Perfume fragrance notes and scent directions

Top, heart and base notes are the three building blocks that make up a perfume and which unfold in perfect harmony one after the other:

The top note is the beginning of the fragrance, the first impression of a perfume immediately after spraying. The top note is the first impression of the fragrance and helps decide whether we accept it or reject it.

The heart notes unfolds when the top note is almost gone. The heart note is the central part of the perfume (the actual fragrance character) and is perceived much longer than the top note.

The Base note (Fond) forms the third and last part of the fragrance process. It pivots in the top and heart notes, but remains as the only note after several hours.

Different perfume notes presented

Perfume fragrance notes

Amber

Amber is a mysterious scent from the sea and has been known since ancient times. It provides a warm and heavy scent impression with sweet and spicy components that exudes oriental flair.

Bergamotte

Bergamot is a green citrus fruit that smells fresh, fruity-sweet and tangy.

Bouquet

In perfume production, a bouquet is when different floral notes are combined. They form a bouquet.

heliotrope

Essence from the blossoms of the heliotrope bush with a powdery-sweet scent character reminiscent of vanilla, marzipan and almonds.

Iris

Iris is an iris plant from whose roots the earthy, sweetish-woody fragrance is obtained. The iris gives perfumes a masculine touch.

Jasmine

The scent of the jasmine blossoms is intensely floral, sweet and beguiling with a pleasant note of honey. Jasmine is a very noble ingredient that is used in many women's fragrances.

cardamom

Cardamom is a popular spice in the Arab world and is also used as an ingredient in perfumes because of its spicy, aromatic smell.

musk

The musk scent originally comes from the secretion of the musk deer, but is now synthetically produced. Musk has an unmistakable, animalistic note that exudes natural warmth and sweetness. “White musk” is most commonly used in perfumes, leaving a soft, clean impression and reminiscent of well-groomed skin.

Neroli

Neroli describes the scent of the bitter orange blossom. It smells spicy, bitter-sweet, very fruity, slightly floral and reminiscent of sun and warmth.

orange blossom

See neroli.

Patchouli

The fragrance Patchouli is obtained from the dried leaves of the shrub and smells earthy, woody-sweet and heavy. Patchouli makes perfumes mysterious and seductive.

Rose

The scent of rose petals is floral, very feminine and sensual. There are hundreds of different types of roses, which - depending on their origin and color - can smell powdery to fruity.

sandalwood

Sandalwood has a velvety, warm, balsamic-sweet scent of soft wood.

iris

See iris.

tonka bean

The seeds in the fruit of the tonka tree emit a floral, warm and soft scent reminiscent of vanilla and marzipan. The fragrance has an oriental touch and has a slightly aphrodisiac effect.

tuberose

Tuberose is a flower with a brilliant white, lily-like bloom that gives off an indescribably intoxicating, heavy, sweet, narcotic fragrance. Tuberose is a precious fragrance essence that is used in high-quality perfumes.

vanilla

Vanilla is considered the queen of spices and is characterized by its warm, mild, sweet flavor and an intense and long-lasting smell.

Vetiver

Vetiver is extracted from the roots of a tropical sweet grass. It smells earthy, woody and smoky and creates a warm atmosphere.

Ylang ylang

The yellowish blossom of the ylang-ylang tree from Southeast Asia has a jasmine-like, flowery, sweet and beguiling scent.

cedar

Cedarwood is commonly used in men's perfumes due to its woody, warm and dry scent.

citrus notes

Citrus notes provide a light, sparkling, refreshing character in fragrances. Examples are orange, lemon, bergamot, lime and grapefruit.

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aquatic

Aquatic describes a fragrance character reminiscent of the freshness and lightness/clarity of water.

aromatic

Aromatic describes the scent of herbs (sage, rosemary, lavender, basil, thyme) and is particularly popular men's fragrances widespread.

Flowery

Floral describes the scent of flowers (e.g. rose, jasmine, tuberose, orange blossom, ylang-ylang, violet). Floral notes are mainly found in Women's perfumes used, occasionally flowery notes can also be found in men's perfumes.

Cyprus

Chypre is one women's fragrancecategory established by Francois Coty's perfume of the same name in 1917. He describes the contrast of citrus notes in the top note and patchouli and oakmoss in the base note.

Fern

Fougere is one men's fragrancecategory and describes a perfume accord of citrus notes, lavender, geranium and woody notes (oakmoss and patchouli).

Fresh

Fresh is an olfactory impression that is always used in connection with another fragrance character, eg fresh-floral (for transparent floral notes) or fresh-citrusy (for citrus notes).

Fruity

Fruity describes the scent of fruit (e.g. raspberry, apple, pear, peach, plum, melon). This can be found increasingly in perfumes for the younger target group.

Gourmet

Behind Gourmand is the sweet, sugary smell of chocolate, liqueur, coffee, honey, caramel, praline, sweet almond etc.

Green

Green represents a natural fragrance character reminiscent of grasses and leaves, and is often found in the top note is used.

woody

Woody describes the scent of eg cedar or sandalwood, but also patchouli and vetiver. Mostly it will be in the Base note of a fragrance used. Traditionally, woody notes come in men's fragrances are used, but are also enjoying growing popularity in women's fragrances.

Marine

Marine describes fresh, transparent, yet powerful fragrance notes reminiscent of sea breeze, waterfall and salty ocean.

Oriental

Oriental describes a fragrance character that smells warm, rich, strong, sensual and seductive - often with exotic flowers, vanilla, amber, tonka bean.

Powdery

Powdery describes a sweetish-dry fragrance character: cosmetic, feminine, soft. The scent is reminiscent of face and body powder.

Spicy

Spicy describes the scent of spices. Almost all known spices are used as essential oils in perfumes, such as cinnamon, cloves, pepper, coriander, ginger and cardamom.

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