Note · Woods
Mahogany
Swietenia
Mahogany is a reddish-brown tropical wood from Central America and the Caribbean, prized by cabinetmakers since the 18th century for its fine grain and warm colour. It provides no essence for perfumery: the perfumer composes an accord of it, woody, dry and slightly spicy.
What it brings
A dark, warm wood, dry and smooth.
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Material profile
- Family
- Woods
- Nature
- Perfumer’s accord
- Botanical name
- Swietenia
- Origin
- An accord composed by the perfumer.
- How it is obtained
- Recomposed by the perfumer
- On Volute
- 2 fragrances
The fragrances that reveal it
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