What does cabreuva smell like in perfume? Cabreuva smells soft, honeyed and woody, with a gentle floral sweetness. It is a quiet, rounding wood that adds warmth to florals.
| Botanical name | Myrocarpus fastigiatus |
|---|---|
| Plant part | Wood |
| Origin | Brazil |
| Extraction | Steam distillation |
| Note | Heart |
| Scent family | Woods & Resins |
| Odour | Soft, honeyed and woody, with a gentle floral sweetness |
| Perfume uses | Woody florals and soft blends |
| Key molecules | Nerolidol, farnesol, bisabolol |
| Odour impact | Low |
| Odour life on a strip | Long: a day or more |
| Found in | Paper Flower Fan, Trevi Rose |
Used within IFRA limits. Impact and odour life are our own studio guide, judged on a smelling strip.
What Is Cabreuva?
Cabreuva oil is distilled from the wood of Myrocarpus fastigiatus, a Brazilian tree. It is rich in nerolidol, which gives a soft, floral-woody character.
What Does Cabreuva Smell Like?
Here is how strongly each facet of cabreuva comes through, from our own smelling-strip notes.
Woody
Soft, warm wood.
Honeyed
A gentle, honeyed sweetness.
Floral
A soft, lily-like note.
Balsamic
A light, resinous warmth.
How Perfumers Use Cabreuva
Perfumers use cabreuva to add a soft, honeyed woodiness to florals. It pairs well with ylang ylang, rose, clove and linden.
A floral wood
Cabreuva’s high nerolidol content gives it a floral softness unusual in a wood, which helps it bridge flowers and woods.
Smell Cabreuva in Prosody London Perfumes
For cabreuva at its most expressive, try Trevi Rose. Cabreuva adds a soft, honeyed wood to the heart beside guaiac wood and clove. You will also find cabreuva in Paper Flower Fan.
Trevi Rose
Paper Flower FanWhat Blends Well With Cabreuva?
Questions About Cabreuva
Is cabreuva strong?
No, it is soft.
Does cabreuva last long?
It is moderately long-lasting.
What pairs with cabreuva?
Ylang ylang, rose, clove and linden.
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