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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Thank you so much for your kindness and great advice. This is truly an amazing resource and pleasure. I have some perfumes/colognes that I have wanted to know more about… May 31, 2020 at 10:58am
How bizarre! To my knowledge, I’ve never received a bottle of perfume that has been sealed in this way. (I have some back-up bottles that are unopened, still in their… May 31, 2020 at 8:09am
Hi Lainey, I have only just found your wonderfully informative reply to my query about carnation based perfumes. Thank you so much. Lots to investigate. Very brave of you to… May 31, 2020 at 4:03am
Tourmaline in Recommend Me a Perfume : May 2020: You are most welcome, Wanda. May 31, 2020 at 12:13pm