Palo Santo vs Inverness

Shared character

Both Palo Santo and Inverness belong to the woody fragrance family. They share a core of sandalwood, guaiac wood, cedarwood (Atlas), and amyris, resulting in shared accords of woody, sweet, powdery, aromatic, and warm spicy profiles.

How they differ

Palo Santo features lactonic, rum, and vanilla accords, utilizing notes such as vetiver (Haiti), vanilla, artemisia, tonka bean, rum, davana, and milk. In contrast, Inverness presents spicy, earthy, creamy, balsamic, and fresh spicy accords, characterized by notes of cedarwood (Texas), iris / orris, sandalwood (Australia), mate, cedar, and orris root.

Who each suits

Palo Santo suits those who prefer lactonic, rum, and vanilla elements within a woody structure. Inverness suits those who gravitate toward earthy, creamy, and iris-driven spicy profiles.