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Nagarmotha

Nagarmotha — known botanically as Cyperus scariosus or cypriol — is a sedge grass native to India, where it has been used in Ayurvedic medicine, incense, and traditional perfumery for thousands of years. The plant's roots and rhizomes are steam-distilled to produce an essential oil of extraordinary complexity: deeply earthy, smoky, and woody with a dry, slightly camphoraceous character that is unlike almost anything else in the perfumer's palette. Long valued in ancient Indian and Arabic fragrance traditions, nagarmotha has experienced a remarkable renaissance in contemporary niche and luxury perfumery. The olfactory profile of nagarmotha is earthy and smoky with a pronounced dry woodiness that carries faint echoes of vetiver, tobacco, and incense. There is a resinous, slightly medicinal depth beneath the smoke, and a persistent, tenacious quality that makes nagarmotha a powerful base note capable of grounding and enriching almost any composition. Its complexity is such that it reads differently in different contexts — incense-like in one blend, leather-woody in another, almost campfire-smoky in a third. This versatility has made it one of the most sought-after naturals in modern perfumery. Nagarmotha's smoky, earthy depth has become a signature of modern niche and oud-adjacent perfumery across the globe. At Fragrenza, our nagarmotha collection presents high-quality fragrance dupes inspired by the world's most admired luxury scents, bringing this ancient Indian treasure to you at an accessible price.

Often paired with these notes

Musk23 Patchouli22 Vanilla18 Frankincense18 Amber17 Vetiver15 Oud15 Bergamot15 Rose13 Sandalwood13 Jasmine12 Cedarwood10

Nagarmotha

Often paired with these notes

Fragrances featuring this note

As top note

Le Vestiaire - 37 Rue de Bellechasse

Alpha Aoud

As heart note

Encens Divin

Éternité

L'Heure Exquise

Pyrit Ana Tra

Trade Routes Collection - Cairo

Vicuña Wool

Volcano

Watan

Drakon

Geschein

Shouq

Ambra EAU DE PARFUM

As base note

Blanc - Deep Silence

Dark Lord Ex Tenebris Lux

Gita

Intrige

Kupaloke

Midnight London

Moth

No̱16 - Faded

Tangalunga

Toï Toï Toï

Alkout

Baikal Gris EXTRAIT DE PARFUM