Scentorium · 11 families
Scent families
Every perfume on our shelves, grouped by what it smells like. Pick a family to see its scents.
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Forest & Conifer41Fir sap, pine needles, cedar, wet moss and cold air between the trees. Mostly from small houses using real conifer extracts, so...
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Incense & Smoke41Church resins, temple smoke, campfires and smouldering wood: frankincense, myrrh, copal and birch tar, from quiet and meditative to a fire that...
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Tobacco & Leather46Cured tobacco leaf, cigars, old leather chairs and worn suede, often with honey, rum, coffee or smoke. From soft everyday tobacco to...
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Oud42Real agarwood in very different moods, including single-origin ouds from Thailand, India, Vietnam and Papua: clean and woody, smoky, or properly animalic....
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Amber & Resin26Labdanum, benzoin, tolu, dragon's blood and golden amber, the warm, sticky base of great perfumes as the main event. Rich and long-lasting,...
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Animalic & Dark31The challenging end of the shop: castoreum, civet, musk, mushrooms, decaying flowers, metallic and medicinal notes. Made to provoke rather than please,...
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Gourmand33Edible, but rarely just sweet: gingerbread, cocoa, Thai milk tea, amaretto, mango sticky rice and burnt sugar, cut with spice, smoke or...
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Boozy17Spiced rum, mulled wine, whiskey, cognac and brandy, poured slowly over dried fruit, cherry or tobacco. Best in autumn and winter; several...
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Floral37Not the usual bouquet: Thai jasmine and champaca, lotus, osmanthus, orris, tuberose and wild mountain flowers, often set against smoke, leather, earth...
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Green & Earthy24Crushed leaves, herbs, wet soil after rain, mushrooms and moss: plants and ground rather than flowers. For anyone who loves a garden...
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Fresh, Citrus & Aquatic31Yuzu, lime, sea water, seaweed and cold mineral air. The lighter side of the shop, but not simple: salty shorelines and citrus...
