Note

Sesame

Sesame smells mildly oily and nutty when raw, becoming richly toasted and slightly smoky when roasted. Its perfume interpretation adds a savory accent to the heart and base beside woods, spices, and gourmand notes.

In 8 perfumes.

Found in Pavillon Rouge, Phloem and Honey-Kissed Tobacco

Most popular with sesame

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

Often paired with

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

Too few perfumes to say.

How it reads

Sweet and woody above all. Reaches for nutty, warm spicy and coffee far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for citrus.

  • sweet
  • woody
  • warm spicy
  • vanilla
  • nutty
  • gourmand
  • balsamic
  • floral