Amyris

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Amyris (Amyris balsamifera), sometimes called West Indian sandalwood or candlewood, smells soft, dry, and creamy-woody with balsamic, faintly smoky resin and gentle vanilla-honey and citrus-terpenic nuances, evoking polished wood and a calm, candlelit warmth. Used chiefly as a base-note fixative, it smooths blends and extends longevity, serving as a gentler sandalwood stand-in in woody, amber, gourmand, and floral compositions, and pairing well with cedar, sandalwood, benzoin, labdanum, vanilla, tonka, incense, spices, rose, and iris.

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