Woody Note

Cedar

498 fragrances in our directory are built around it.

What Is Cedar?

Dry, pencil-shavings wood that reads clean rather than sweet. Virginia cedar is sharper and more resinous; Atlas cedar is softer. It's a workhorse base note in both men's and women's fragrances.

Scent profile
  • Woody
  • Warm
  • Grounding

Perfumes With Cedar

Ranked by how central cedar is to the scent — where it sits in the pyramid and how much of the perfume is built around it. The % is that match — brands don’t publish how much of a note is in the formula.

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Pairs Well With

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