Concentrated spice: nutmeg, cinnamon and cardamom over lavender, then licorice, sandalwood and amber.
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- Burberry Mr. Burberry Eau de ParfumShares 9 notes (cardamom, cinnamon, grapefruit, lavender, nutmeg, amber, patchouli, sandalwood, vetiver). Adds mint, tarragon, cedar, benzoin; no licorice.
- Floris London SantalShares cardamom, lavender, nutmeg, sandalwood, vetiver. Adds bergamot, lemon, black pepper, clove, cedar, frankincense.
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Sauvage Elixir opens on four spices and citrus — nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom and grapefruit — with lavender as the only heart note. The base adds licorice, sandalwood, amber, patchouli and vetiver. Spicy and woody notes hold 30% of its scent DNA each, so it is spice and wood first, with licorice as the sweet accent.