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Cedar or cedarwood is one of the oldest ingredients used in the perfumery, with its balsamic, woody aroma providing a key facet in many popular scents. Native to the Mediterranean and the Himalayas, cedarwood has been revered for its mystical and magical properties by many cultures throughout history.

The Cherokee tribe believed that the human spirit was hidden in the core of cedarwood, while Tibetans used cedarwood oil in their spiritual ceremonies, and ancient Romans used the tree trunks for ship construction.

In perfumery, cedarwood is primarily used as a base note, anchoring the top and middle notes of a composition. Cedarwood combines extremely well with floral and citrus notes, lending warmth, while the fragrances in which cedar is blended with musk and amber have a green and clean aroma with a retro/vintage vibe.
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Fragrances that use Cedar
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DS & Durga Radio Bombay
DS & Durga
Radio Bombay
Coconut Musc
Radiant Iris
Sandalwood
Peach
" I am interested in hypothetical scent. Not everything has a strong or readily perceivable aroma, but objects can suggest a fragrance. Light bulbs glow. Electricity courses through their metal filaments. They melt the dust on their surface emitting wisps of heat. The tubes in amplifiers have a certain aroma. When my ‘69 Fender Deluxe gets heated-up (after rip-roaring monster shredding), the back of the amp produces a hot dusty metallic grease perfume—the scent of backstage in a humid venue. So what if there was a tube amplifier in an old radio made of sandalwood? Then the interaction of the heat would open up the pores of the wood, singing its smooth elegant fragrance - puffs of musky cedar, peach, coconut, lactones, milk. Real sandalwood essence is perfection. I often wear it neat. It smells of India, effigies, purity, focus. Unfortunately, it has been overharvested, so perfumers don’t use the oil from Mysore anymore. Radio Bombay is a deconstruction of the Mysore santal rebuilt from all the aspects written above. I imagine the radio sitting in a small hot shop in Bandra —the “Brooklyn” of Bombay (sorry). The heat deconstructs the oils in the wood. Ragas and Geeta Dutt tunes jangle out of its tiny speaker in the busy city. " -D.S."
Heretic Parfum Bergamusk
Heretic Parfum
Bergamusk
Jasmine
Lavender
Bergamot
Musk
A scent of many facets, as delicate as it is animalistic, as curious as it is classic. Bergamusk pairs two power scents—uplifting Bergamot, picked fresh from the gardens of Calabria, and the alluring White Musk of the aphrodisiac Ambrettolide. Heart chords of Jasmine and Cedar pique the curiosity while calming Sandalwood grounds it with a touch of bohemian intrigue. It’s like a lethal flirt and a casual heartbreaker. Soft, sweet, layered with complexities. A fragrance of true modern romance.
Heretic Parfum Dirty Coconut
Heretic Parfum
Dirty Coconut
Vanilla
Sandalwood
Ambrette
Cedar
Creamy coconut CO2 blends with sustainably harvested sandalwood and warmed vanilla in this sensual masterpiece that strays far from 'basic beach' scents and the saccharine tanning lotions of yesteryear. A sophisticated take on coconut perfume, Dirty Coconut is a 100% plant-based fragrance that's both lusty and renewing.
Heretic Parfum Dirty Vanilla
Heretic Parfum
Dirty Vanilla
Vanilla
Sandalwood
Cedar
Coriander
Leave your more “vanilla” expectations at the door. Dirty Vanilla is a hypnotic fragrance teeming with natural, vine-grown vanilla on a bed of warm, velvety amber musk. This 100% natural fragrance explores the unexpected side of vanilla's sweetness with rich sandalwood and a hint of spicy coriander.
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Heretic Parfum Voodoo Lily
Heretic Parfum
Voodoo Lily
Moroccan Rose
Sandalwood
Lily Accord
Cedar
Lending poetic license from the mysterious Voodoo Lily, a fleeting flower which blossoms only for a day or two each year, our master perfumer has struck thirteen lucky notes when composing this intoxicating scent. Fall under its powerful love spell with heady florals that are harmoniously layered into a perfectly balanced potion: patchouli for its rich, earthy and woody aroma, rose to provide uplifting, seductive properties, and lily accord for its exotic, creamy, and hypnotic facets. The artful addition of grounding frankincense and meditative sandalwood creates an air of mystery as the scent develops into a dry-down of smoldering incense. Leave the mundane behind and surrender to Voodoo Lily’s dangerous allure. After all, fortune favors the bold. 
MA|LO Skin Bouquet
MA|LO
Skin Bouquet
Violet Leaves
Jasmine
Pear
Cashmere Wood
Nobody knows you like you do. The tiny freckles on your neck, the soft skin on your thighs and the muscular shoulders. How you get chills of content when you put on your favorite cashmere, the tingle on your tongue when you bite into a fresh pear and how your fingertips can’t resist the urge to touch the flower petals. The scent of your own skin’s bouquet is irresistible.
Memo Paris French Leather
Memo Paris
French Leather
Clary Sage
Vetiver
Pink Pepper
Juniper
With its lime and rose essences and its suede accord evoking the inside of a handbag, this scent signs the adventure of a French rose, the one that makes your eyes shine. French leather is a fragrance that hones the senses, as all worthy Parisian women should do.
Ormonde Jayne Ambre Royal Parfum
Ormonde Jayne
Ambre Royal Parfum
Ambroxan
Jasmine
Orchid
Musk
Time-honoured accord of roses and jasmine with dashing notes of orange blossom and bergamot but veers away and deepens with patchouli, cedar wood and fanned with a big hearted warm amber molecule, expertly synergised to create a perfectly balanced but hypnotic and opulent perfume.
Press Gurwitz Perfumerie No. 9
Press Gurwitz Perfumerie
No. 9
Sandal
Citrus
Cedar
Eau de Parfum Press Gurwitz Perfumerie No. 9 is a rich, citrus-woody fragrance that reveals itself surprisingly and brightly on the skin. The aroma of zest, with peeking notes of cedar and sandalwood.
Sentier Balade in Autumn
Sentier
Balade in Autumn
Jasmine
Saffron
Bigarade
Turkish Rose
Step into an enchanting tale woven by the fragrance's woodland symphony. As you spritz, the forest's essence emerges, embodied in the woody embrace of cedar and a hint of invigorating bitter orange. A delicate dance of floral notes evokes the cherished memories of spring's farewell. An exotic touch unfolds with the essence of Bigarade and saffron, whisking you to far-off lands. Turkish rose and jasmine transport you to an ethereal realm, where beauty knows no bounds. The essence of autumn thrives in the heart, with cedar, precious resins, and botanical moss uniting to form a truly evocative base. Like the season's golden hues, this fragrance envelops you in a warm and captivating aura, inviting you to savor the magic of nature's most enchanting moments.
Skylar Pink Canyon
Skylar
Pink Canyon
Sage
Grapefruit
Pink Salt
Cedar
Pink Canyon is a citrusy and woody scent with a salty flair. Pink salt notes set this scent apart and brings together vibrant citrus and grounding elements Juicy grapefruit elevates a woody base of cedar notes for a beautifully complex and intricately layered fragrance.
The Harmonist Magnetic Wood EDP
The Harmonist
Magnetic Wood EDP
Osmanthus
Bergamot
Iris
Mimosa
Magnetic Wood is an energetic fragrance that energizes the wearer like the sun that coaxes out the first blossoms. Powdery mimosa is paired with the cool arbor of Chinese sweet osmanthus, green manderin and refined iris root. Fresh and elegant, it’s a sophisticated Yin scent that renews and enriches.