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Earthy fragrances

Scents of soil, moss, patchouli and mushrooms.

Scentorian assigns these categories for browsing. Fragrances can belong to several families; the house may describe them differently.

38 fragrances

Angel Eau de Parfum

Mugler — The house's note list places caramelized cotton candy, praline and honey between bergamot and a vanilla-patchouli base.

Aromatics Elixir Eau de Parfum Spray

Clinique — Earthy patchouli and oakmoss carry dry, bitter-green flowers, and that mossiness reads as deep and woody to some reviewers, austere and medicinal to others..

Blackbird Parfum

Olympic Orchids — Ripe blackberry with dry grass, fir balsam and resinous cedar.

Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Parfum

Chanel — It opens loud and settles closer, as many reviewers tell it, with orange, rose and jasmine resting on a prominent patchouli base..

Coven Eau de Parfum

Andrea Maack — Wet soil, moss and a green burst of galbanum: the forest floor after rain, and the word many wearers reach for is witchy.

Cristalle Eau de Toilette

Chanel — Sharp citrus and cool, green hyacinth with jasmine beneath, turning close and transparent as it goes on, in many wearers' experience..

Dune

Dior — Dry mineral air, sea breeze and a faint hay-like sweetness, likened by reviewers to pebbles, driftwood and dust.

Encelade

Marc-Antoine Barrois — Sour rhubarb, damp earth and leather with a strong green character, which some wearers liken to tomato leaf, compost or burnt matches.

Encre Noire Eau de Toilette

Lalique — Here cypress and vetiver come across as damp earth, roots, bark and smoke, above softer wood and musk, though some catch a cleaner, almost minty green.

Fantosmia Eau de Parfum

Jorum Studio — Dense and slightly medicinal to many wearers, drawing closer as it settles: pepper, pimento and fennel, green shiso and mate, over tobacco and leather..

Fathom V

BeauFort London — Cold green stems, pond water and lilies: a florist's refrigerator, in the comparison reviewers reach for most often.

Femme Eau de Toilette

Rochas — Elegant rather than girlish, the fruity chypre wearers describe starts from plum and peach cooked down to a compote and dusted with cinnamon and clove, on a dark, earthy base of moss and leather with cumin running through it.

Gucci Rush Eau de Toilette

Gucci — Creamy peach, gardenia and vanilla over mossy patchouli, with the strong projection and long wear that wearers commonly report..

Hwyl

Aesop — Dry thyme and elemi, wood dust and incense.

Karma Perfume

Lush — Straight back in an old head shop is where several wearers land: sweet, syrupy orange oil on pine and a raw, green patchouli, with a thread of incense.

La Vie Est Belle Eau de Parfum

Lancôme — Strong projection and long wear are the norm in reviewers' reports of this sweet, powdery iris on a prominent patchouli base..

Like This Eau de Parfum

Etat Libre d'Orange — Pumpkin and ginger as warm, savoury vegetables and spice, with bright tangerine at the start.

Mitsouko

Guerlain — Soft peach against earthy patchouli and moss, with citrus and spice sharpening the opening.

Night Flyer Parfum

Olympic Orchids — Damp earth, mineral air and resins, with ripe figs, banana and other tropical fruit.

Oud for Greatness Eau de Parfum

Initio Parfums Privés — Very strong early projection and long persistence are what many reviewers report from this saffron-and-lavender oud, smooth and sweet, though some accounts describe weaker wear..

Portrait of a Lady Eau de Parfum

Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle — Rose and patchouli with clove, tart fruit and frankincense, in a texture many reviewers call rich; they also describe it projecting strongly and lasting long..

Rouge Eau de Parfum

Comme des Garçons — Ginger and pink pepper with earthy, faintly sweet beetroot; later on, wearers say, incense and cistus turn it dry and resinous..

Scandal Eau de Parfum

Jean Paul Gaultier — Blood orange and a flood of honey over gardenia and patchouli, with a beeswax, faintly animal warmth that fans call sexy, in a kitschy showstopper of a bottle.

Series 3 Incense Avignon Eau de Toilette

Comme des Garçons — Cool church incense with dry camomile and elemi, softened a little by vanilla; as the hours pass, many reviewers notice it drawing in, quiet and close..

Snowy Owl Extrait de Parfum

Zoologist — Cold rather than sweet: wearers describe snow, cold stone, chalky iris and the water left in a vase, with mint and a little coconut lotion at the edges.

Steamed Rainbow

D.S. & Durga — Humid pavement, water and a faint plastic edge that wearers liken to pool floats or bubble solution.

Sweet Leaf Eau de Parfum

Room 1015 — Grapefruit, eucalyptus and a green, resinous cannabis accord, with a sharp turpentine accent; wearers find wood and patchouli softening it later..

Tank Battle Perfume

Lush — Bubblegum dropped on wet soil: that collision is what nearly everyone reports, with metal, damp concrete and clove turning up often and cola or beetroot now and then.

Thunderstorm Cologne Spray

Demeter Fragrance Library — Demeter describes earth and plant oils in humid air around a summer thunderstorm.

Vétiver Eau de Toilette

Guerlain — Guerlain's note list combines bright citrus with nutmeg and pepper, followed by earthy vetiver, tobacco and tonka bean.

White Diamonds

Elizabeth Taylor — A large, bright floral bouquet that grows softer and more powdery as it settles.