Cashmere Wood

What it is

A trade name for a synthetic wood-musk material rather than a tree. Nothing is cut for it.

What it smells like

Soft, warm and slightly musky, more a feeling of smoothness than a smell. It is used to blur the edges between notes, and it is a large part of why many modern woody fragrances feel comfortable rather than sharp.

Where it sits

Which layer of the pyramid it is listed in, across every fragrance here that carries it. A base note is one you smell for hours; a top note is usually gone within the first.

What it turns up with

How much more often than the catalogue average. 1.0x would be chance, so these are the things that genuinely travel with it rather than the things that are simply common.

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.

Calvin Klein (5), Carolina Herrera (3), Paco Rabanne (3), Yves Saint Laurent (3), Armaf (2), Azzaro (2).