Top Fragrances Featuring Costus
- Maison Alhambra — Optus VII (2022) — 95% Costus prominence. (Maison Alhambra)
- ALREHAB PERFUMES — Oudy — 90% Costus prominence. (ALREHAB PERFUMES)
- House of Matriarch — Black Sheep (2019) — 88% Costus prominence. (House of Matriarch)
- Homoelegans — Quality Of Flesh (2015) — 86% Costus prominence. (Homoelegans)
- PK Perfumes — Zaffran (2012) — 86% Costus prominence. (PK Perfumes)
- Toskovat' — In The Belly of The Beast (2024) — 84% Costus prominence. (Toskovat')
- Papillon Artisan Perfumes — Dryad (2017) — 82% Costus prominence. (Papillon Artisan Perfumes)
- Sarah Baker Perfumes — Prism Head (2025) — 82% Costus prominence. (Sarah Baker Perfumes)
- Sandalia — Othoca (2017) — 82% Costus prominence. (Sandalia)
- Acqua di Sardegna — Desvélos Unisex (2016) — 82% Costus prominence. (Acqua di Sardegna)
- Apoteker Tepe — Karasu (2016) — 81% Costus prominence. (Apoteker Tepe)
- Woudacieux Haute Parfumerie — Sapincence Figoudative (2021) — 80% Costus prominence. (Woudacieux Haute Parfumerie)
- One of Those — Sulphur [16S] (2013) — 77% Costus prominence. (One of Those)
- Pryn Parfum — Aksum (2017) — 77% Costus prominence. (Pryn Parfum)
- Prissana — Haxan (2018) — 76% Costus prominence. (Prissana)
- Loewe — Solo Loewe Eau de Cologne Intense (2008) — 76% Costus prominence. (Loewe)
- WienerBlut — Unheimlich (2017) — 76% Costus prominence. (WienerBlut)
- Pentalogies — Etude 1.1: La Vue (2020) — 76% Costus prominence. (Pentalogies)
- En Voyage Perfumes — Fiore di Bellagio (2014) — 75% Costus prominence. (En Voyage Perfumes)
- Miguel Matos — Veneno (2018) — 75% Costus prominence. (Miguel Matos)
- Imaginary Authors — Bull's Blood (2012) — 74% Costus prominence. (Imaginary Authors)
- Meo Fusciuni — Last Season (2024) — 74% Costus prominence. (Meo Fusciuni)
- Senyokô — La Tsarine (2019) — 74% Costus prominence. (Senyokô)
- Prin — Homa (हवन) (2020) — 74% Costus prominence. (Prin)
- Prin — Mongolian Mriga (2023) — 74% Costus prominence. (Prin)
- Ikiryō — Vanilla Opi-Oud (2017) — 74% Costus prominence. (Ikiryō)
- House of Matriarch — Ambre Vie (2012) — 73% Costus prominence. (House of Matriarch)
- Les Liquides Imaginaires — Tellus (2015) — 72% Costus prominence. (Les Liquides Imaginaires)
- WienerBlut — Freudian Wood (2016) — 72% Costus prominence. (WienerBlut)
- Miguel Matos — La Piscine (2019) — 72% Costus prominence. (Miguel Matos)
- Prin — Rahassanai (2022) — 72% Costus prominence. (Prin)
- Carven — C'est Paris ! Elixir pour Homme (2024) — 72% Costus prominence. (Carven)
- The Unleashed Apothecary — Find Me In The Dark Chapter II (2022) — 72% Costus prominence. (The Unleashed Apothecary)
- BeauFort London — Rake & Ruin (2018) — 70% Costus prominence. (BeauFort London)
- Robert Piguet — Notes (2012) — 70% Costus prominence. (Robert Piguet)
- April Aromatics — Purple Reign (2015) — 70% Costus prominence. (April Aromatics)
- Marlou — Ambilux (2017) — 69% Costus prominence. (Marlou)
- Miskeo Parfums — Pistil (2022) — 68% Costus prominence. (Miskeo Parfums)
- Prissana — Nimitr (2018) — 68% Costus prominence. (Prissana)
- Prin — Mriga (2020) — 67% Costus prominence. (Prin)
- Malbrum Parfums — Wildfire (2016) — 67% Costus prominence. (Malbrum Parfums)
- Moth and Rabbit Perfumes — Enter the Void — 66% Costus prominence. (Moth and Rabbit Perfumes)
