Since the beginning of recorded history, humans have attempted to mask or enhance their own smell by using perfume to emulate nature's pleasant smells. Many natural and man-made scents have been used to make perfume to apply to the skin and clothing, to put in cosmetics, or to scent the air.
The easiest way to describe a perfume is by the fragrance notes of the scent or the ‘family’ it belongs to. These notes affect the overall impression of a perfume from first application to the last lingering hint of scent.
Each perfume is made up of ‘olfactory notes’, which give it its unique smell. There are 4 main groups of the notes: floral, oriental, woody and fresh.
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PERFUME - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Find out answers to most frequently asked questions about fragrances.