BeauFort London · 2024 · Euan McCall

Cape Wrath

Luxury$$$$, 4 of 5
BeauFort London asks $169 for 50 ml
50 ml$169

VersionEau de Parfum

Pink pepper, elemi and green galbanum over frankincense and geranium, drying to ambergris, vetiver, seaweed and oakmoss.

BeauFort London says

You’ll smell Pink Pepper, elemi, galbanum, Angelica Root, frankincense, lentisk (mastic), geranium, ambergris, vetiver, ambrette, seaweed and Oakmoss Absolute.

More from BeauFort London’s description

It also mentions Bracing ocean air, Resinous smoke, Mossy oceanic base, Cold air, Salt, Stone and Angelica.

The house’s page

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Cape Wrath’s scent picture, a draft: pink pepper, elemi, galbanum, angelica, frankincense, lentisk drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Cape Wrath, top notes: Pink pepper, Elemi, Galbanum, Angelica, Bergamot, Eucalyptus

Heartas it settles

Cape Wrath, heart: Frankincense, Lentisk, Geranium, Marine notes

Dry-downwhat stays

Cape Wrath, dry-down: Ambergris, Vetiver, Ambrette, Seaweed, Oakmoss, Virginia cedar, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

What’s inside it

What BeauFort London names

Pink PepperElemiGalbanumAngelica RootFrankincenseLentisk (mastic)GeraniumAmbergrisVetiverAmbretteSeaweedOakmoss AbsoluteBracing ocean airResinous smokeMossy oceanic baseCold airSalt (marine notes)Stone

What the label names

17 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

5 citrus6 herbs & lavender3 florals2 woods1 spices

Citrus5

Bergamot oilLimoneneTerpinoleneCitralalpha-Terpinene

Herbs & lavender6

PineneEucalyptus oilCamphorLinalyl acetateTerpineolCarvone

Florals3

Geranium oilCitronellolGeranyl acetate

Woods2

Cedarwood oilIso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

Spices1

beta-Caryophyllene
1 more line on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell1

Alcohol

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

French LoverFrédéric Malle · shares galbanum, angelica, frankincense, ambergris and 2 more$370 for 100 ml · about the same as Cape Wrath’s $169
Hermann à mes côtés me paraissait une ombreEtat Libre d'Orange · shares galbanum, frankincense, ambergris, vetiver and 1 moreabout $185 for 100 ml · about half of Cape Wrath’s $169
Honour ManAmouage · shares pink pepper, elemi, frankincense, geranium (rose geranium) and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about the same as Cape Wrath’s $169
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.