Note
patchouli
Earthy, slightly camphorous, deeply persistent. The note that defined the 1970s. Modern patchouli is cleaner. Fractionated to remove the funkier elements. But still carries that 'serious adult' weight. Anchors most chypres and amber compositions.
⊛ the kinds · 5
the same material, from another place, another variety, or another way of taking its scent.
⊛ called patchouli, but not the same thing
- caramelized patchoulian accord, not one material
⊛ how it wears
- leans full-bodied
- a touch dark
- turns deeper alongside woods and amber
⊛ where it tends to sit
mostly in the base, sometimes in the heart, rarely on top.
⊛ same note, six voices
- the muse · Armafclub de nuit womanexpressive softness+46
- the minimal · Clean Reserverainrestraint+17
- the sensualist · Ajmalamber woodwarmth kept close to the skin+78
- the statement · Burberrymy burberry blacka presence meant to be read+58
- the explorer · Diptyqueeau de mintheair, distance and a sense of place+34
- the enigma · Amouageenclavewhat stays withheld+60
⊛ ways to wear it
⊛ some scents that wear it
woods & leather · florals · amber & spice · fresh & green · gourmands · chypre
woods & leather
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- ByredoSlow Dance
- CaronYatagan
- Comme des GarçonsAvignon
- Comme des GarçonsWonderwood
- ChanelChance Eau Fraîche
- ChloéNomade
- Comme des GarçonsCDG 2
- CreedAventus for Her
- Dolce & GabbanaK by Dolce & Gabbana
- Dolce & GabbanaThe One For Men Eau de Parfum Intense
- DiorFahrenheit
- Frederic MalleEau de Magnolia
- LaliqueEncre Noire À L'Extrême
- Carolina HerreraGood Girl Blush Elixir
- GucciGuilty Absolute no longer made
- GuerlainLes Absolus d'Orient Encens Mythique no longer made
- Histoires de Parfums1740 Marquis de Sade
- HermèsTerre d'Hermès
- InitioRehab
- AmouageInterlude 53
- AmouageInterlude Man
- Comme des GarçonsKyoto
- Le LaboBaie 19
- PhaedonLentisque
- LoeweEsencia Elixir
- EtroMesse de Minuit no longer made
- DiorMiss Dior
- MontaleBlack Aoud
- MontaleCrystal Aoud no longer made
- Le LaboPatchouli 24
- PhlurHanami
- Roja ParfumsAoud
- Roja ParfumsRisqué
- PapillonSalome
- Giorgio ArmaniSì
- ChanelSycomore
- CaronTabac Blond
- TauerL'Air du Désert Marocain
- Tiziana TerenziOrion
- Tom FordOmbre Leather
- Tom FordTobacco Oud
- VersaceVersace Pour Homme Oud Noir
- VyraoWitchy Woo
- Jo Malone LondonPomegranate Noir
- Tom FordOud Voyager
- DiptyqueTempo
- Acqua di ParmaQuercia
- AjmalAmber Wood
- Essential ParfumsBois Impérial
- Essential ParfumsMon Vetiver
- Essential ParfumsPatchouli Mania
- Giardini di ToscanaBianco Oro
- Maison MargielaReplica Music Festival no longer made
- ChanelAllure Sensuelle
- DiorMiss Dior Parfum 2024
- LattafaYara Moi
- PradaL'Homme Prada
- AmouageInterlude Black Iris
- AmouageReflection 45
- CreedAbsolu Aventus
- NishaneHacivat Oud
- Le LaboCuir 28 Dubai
- Tom FordBois Marocain
- PhlurSandara no longer made
- HermeticaPatchoulight
- AfnanSupremacy Noir
- Memo ParisAfrican Leather
- Escentric MoleculesMolecule 01 + Patchouli
florals
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- Calvin KleinEternity
- Carolina Herrera212 VIP Rose Elixir
