Clary Sage
Clary sage smells aromatic, herbal, and softly leathery, with facets of hay, tea, lavender, dry tobacco, and a musky warmth that feels sun-dried rather than sharp. It is more rounded than common sage, with a slightly ambered, almost fruity nuance beneath the herbaceous surface. In perfume, clary sage appears in fougères, aromatic woods, fresh orientals, barbershop styles, and modern ambers, where it adds lift and a textured naturalness. It cleans up sweetness and gives citrus a more adult frame. Clary sage is prominent in Yves Saint Laurent Y and in Maison Margiela At the Barber’s, where its herbal polish helps shape that crisp, classic masculine atmosphere.
- Memo Paris — French Leather
- Etat Libre d'Orange — Bijou Romantique
- Memo Paris — Irish Leather
- Memo Paris — Italian Leather
- Memo Paris — Russian Leather
- Giardini di Toscana — Rosso Radice
- Nishane — Favonius
- Memo Paris — Irish Oud
- Giardini di Toscana — Verde Respiro
- Maison Margiela — Jazz Club 2025 Holiday Limited Edition
- Ex Nihilo — Patchouli Memory
- Memo Paris — Leather
- Tom Ford — Noir
- Maison Francis Kurkdjian — L'Homme A la Rose
- Amouage — Overture Man
- Parfums de Marly — Sedbury
- Memo Paris — Madurai
- By Kilian — Single Malt
- Initio Parfums Privés — Phantom in Red
- Initio Parfums Privés — Rare Reef
- Initio Parfums Privés — Aromatics Elixir
- Memo Paris — Odeon x Jean Jullien
- Memo Paris — Portobello Road
- Amouage — Luban Al Akhdar