Jo Malone London Dark Amber & Ginger Lily
EDC · 2008
Oil Perfumery
Note Profile
Kyoto Wood is a woody fragrance name that suggests a Japanese-inspired wood accord rather than a single botanical material. It reads as a composed note built to evoke temple woods, cypress, and clean dry timber.
Kyoto Wood would be expected to smell primarily woody, with dry cedar-like facets, pale aromatic woodiness, and a smooth polished texture. Depending on the accord design, it may lean slightly fresh or spicy, with a restrained incense-like dryness rather than dense resin or smoke.
This name is most likely an accord name or editorial note created for a fragrance composition, not a single natural extract. The Kyoto reference suggests a stylistic link to Japanese woods, cypress, incense, or temple materials rather than a formally defined raw material.
Perfumers would use a note like this in the base or late heart to give a composition a calm woody frame. It would pair well with incense, cedar, sandalwood, musks, citrus, and soft florals when the goal is a serene, minimalist drydown.
Woody
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