Collection: Chestnut Perfumes

Chestnut in perfume smells nutty, sweet and gently roasted, like chestnuts warming in a paper bag. 110+ perfumes on Scendira list chestnut as a note, and prices run from about $8 to $470.

What a Chestnut Note Brings

A chestnut note is composed to suggest the soft, starchy sweetness of a roasted nut. Perfumers use it in gourmand and woody perfumes, and the picks below list it in both the top and the heart. It reads autumnal rather than sugary.

Perfumes people discuss in the communities Scendira tracks include Giorgio Armani Emporio Armani Stronger With You Tobacco, Miller Harris Soufflot and Masque Milano Madeleine. Miller Harris Soufflot and Masque Milano Madeleine open with chestnut, while Stronger With You Tobacco keeps it in the heart beside tobacco and cinnamon leaf.

Suits: People who like roasted, nutty sweetness. Skip if: roasted, nutty sweetness reads heavy or burnt on you.

Related collections: hazelnut perfumes, praline perfumes, and the broader gourmand perfumes.