{"id":2031,"date":"2022-12-15T14:14:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T13:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.carrementbelle.com\/blog\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:34:36","slug":"woody-perfume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carrementbelle.com\/blog\/en\/2022\/12\/15\/woody-perfume\/","title":{"rendered":"All the olfactory nuances of the woody perfume"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We have already introduced in a previous article the 7 olfactory families<\/a>, whom classify all your perfumes. Among them is a category with warm, resinous, damp or even smoky notes: the woody family which concerns a large majority of fragrances. Its notes bring elegance, sophistication and a lot of character to their compositions. Like a walk in the forest, let us take you to discover the secrets of the woody notes.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Woody notes, cornerstone of perfumery? <\/span><\/h2>\n

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Since Antiquity, wood has been a popular scented material. Peoples used to burn wood shavings and resin during religious rituals. Some believe that sandalwood brings well-being and calming. In the Middle East, cedar is a venerated tree, whose sacred wood would have been used to build the hanging gardens of Babylon.<\/p>\n

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Woody notes are still very popular and even considered as the “backbone” of perfumes. Before becoming an olfactory family in their own right, they served as fixer. They thus constituted the olfactory frame on which the other notes of the composition were based. For many years now, it has become rare to find fragrances without woody shade. These notes can be found in several olfactory subfamilies such as aquatic woody, aromatic woody, or floral, spicy or chypre woody.<\/p>\n

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The first woody fragrance using these bold notes was V\u00e9tiver<\/em> by Carven in 1957. A masculine perfume created by Ms. Carven to offer to her husband a both fresh and delicate scent. Here, vetiver is blended with lavender and absinthe extracts to give it a “man-skin” effect. The famous Gabrielle Chanel and her perfumer Ernest Beaux will then pave the way to the first feminine woody perfume. Lauched in 1962, Bois des \u00celes<\/em> is far from the standards of the time. Like Coco<\/em>, this fragrance blends feminine and masculine notes. Myosore’s sandalwood matches with opulent flowers and fruity notes of peach.<\/p>\n

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What are woody notes?<\/h2>\n

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Woody notes come from the essential oils of the moss and the wood of the trees. These vegetable oils can also be extracted from plants such as patchouli and vetiver. This large olfactory family is divided into several sub-categories:<\/p>\n

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