- FZOTIC — Room 237 (2015) — 66% Costus prominence. (FZOTIC)
- Moth and Rabbit Perfumes — Love Exposure — 66% Costus prominence. (Moth and Rabbit Perfumes)
- Rasasi — Sharina — 65% Costus prominence. (Rasasi)
- Marlou — Doliphor (2025) — 65% Costus prominence. (Marlou)
- Rammstein — Sex Elixir (2023) — 65% Costus prominence. (Rammstein)
- Wolf Brothers — Goat (2021) — 64% Costus prominence. (Wolf Brothers)
- Prissana — Dunhuang (敦煌) (2022) — 64% Costus prominence. (Prissana)
- nBitor — Ocaña (2023) — 64% Costus prominence. (nBitor)
- Areej Le Doré — Oud Picante (2017) — 64% Costus prominence. (Areej Le Doré)
- Pictura Fragrans — Champs Délaissée (2024) — 64% Costus prominence. (Pictura Fragrans)
- Boadicea the Victorious — The Exclusives Intuitive — 63% Costus prominence. (Boadicea the Victorious)
- Amouage — The Library Collection Opus VII (2013) — 62% Costus prominence. (Amouage)
- Prissana — Nimitr Edition 2022 (2022) — 62% Costus prominence. (Prissana)
- TSVGA Parfums — Milestones (2021) — 62% Costus prominence. (TSVGA Parfums)
- Amouage — Opus VII – Reckless Leather (2013) — 61% Costus prominence. (Amouage)
- Cristian Cavagna — Boa Madre (2021) — 61% Costus prominence. (Cristian Cavagna)
- Moth and Rabbit Perfumes — The Colour of Pomegranate (2024) — 61% Costus prominence. (Moth and Rabbit Perfumes)
- Ensar Oud — Iris Ghalia (2019) — 60% Costus prominence. (Ensar Oud)
- By Kilian — A Taste of Heaven (2007) — 59% Costus prominence. (By Kilian)
- Rogue Perfumery — Fougere L’Aube (2019) — 59% Costus prominence. (Rogue Perfumery)
- Miguel Matos — Doraphilia (2019) — 59% Costus prominence. (Miguel Matos)
- nBitor — Hombre de Palo (2023) — 59% Costus prominence. (nBitor)
- Les Abstraits — Philosopher’s Walk (2025) — 59% Costus prominence. (Les Abstraits)
- Loewe — Solo Loewe (2004) — 58% Costus prominence. (Loewe)
- Anna Zworykina Perfumes — Young Cossack — 58% Costus prominence. (Anna Zworykina Perfumes)
- Guerlain — Bouquet de Faunes (1922) — 57% Costus prominence. (Guerlain)
- Nina Ricci — Fille d'Eve (1951) — 56% Costus prominence. (Nina Ricci)
- The Spirit of Dubai — Baz (2017) — 55% Costus prominence. (The Spirit of Dubai)
- Pryn Parfum — Mogao (2017) — 55% Costus prominence. (Pryn Parfum)
- Jean Paul Gaultier — Le Male Essence de (2016) — 54% Costus prominence. (Jean Paul Gaultier)
- Francesca Bianchi — Under My Skin (2017) — 54% Costus prominence. (Francesca Bianchi)
- Etienne Aigner — Super Fragrance for Men (1978) — 54% Costus prominence. (Etienne Aigner)
- Les Liquides Imaginaires — Belle Bete (2016) — 53% Costus prominence. (Les Liquides Imaginaires)
- Frank Los Angeles — Frank No.1 (2014) — 53% Costus prominence. (Frank Los Angeles)
- MDCI Parfums — Chypre Palatin (2012) — 52% Costus prominence. (MDCI Parfums)
Pyramid Position
Costus is spread across pyramid layers, most often in the base (36% of its appearances).
- Opening — 4 appearances
- Heart — 13 appearances
- Base — 28 appearances
- Unlayered — 32 appearances
Strongest in the Opening
Strongest in the Heart
Strongest in the Base
Related Notes
27% of the fragrances carrying Costus also carry Castoreum — more than 25 times the rate across the catalog as a whole.
Family Spread
Most fragrances carrying Costus are Woody compositions — 61% of them.