Patchouli is a deeply spiced, thickly herbal and immediately recognizable note - it’s “dirty hippie” reputation doesn’t do it justice. Patchouli’s scent lies somewhere between cumin’s sharp and acrid tang and nutmeg’s smooth, sweet warmth, and it can carry a fragrance or blend easily with other, spicier notes. It is ideal in heated, spicy perfumes that feature leather, smoke, resins, and lighter aromatic notes like lavender and geranium. Patchouli’s exotic strength can be an acquired taste in perfume, but it’s many moods and blends make it an endlessly fascinating note to explore in the spicy end of the scent spectrum.

A scent that knows how to linger, cypriol unravels slowly, revealing all of its dynamic facets: from a distinctly woody fragrance through to its more leathery, smoky nuances—not dissimilar to ambery or animalic notes that recall something similar to oud. A colorless ingredient, cypriol blends seamlessly in traditional compositions, reinventing the likes of crystal-clear, modern Chypres.

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