Note

Peru Balsam

Peru balsam smells sweet and thickly resinous, with vanilla, cinnamon-like warmth, and a faint smoky undertone. It adds lasting richness to the base and combines well with woods, spices, and amber accords.

In 88 perfumes. Usually found in the drydown.

Opening
0%
Heart
24%
Drydown
76%
Found in Opus XIV Royal Tobacco, Vanille Caviar and Rouge Smoking

Most popular with peru balsam

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

Often paired with

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

How it reads

Sweet and woody above all. Reaches for balsamic, vanilla and warm spicy far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • sweet
  • woody
  • balsamic
  • vanilla
  • warm spicy
  • citrus
  • fruity
  • musky