Beeswax

What it is

Beeswax absolute, which carries the honey the wax was stored with as well as the wax itself.

What it smells like

Soft, honeyed and a little dusty, like a church candle or a polished wooden pew. It is warmer and quieter than honey and lacks the animal turn that honey takes.

How strongly it is worn

The average strength this accord is listed at, where 100 means it dominates the fragrance.

58 / 100

Accords it sits beside

Same measure, with its own family filtered out. Saying woody turns up with oud is a restatement, not a finding.

When it is worn

Against the average fragrance here. The line marks that average, so a bar past it means this is worn in that season or setting more than most.

Houses that use it most

Counted across the fragrances here, which reflects what we cover as much as what a house makes.

Al Haramain (1), Jean Paul Gaultier (1), Prada (1).