Note

Civettone

Civettone smells warm and musky, with animalic intensity when concentrated and a softer skinlike character when diluted. Used sparingly in the base, it adds depth and persistence to florals, amber, and other musks.

In 4 perfumes.

Found in Shinanay, Meant To Be Seen and Afrika-Olifant

Most popular with civettone

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to civettone more often than chance would predict.

Too few perfumes to say.

How it reads

Musky and woody above all. Reaches for animalic, balsamic and lactonic far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for sweet and vanilla.

  • musky
  • woody
  • balsamic
  • animalic
  • citrus
  • lactonic
  • amber
  • powdery