Frankincense

Resins & Balsams note · 11 fragrances

Frankincense is a resins & balsams note that appears in 11 fragrances in the Codex, most often in the base. The earliest documented use here is 1980 and the most recent is 2025. It most frequently appears alongside Jasmine, Musk, Patchouli. Fragrances built on this note cluster mainly in the amber & resinous family.

11Perfumes

11Houses

1980–2025Years

101Accords

Fragrances with Frankincense

Top notes (4)

Heart notes (2)

Tom Ford — Bois Pacifique 2024
Paco Rabanne — Fame Parfum 2023

Base notes (5)

Often paired with

Jasmine 6Musk 6Patchouli 5Bergamot 4Rose 3Vanilla 3Pink Pepper 3Cardamom 3Amber 3Benzoin 3Iris 3Sandalwood 3Orchid 2Tobacco 2Oakmoss 2Tonka Bean 2

Scent families that use it most

Amber & Resinous

4 perfumes

Floral

3 perfumes

Woody

2 perfumes

Sweet & Gourmand

1 perfumes

Fruity

1 perfumes

Houses that use it most

MEMO

1 perfumes

Ffern

1 perfumes

Guerlain

1 perfumes

Tom Ford

1 perfumes

Penhaligon's

1 perfumes

Kanebo

1 perfumes

Yves Saint Laurent

1 perfumes

Paco Rabanne

1 perfumes