Fragrance note · Woods and mosses
Driftwood
Dry, sun-bleached wood with salty air, warm sand, and a faint mineral dampness.
You may know it from weathered wood on a beach
Where it comes from
Synthetic
A perfume accord built from aroma chemicals, not extracted from washed-up wood.
Worth knowing
It is usually an imagined beachwood smell, not real driftwood extract.
Accords it shows up in
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Often paired with
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Well-known fragrances with Driftwood
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Houses that use it most
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