50 mL Extrait de Parfum · $35 AUD each
Dried clove buds with rounded heads and slender stems

52 / Amber, Spice & Musk

The ingredient notebook

Clove: warm, reimagined.

Warm aromatic buds with sweet spice and a penetrating dry edge.

The scent in three impressions

01

Warm

A concentrated spicy impression.

02

Sweet

A rounded aromatic facet.

03

Dry

Woody, sometimes medicinal nuance.

Field notes / 01

What does clove smell like?

Clove has a distinctive sweet-spicy aroma that can feel warm, woody and faintly medicinal. It is more penetrating than many soft spices, so even a small impression can be recognisable. Vanilla and fruit make it rounder, while woods emphasise its dryness.

Field notes / 02

The material behind the impression

Clove buds come from Syzygium aromaticum; eugenol is important to their characteristic smell. Different natural materials or reconstructed accords may be used in perfumery. A note is not an ingredient dosage statement or a recommendation to apply clove oil directly to skin.

Field notes / 03

Its place in the composition

Clove can deepen cinnamon and saffron, bring warmth to fruit or add a carnation-like spicy nuance to florals. In an oud composition it reinforces the dry, textured side. Its typical heart role may be apparent early, particularly in a spice-led perfume.

Close-up: dried clove buds with rounded heads and slender stems
Clove: an illustrative ingredient portrait, not a declaration of the materials used in any particular perfume.

The composition notebook

Where it belongs.

Usually the heart

This is a typical perfume placement, not a release schedule. Clove can be noticeable outside this stage: surrounding materials, concentration and your own perception determine how the composition develops.

Natural conversations

Cinnamon ↗

Warm spices in different textures.

Oud ↗

Dry depth beneath the aromatic buds.

Vanilla ↗

Softness around the sharper edge.

From the guide to your skin

Discover clove at Beautys.

2 fragrances with a recorded clove note

Matched to the fragrance notes in our current catalogue, not to a product’s name. A listed note describes a scent impression; it does not confirm the use of a natural extract.

A little more clarity

Your clove
questions, answered.

Why can clove smell medicinal?

Its eugenol-rich aromatic character has familiar medicinal associations for some people. The effect in a perfume depends on concentration and surrounding notes, not the label alone.

How do I find Beautys perfumes with clove?

The matching fragrances below are drawn from current catalogue note descriptions. They are not selected by product name or designer inspiration. A listed clove note describes the intended smell, not proof of a particular natural extract or its source.

How should I compare clove fragrances?

Start with the surrounding notes: cinnamon, oud, vanilla each create a different context. Try the finished perfume on skin and revisit the heart and dry down. Australian heat and humidity can change how expansive a scent feels; the note alone cannot promise strength or a wear time.

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