Perfumes with Thyme

Thyme smells warm, sharp and herbal with a slightly medicinal edge, bringing to mind dry Mediterranean hillsides and adding aromatic vigour to a fragrance.

Leaves and flowering tops of Thymus vulgaris and related species are steam-distilled into an essential oil whose main components, thymol and carvacrol, give it both spice and an antiseptic facet. Thyme is used mostly in the heart of a fragrance and often in the opening. It pairs with lavender, rosemary, sage, bergamot, cedar, vetiver and leather, and appears in aromatic and fougère compositions.

Thyme appears in 1,473 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a heart note.

Popular perfumes with Thyme

• Givenchy Ange ou Demon (2006)
• Nasomatto Black Afgano (2009)
• Tom Ford Tuscan Leather (2007)
• Guerlain L’Homme Idéal Eau de Parfum (2016)
• Xerjoff Torino21 (2021)
• Chanel Antaeus (1981)
• Roja Dove Elysium Pour Homme Parfum Cologne (2017)
• Tom Ford White Suede (2009)
• John Varvatos Artisan Pure (2017)
• Jo Malone London Lime Basil & Mandarin (1999)
• Rasasi La Yuqawam Homme (2012)
• Rabanne Pure XS (2017)
• Burberry Men (1995)
• Gucci Eau de Parfum (2002)
• John Varvatos Artisan (2009)
• Diptyque Oyedo Eau de Toilette (2000)
• Parfums de Marly Godolphin (2010)
• Bond No. 9 Bleecker Street (2005)
• Hugo Boss Boss Alive Eau de Parfum (2020)
• Histoires de Parfums Ambre 114 (2001)
• Loewe Solo (2004)
• Mugler Alien Man (2018)
• Nicolaï Parfumeur-Créateur New York Intense (2014)
• Costume National Homme (2009)

Notes most often paired with Thyme

• Patchouli
• Bergamot
• Musk
• Amber
• Cedar
• Jasmine
• Lavender
• Sandalwood
• Vanilla
• Vetiver
• Leather
• Oakmoss