Araucaria — the genus that includes the celebrated monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) and the Norfolk Island pine — is among the most ancient tree families on earth, with fossils dating back over 200 million years to the Jurassic period. Native to the Southern Hemisphere, from the Andes of Chile and Argentina to the islands of the South Pacific, Araucaria trees are living relics of an older world, their distinctive architectural forms having sheltered dinosaurs before they sheltered us.
As a fragrance note, Araucaria captures the resinous, slightly camphoraceous character of these ancient conifers. Its olfactory profile is woody and resinous — a clean, slightly medicinal piney character with a faint camphor edge and an underlying earthiness that speaks of old-growth forests and wild, windswept Southern Hemisphere landscapes. Less familiar than northern conifers like fir or spruce, Araucaria adds an exotic, slightly austere woody depth to compositions, pairing well with resins, earthy notes, and cool woods.
Fragrenza is drawn to the ancient, untouched quality of Araucaria in our resinous and woody fragrance collections. Our dupes of niche woody-resinous perfumes bring the grandeur of these primeval forests to you at prices that reflect our accessible approach to luxury fragrance.