- ChanelAllure
- DiptyqueEau Capitale
- DiptyqueEau des Sens
- Etat Libre d'OrangeEau de Protection
- Elie SaabLe Parfum
- Estée LauderPleasures
- GivenchyL'Interdit
- GivenchyL'Interdit Rouge
- KilianGood Girl Gone Bad
- GucciFlora Gorgeous Gardenia
- GucciFlora Gorgeous Jasmine
- Jo Malone LondonEnglish Pear & Freesia
- KayaliElixir 11 no longer made
- KayaliSweet Diamond Pink Pepper
- KayaliUtopia Vanilla Coco
- LancômeIdôle
- LancômeIdôle L'Intense
- LanvinArpège
- Maison MargielaMutiny
- Matière PremièreRadical Rose
- MontaleRoses Musk
- Narciso RodriguezNarciso Poudrée
- Narciso RodriguezFor Her Eau de Parfum
- Tom FordNoir de Noir
- Frederic MallePortrait of a Lady
- Ralph LaurenRomance
- Maison MargielaReplica On a Date
- Tom FordRose Prick
- Tom FordCafé Rose
- GivenchyVery Irresistible no longer made
- Viktor & RolfFlowerbomb
- Yves Saint LaurentMon Paris
- Yves Saint LaurentMon Paris Parfum Floral no longer made
- Yves Saint LaurentMon Paris Intensément
- Acqua di ParmaMagnolia Infinita
- AjmalAristocrat for Him
- Ellis BrooklynMyth
- LancômeLa Vie Est Belle En Rose
- Giorgio ArmaniSì Passione
- Jean Paul GaultierDivine
- VersaceDylan Blue Pour Femme
- GivenchyL'Interdit Absolu
- XerjoffAccento
- XerjoffDamarose
- AmouageFigment Woman no longer made
- Atelier CologneRose Anonyme no longer made
- Frederic MalleSynthetic Jungle
- GoutalSonges
- DiptyqueEau Mohéli
- Juliette Has a GunLady Vengeance
- Juliette Has a GunMad Madame no longer made
- ShiseidoGinza
- D.S. & DurgaBig Sur Eucalyptus
- AjmalWisal Dhahab
- Serge LutensFleurs d'Oranger
- Serge LutensLa Fille de Berlin
- KayaliDéjà Vu White Flower | 57
amber & spice
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- BurberryMy Burberry Black
- Comme des GarçonsWhite
- ChanelChance
- ChanelCoco Noir
- ChanelCoromandel
- ChanelN°5
- DedCoolMilk
- DiorDior Homme
- DiorMiss Dior Le Parfum
- DiorSauvage Elixir
- AmouageEpic Woman
- EtroMagot no longer made
- FendiTheorema no longer made
- GoutalHeure Exquise
- GucciGuilty
- HermèsTerre d'Hermès Eau Intense Vetiver
- InitioOud for Greatness
- Le LaboIris 39
- Le LaboLabdanum 18
- LattafaVelvet Oud
- PradaL'Homme Intense
- Frederic MalleLipstick Rose
- Tom FordLost Cherry
- ManceraRed Tobacco
- Parfums de MarlyLayton
- NishaneAni
- PradaLuna Rossa Black
- Maison MargielaBubble Bath
- Etat Libre d'OrangeRien
- DiorSauvage
- GuerlainShalimar
- GrossmithShem-el-Nessim
- TauerUne Rose Chyprée
- Tiziana TerenziLillipur
- ValentinoValentino Donna no longer made
- Yves Saint LaurentKouros
- Yves Saint LaurentLa Nuit de L'Homme Le Parfum
- Yves Saint LaurentOpium
- MontaleArabians
- Tom FordVanille Fatale
- DiorBois d'Argent
- DiorHypnotic Poison Elixir
- Maison Francis KurkdjianReflets d'Ambre
- AmouageLyric Woman
- Roja ParfumsEnigma
- Frederic MalleNoir Epices
- DiptyqueEau de Minthe
- Memo ParisAfrican Rose
- LattafaOud for Glory
- Yves Saint LaurentLibre Vanille Couture
- AmouageEnclave
- AmouageHonour Man
- AmouageOverture Man
- AmouageOutlands
- Serge LutensIris Silver Mist
- Serge LutensFive O'Clock au Gingembre
- Juliette Has a GunMidnight Oud
- Juliette Has a GunOil Fiction
