balsamic

Amber & Resinous · 322 fragrances

balsamic is a amber & resinous accord, recorded in 322 fragrances in the Codex. Accords carry a weight rather than a simple yes/no flag: a high weight means the accord dominates how the fragrance reads, while a low weight means it appears as a supporting texture. Fragrances where it dominates sit mostly in the amber & resinous family.

322Perfumes

72Houses

1923–2026Years

82.7Peak weight

Where balsamic dominates

Fragrance	Year	Weight
Shiseido — Zen Secret	2012	82.7
Rochas — Mystère de Rochas	2011	81.9
Serge Lutens — La Nuit Tombée	2026	78.0
Maison Margiela — A-7 Maison Margiela Replica By the Fireplace	2015	77.0
Tom Ford — Black Orchid Oud	2012	75.9
Yves Saint Laurent — Caban	2015	75.6
Yves Saint Laurent — Caban Warm Tonka	2015	75.6
Yves Saint Laurent — YSL Caban brand	2015	75.6
Giorgio Armani — Armani	1981	73.9
Giorgio Armani — CK Armani Self Unbounded	1981	73.9
Giorgio Armani — A-31 Armani Venice Citrus	1981	73.9
Molinard — Madrigal	2022	73.7
Hermes — Parfum des Merveilles	2005	73.2
Van Cleef & Arpels — Precious Oud	2011	72.7
Tiziana Terenzi — Ursa	2015	71.8
Hermes — Elixir des Merveilles	2006	71.0
Hermes — Elixir des Merveilles Limited Edition Collector	2006	71.0
Dior — Poison	1985	70.4
Dior — green poison old	1985	70.4
Dior — Green Poison Pumpkin	1985	70.4
Dior — green poison light	1985	70.4
Dior — purple poison light	1985	70.4
Dior — Poison dip	1985	70.4
Dior — heroine Purple Poison	1985	70.4
Dior — POISON 2586B	1985	70.4
Dior — POISONEDT	1985	70.4
Yves Saint Laurent — Black Opium Sparkle Clash Limited Collector's Edition Eau de Parfum	2016	70.4
Givenchy — Extravagance d'Amarige	1998	70.3
Van Cleef & Arpels — Van Cleef	1993	70.2
Dior — Miss Dior Parfum	1947	69.9
L'Artisan Parfumeur — Passage d'Enfer Extreme	2020	69.3
Cartier — Must de Cartier	1981	69.2
Yves Saint Laurent — Tuxedo Sharp Patchouli	2025	69.1
L'Artisan Parfumeur — Passage d'Enfer	1999	68.9
L'Artisan Parfumeur — L'Artisan Parfumeur Passage d'Enfer	1999	68.9
Loewe — Paula's Ibiza	2020	68.7
Guerlain — Chamade	1969	68.5
Guerlain — Patchouli Paris	2024	68.5
Ermenegildo Zegna — Incense Gold	2016	67.9
Tom Ford — Velvet Orchid	2006	67.9
Byredo — Mumbai Noise	2021	67.6
Chanel — A-3 Chanel Coromandel	—	67.4
Prada — Infusion d'Iris	2007	66.9
Rochas — Moustache	1947	66.6
Celine — Nightclubbing	2019	66.3
Francesca Bianchi — Encounters	2023	66.1
Lancome — Hidden by a Rose	2026	66.0
Louis Vuitton — Nuit de Feu	2020	65.9
Graff — Lesedi La Rona III	2020	64.4
Chanel — Coco	2012	63.9
Chanel — coco women	2012	63.9
Serge Lutens — Le Participe Passé	2018	63.9
Rasasi — Bareeq	2021	63.5
Tom Ford — Noir Pour Femme	2015	63.2
Lancome — Magie Noire	1978	62.9
Frederic Malle — Portrait of a Lady	2010	62.7
Paco Rabanne — Black XS	2005	62.7
Amouage — epic	2009	62.5
Guerlain — Encens Mythique d'Orient	2012	62.3
Hermes — L'Ombre Des Merveilles	2020	61.8
Amouage — Interlude Man	2012	61.7
Fueguia 1833 — Pulpería	2010	61.7
Van Cleef & Arpels — Oud Blanc	2020	61.7
Xerjoff — 1861	2021	61.7
Guerlain — Spiritueuse Double Vanille	2016	61.3
Giorgio Armani — Oud Royal	2010	61.1
Bvlgari — Omnia Amethyste Eau de Parfum	2026	61.1
Dior — Eden-Roc	2021	61.0
Dior — EDEN-ROC Holiday Limited	2021	61.0
Caron — Bain de Champagne (Royal Bain de Caron)	1923	60.9
Dior — dune dune old	1991	60.8
Van Cleef & Arpels — Birmane	1999	60.4
Maison Margiela — (untitled)	2010	60.3
Gucci — Vanilla Firenze	2025	60.1
Amouage — Jubilation XXV Man	2007	60.0
Lancome — Rouge Now or Never	1998	60.0
Tom Ford — Vanille Fatale	2017	59.8
Burberry — Tudor Rose	2017	59.7
Burberry — Midnight Journey	2021	59.7
Paco Rabanne — Olympea	2015	59.4

Accords that travel with it

woody

21,372 weighted

amber

17,715 weighted

warm spicy

16,936 weighted

aromatic

10,420 weighted

sweet

10,266 weighted

powdery

9,844 weighted

vanilla

9,745 weighted

fresh spicy

7,083 weighted

Houses strongest in this accord

Yves Saint Laurent

28 perfumes

Dior

26 perfumes

Tom Ford

24 perfumes

Hermes

21 perfumes

Guerlain

18 perfumes

Serge Lutens

17 perfumes

Chanel

17 perfumes

Giorgio Armani

12 perfumes