Elemi

Resins & Balsams note · 17 fragrances

Elemi is a resins & balsams note that appears in 17 fragrances in the Codex, most often in the top. The earliest documented use here is 2001 and the most recent is 2025. It most frequently appears alongside Patchouli, Vetiver, Pink Pepper. Fragrances built on this note cluster mainly in the woody family.

17Perfumes

14Houses

2001–2025Years

152Accords

Fragrances with Elemi

Top notes (8)

Ermenegildo Zegna — XXX Charcoal 2021
Yves Saint Laurent — Caban 2015
Tiziana Terenzi — Ursa 2015
Yves Saint Laurent — Caban Warm Tonka 2015
Yves Saint Laurent — YSL Caban brand 2015
Hermes — Bel Ami Vetiver 2013
Ineke — Gilded Lily 2010
Police — Interactive 2001

Heart notes (6)

Base notes (3)

Often paired with

Patchouli 10Vetiver 7Pink Pepper 6Cedar 6Black Pepper 5Sandalwood 5Pepper 4Olibanum 4Tonka Bean 4Lavender 3Ambroxan 3Labdanum 3Osmanthus 3Rum 3Leather 3Calabrian Bergamot 2

Scent families that use it most

Woody

7 perfumes

Spicy

3 perfumes

Citrus & Fresh

3 perfumes

Floral

2 perfumes

Animalic & Leather

1 perfumes

Amber & Resinous

1 perfumes

Houses that use it most

Yves Saint Laurent

3 perfumes

Dior

2 perfumes

Giorgio Armani

1 perfumes

Roja

1 perfumes

Tiziana Terenzi

1 perfumes

Ineke

1 perfumes

Atelier Cologne

1 perfumes

CANTO

1 perfumes