Earthy is the dark side of a forest floor turned over — patchouli, damp moss, the smell of a hand washed in soil. These are the most divisive notes in perfumery; patchouli especially has cycled from countercultural to vintage to fashionable and back. But its mystery is unchanged: the smell of something that grew in shadow, that does not advertise itself. Earthy accords give fragrances gravity, the sense that they come from somewhere old. Wear them when you want a fragrance that smells faintly of having a body, of having walked across damp ground that morning.
The notes that build this accord
Ingredients that perfumers reach for when composing Earthy.
Woody
Woody
Aquatic
Woody
Woody
Aquatic
Green
Aquatic
Fragrances that wear this accord
From the most prominent to the most subtle.
Closely related
Other accords in the Woody family.