Articles explaining the perfumer’s palette and vocabulary: perfume notes, aroma materials and discussions of fragrance terminology.
The most widely used perfume descriptors such as balsamic (oriental), aldehydic, fougere, etc. are compiled here, along with their explanations and the examples of fragrances that illustrate each term: Speaking Perfume : A-Z of Common Fragrance Descriptions.
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Hi, Silvermoon. I haven’t used Nahema in many years (I’m really old) but the very plum-forward top note always grabbed my attention. Niral seems similar to me on the top… April 21, 2018 at 6:05pm
Judy, you caught my attention, when you wrote that Niral reminded you of Nahema. Please can you elaborate a bit more? I love Nahema and wondered what aspects of it… April 21, 2018 at 2:18pm
Thanks for suggestion, I will look on their website. April 21, 2018 at 10:31am
That’s a lot. I visited the Loire region (around Tours) for the first time in 2012, and revisited in between Angers and Saumur last year. On both occasions my maximum… April 21, 2018 at 9:35am
