FRAGRANCE TYPES
FLORAL –
In
primarily floral perfumes, one or more flower kinds are used. Perfumes
created from only one type of flower are called soliflore. Floral scents
are the most numerous and diverse. Some examples are rose, jasmin,
snowberry, carnation, daffodil, peony and violet.
ORIENTAL –
One of the largest fragrance types utilized
in the perfume industry. Containing powerful scents such as cinnamon,
cardamom, coriander, ginger, vanilla, vetiver, sandalwood, cedarwood,
musk and amber.
FRUITS –
One of the oldest fragrance families and
contains tangerine, bergamot, peach, lychee, lime, papaya, apple,
apricot, melon, purple passionflower and pineapple. Fruity scents are
clean, happy and soft. Perfumes with strong fruit scents tend to have
many citrus tones through them.
FRESH –
In this collection of scents are
predominantly pine, juniper, rosemary and hyacinth.
SCENIC – A new
group of fragrances that is comprised of synthetic oils and bring the
smell of the ocean and mountain air.
CHYPRE - "Chypre,"
in French, refers to the island of Cyprus, birthplace of Venus, the
legendary goddess of love. The perfume Chypre de Coty set the standard
for a new type of fragrance, a category which we now refer to as "mossy-woody."
The "mossy-woody" comes from oakmoss, which comes from the island of
Cyprus. The scent was first created in 1917 by François Coty. Also in
this grouping of scents are pachouli, lavender and oak.
LEATHER –
The middle and base notes of a perfume
contain honey, tabacco and wood scents, which suggest a smell of leather.
FOUGÈRE –
meaning "fern-like", the name is derived
from the perfume ‘Fougère Royale’ formulated by the perfumer Paul
Parquet. The class of fragrances have the basic accord with a top-note
of lavender and base-notes of oakmoss and coumarin. Aromatic fougère, a
derivative of this class contain additional notes of spice and wood.
ALDEHYDE –
The family of chemical substances utilised
to create the basis of a perfume and are essential in arranging the
different scents within a perfume. Sharp, attractive and curiousity
awaken notes are found.