Clean, structured woody note. Less velvety than Cashmeran, less diffusive than Iso E Super, less dry than cedarwood. A reliable woody presence that provides structure without imposing strong character. Faintly aromatic with a tropical edge.
Evolution over time
Immediately
Immediately
Clean woody presence, faint aromatic edge
After a few hours
After a few hours
Settled woody warmth, moderate diffusion
After a few days
After a few days
Persistent clean wood trace
The Full Story
Antillone is a synthetic woody molecule used in perfumery as a structural building block in aromatic and woody compositions. The name suggests Caribbean or tropical origin, but the molecule is fully synthetic -- designed to provide clean, well-defined woody character with good stability across applications.
The molecule contributes a woody note with moderate diffusion and reliable tenacity. It is less characterful than powerhouse woods like Cashmeran or Iso E Super, but its predictability and stability make it useful as a supporting element in compositions where exotic wood effects need a solid structural foundation.
Antillone works in aromatic, woody, and fresh compositions where a clean woody backdrop is needed without the assertiveness of more dominant synthetic woods.
Synthetic woods are among the most numerous categories in the perfumer's palette -- over 100 distinct molecules are classified as woody, each with subtle differences in warmth, dryness, sweetness, and diffusion. Antillone represents the reliable mid-range: useful, stable, unspectacular.
Antillone functions as a base-note woody building block. Used to provide structural support in aromatic, woody, and fresh compositions. Its clean profile makes it a good foundation for more characterful woods to sit on. Works as a blender between citrus top notes and woody-amber bases.