Sage

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Sage—usually clary sage in perfumery—smells aromatic-green and dry, with a cool camphoric lift and facets of tea, hay, lavender, soft leather, and tobacco. It evokes sun-baked Mediterranean scrub and a clean, contemplative freshness with a faintly bitter edge. Used to add lift and texture, it is a mainstay of fougères, citrus colognes, chypres, and woody themes; it bridges sparkling top notes to herbal hearts and amber/woody bases, pairs well with lavender, rosemary, pine, vetiver, and patchouli, and, via clary sage, can lend a musky-ambergris warmth and gentle fixative effect.

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