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Fir Needle Absolute Super Premium
Fir balsam absolute is green-brown in colour, of a thick viscosity and produced by solvent extraction of the Abies balsamea needles. We now purchase this direct from an artisan producer in Canada and the quality is outstanding, rich, full of depth, great development and far better than what is offered by any of the big raw material companies.
Arctander has this to say ”Its odour power is easily underestimated, and the apparent suave sweetness has a tremendous penetration in most fragrances. Obviously, this material is particularly useful in pine and spruce fragrances, “Christmas tree” odours, ect.., but the real pleasure of such a material is primarily obtained when it is used in the more unusual places, e.g. chypre, fougere, muget, cologne bases, violet bases, opoponax, hyacinth, carnation etc.”
Botanical Name: Abies balsamea
Origin: Canada
Wholesale weights (all prices excluding vat): 250G = 400 Euros.
8 reviews for Fir Needle Absolute Super Premium
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Mauricio (verified owner) –
A perfumist friend of mine that used to work in a lab once told me she avoided Fir Balsam like the plague because its scent reminded her of some material they used all the time. That was the first time I seriously regretted not becoming a biologist.
Since in Brazil Christmas occurs during the Summer and it is an often hot and rainy night, I can’t really make the connection most Americans and Europeans do with this offering. To me, Fir Balsam sits proudly alongside other resins and is a special, although limited, tool in my organ.
It is caramel-sticky and even has some burnt sugar nuances mixed with smoky traces. It blends well with Labdanum, for an in-your-face approach, and dark woods, overpowering the lighter ones if not highly diluted. My favorite experiment, though, was mixing it with Verbena and Patchouli Heart for an intriguingly moisty combo that would fit as the scent of the Ents from The Lord Of the Rings.
farman1979 (verified owner) –
Velvety smooth item with a lovely sweetness that can inject something special in an incense note/perfume. It is slightly astringent/dry similar to myrrh (EO & CO2), opoponax. It also has a green note (at the start) which is quite similar to that I get during the dry down stage of oakmoass absolute (another stunning material). Overall, it is somewhere in between benzoin abs and styrax resinoid and less leathery than labdanum.
If you love resins, especially frankincense, benzoin, labdanum and myrrh, you’ll love this too.
Thomas (verified owner) –
What a beauty ! This is the exact odor of the sticky resin on a Christmas tree : refreshing and at the same time warm and comforting. Lasts days on a strip. The 5ML abs comes in a very handy 10ML vial, so you just need to add alcohol to get a 50% dilution, much more easy to use.
Per Filipsson (verified owner) –
This is one of my favourite materials, using it extensively in many types of blends. It is almost a finished fragrance in itself, with an inviting, complex and lovey scent. It starts with a sweet, warm top, a bit jammy but not childish. Contines to grow darker ad woodier. Some hints of cherry, and quite balsamic. There is no recollection of essential oils from fir or other conifer trees, but still very useful in forest perfumes, however as a heart- and base note. It can be dominant, so be aware of how to use it. It may take some time to learn to master it, but orking with it is a joy. And it helps to dilute it.
enachison (verified owner) –
This is a beautiful Fir Absolute. Rich, resinous and deep with a smoky burnt sugar aspect.
Robert (verified owner) –
Bright red jammy sweet and really fruity base note that seems to last forever on the skin, really easy to work with once diluted, it goes well with almost anything and ‘locks’ together with more volatile oils beautifully , I’d never know this was conifer but blending with other fir oils does something magic and christmassy.
innasany (verified owner) –
Amazing! I love it. So resinous, so sweet, so forest, so labdanum…a truly versatile fir with wonderful energy. It’s surprising how he makes friends with everyone and everything..this is a real friend until the rain! It offers great peace and joy. Thank you Adam.
Miika N (verified owner) –
This is actually Balsam Fir or Balsam Fir needle absolute not Fir absolute. This absolute has very surprising sweet fruity/berry note at top and then there is green/blacktea note and then little bit sawdust and resinous notes. Sweet fruity/berry theme carries from start to end….it fades little pit at the end but not much. Difference is great between Balsam Fir absolute and Balsam Fir Essential oil.