Vanilla, cocoa and coffee-like impressions might sit alongside dry cedar-style woods.

A gourmand note is a scent description, not an ingredient list or culinary recipe.

Try the late dry down to see whether the woody structure balances the sweetness.

Nine useful scent-family terms, explained without confusing descriptive notes with an ingredient list. This guide offers general information and does not establish the ingredients, safety or availability of any unfinished XASIS concept. Use the exact finished-product details when buying or applying fragrance.