit in the heart of a fragrance. They pair well with citrus, rose, amber, vanilla, tobacco and woody notes.

spicy notes appears in 2,060 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a heart note.

Popular perfumes with spicy notes

• Loewe Agua de (2000)
• Stephane Humbert Lucas 777 2022 Generation Homme Stéphane Humbert Lucas 777 (2013)
• ALREHAB PERFUMES Dakar
• Pinaud Clubman Clubman
• ALREHAB PERFUMES Sultan Al Oud
• Cartier Pasha de Noir Absolu (2023)
• James Heeley Eau Sacree (2016)
• Dior Ambre Nuit Esprit De Parfum (2024)
• Geo. F. Trumper Sandalwood Cologne Geo. F. Trumper
• Guerlain Le Parfum du 68 (2013)
• Ralph Lauren Big Pony 2 (2010)
• Revlon Jean Nate (1935)
• Zarkoperfume INCEPTION (2013)
• Lattafa Perfumes Lail Maleki (2018)
• Dana Chantilly (1941)
• Liz Claiborne Lucky Number 6 (2006)
• Goutal Bois d'Hadrien (2017)
• Piotr Czarnecki Shihan (Sensei) (2013)
• Lattafa Perfumes Oudain
• Cremo Bourbon & Oak (2017)
• Princesse Marina De Bourbon Reverence (2007)
• Les Senteurs Gourmandes Tendre Madeleine
• Valentino Born in Roma The Gold Uomo (2024)
• Louis Cardin Sacred (2011)

Notes most often paired with spicy notes

• Amber
• Musk
• Vanilla
• Sandalwood
• Patchouli
• Woody Notes
• Rose
• Bergamot
• Jasmine
• Cedar
• Citruses
• Leather