Calycanthus

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Calycanthus (sweetshrub or Carolina allspice) smells rich and heady, a warm spicy-floral that evokes cinnamon and clove over a sweet, slightly fruity heart with soft woody–balsamic and nutmeg-like nuances. It reads exotic and autumnal rather than purely delicate, with a rounded, enveloping presence. In perfumery it functions as a distinctive heart-note or accord-builder to add spicy-floral warmth and to bridge fruity, woody and resinous elements; because true enfleurage or concrete is uncommon, perfumers typically recreate its signature character with blends of spices, fruity esters, woods and balsams to impart depth, warmth and a faintly gourmand touch.

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