Collection: Truffle Perfumes

Truffle in perfume smells deep, earthy and musky, like damp soil and forest floor. Expect 54 perfumes that list truffle as a note, from about $17 up to $675.

Where the Truffle Note Comes From

Truffles are underground fungi prized in the kitchen for a rich, earthy, faintly garlicky aroma. Perfumers recreate it as an accord, built from earthy, musky and woody facets, so it reads as dark and slightly animalic. It is a niche note, used in small amounts to add a savoury depth.

Loewe Earth, Frédéric Malle Rose Tonnerre and Pantheon Roma Dolce Passione are perfumes people discuss in the communities Scendira tracks, and each lists truffle. Loewe Earth lists truffle at the top, Rose Tonnerre in the heart beside Turkish rose and saffron, and Dolce Passione in the base under chocolate and cocoa.

Suits: People who like deep, earthy, musky scents. Skip if: a damp, savoury earthiness reads more kitchen than perfume to you.

Truffle sits inside the woody perfumes family, and patchouli perfumes or oakmoss perfumes are close relatives.