Benzoin
Benzoin smells warm, resinous, and comforting, like vanilla darkened by amber, polished wood, and the soft smoke of temple resins. It has a balsamic sweetness with touches of caramel, almond, and spice, but it stays smooth rather than edible. In perfume benzoin is a key note in amber, oriental, gourmand, woody, and incense families, where it rounds harsh edges and gives a glowing, enveloping base. It can make patchouli softer and citrus more velvety on the drydown. It is a signature in Guerlain Shalimar, where it deepens the famous vanilla-amber accord, and in Diptyque Benjoin Bohème, where the resin feels supple, smoky, and quietly opulent.
- Tom Ford — Tubéreuse Nue Eau de Parfum
- Giardini di Toscana — Almafolia
- Diptyque — Do Son Limited Edition
- Diptyque — Do Son Solid Perfume
- Etat Libre d'Orange — Archives 69
- Ex Nihilo — Chandigarh Express
- Matière Première — Encens Suave
- BDK Parfums — Nectar Oud
- Matière Première — Falcon Leather
- Etat Libre d'Orange — Bijou Romantique
- BDK Parfums — Vanille Leather
- Giardini di Toscana — Christos
- Maison Margiela — Beach Walk
- Memo Paris — Italian Leather
- Giardini di Toscana — Colonia Nobile
- Parfums de Marly — Castley
- BDK Parfums — Tubereuse Imperiale
- Giardini di Toscana — Oro e Miele
- Giardini di Toscana — Ricordami
- Maison Margiela — Coffee Break
- By Kilian — Sweet Redemption
- Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle — Geranium Pour Monsieur
- Ex Nihilo — Musc Infini
- Matière Première — Santal Austral