fresh & green
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- ArmafClub de Nuit Woman
- Giorgio ArmaniAcqua di Giò Profumo no longer made
- Atelier CologneVétiver Fatal no longer made
- ChanelBleu de Chanel
- Boy SmellsItalian Kush no longer made
- BvlgariAqua Pour Homme
- Frederic MalleCologne Indelebile
- Carolina HerreraCH
- ChanelCoco Mademoiselle
- DiorEau Sauvage
- DiorJoy by Dior
- RochasEau de Rochas
- GivenchyGentleman
- GucciGuilty Pour Homme
- GuerlainHabit Rouge
- HereticDirty Lemon
- HermèsConcentré d'Orange Verte
- Imaginary AuthorsSundrunk
- Jo Malone LondonLime Basil & Mandarin
- KenzoAqua Kenzo
- KenzoL'Eau Par Kenzo
- Parfums de MarlySedley
- NishaneHacivat
- RabanneInvictus
- RabannePhantom
- Penhaligon'sSartorial
- PradaLuna Rossa Carbon
- Profumum RomaThundra
- RasasiHawas
- Goldfield & BanksPacific Rock Moss
- ShiseidoZen
- HermèsUn Jardin à Cythère
- VersacePour Homme Dylan Blue
- VersaceEros Parfum
- Xerjoff1861 Renaissance
- Yves Saint LaurentMYSLF
- Yves Saint LaurentY Le Parfum
- ArmafClub de Nuit Intense Man
- Essential ParfumsNice Bergamote
- Essential ParfumsOrange X Santal
- Tiffany & Co.Tiffany Eau de Parfum
- Maison MargielaReplica From the Garden
- DiorMiss Dior Eau de Toilette 2019
- RabanneInvictus Platinum
- PradaLuna Rossa Ocean EDT
- CreedViking Cologne
- NishaneB-612
- AramisIntuition
- GuerlainEau de Guerlain
- HermèsEau de Basilic Pourpre
- Tom FordTaormina Orange
- AmouageLineage
- AmouageDecision
- DiptyqueIlio
- Clean ReserveRain
gourmands
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- Dolce & GabbanaThe Only One
- GucciFlora Gorgeous Magnolia
- GuerlainCuir Beluga
- Histoires de ParfumsAmbre 114
- Histoires de Parfums1969
- Imaginary AuthorsMemoirs of a Trespasser
- Jean Paul GaultierUltra Male
- KayaliInvite Only Amber
- KayaliLovefest Burning Cherry
- KayaliVanilla 28
- KayaliVanilla Royale Sugared Patchouli
- GuerlainLa Petite Robe Noire
- LancômeLa Vie Est Belle
- RabanneLady Million
- LancômeLa Nuit Trésor
- LancômeLa Vie Est Belle Intensément
- LattafaAsad
- LattafaFakhar Lattafa
- Frederic MalleUne Rose
- Parfums de MarlyCarlisle
- GuerlainMon Guerlain
- MuglerA*Men
- L'Artisan ParfumeurMûre et Musc Extrême
- Frederic MalleMusc Ravageur
- Frederic MalleMusic for a While
- Rabanne1 Million Lucky
- RabanneBlack XS
- RabannePure XS
- Robert PiguetV
- Rabanne1 Million Elixir
- Maison MargielaCoffee Break
- Ralph LaurenPolo Black
- Jean Paul GaultierScandal
- Swiss ArabianCasablanca
- TauerPhi — Une Rose de Kandahar
- Tiziana TerenziKirké
- VersaceEros Flame
- Yves Saint LaurentBlack Opium
- Yves Saint LaurentBlack Opium Le Parfum
- AfnanSupremacy Silver
- Jil SanderSun
- PacificaTahitian Gardenia
- Vilhelm ParfumerieMango Skin
- Carolina HerreraGood Girl Légère
- MontaleHoney Aoud
- DiorVanilla Diorama
- MuglerAngel Fantasm
- NishaneFan Your Flames X
- Roja ParfumsBritannia no longer made
- Jimmy ChooJimmy Choo
- RasasiDaarej
- Juliette Has a GunMmmm…
- Memo ParisIthaque
⊛ often found with
bergamot · musk · vanilla · amber · sandalwood · jasmine · rose · cedar
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