What is the pear wood perfume note?
The pear wood perfume note is a soft woody accord named after pear timber, not a distilled wood oil. Learn how it differs from the pear note and what has been measured.
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214 articles · The source, smell and role of perfume notes.
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What is the yogurt note in perfume?
The yogurt perfume note is a creamy, lightly sour and buttery dairy accord. Learn which compounds make real yogurt smell and how the note differs from milk.
What is the pear leaf perfume note?
The pear leaf perfume note is a constructed green accord, not a traded leaf oil. Learn how it differs from the pear fruit note and what pear foliage really emits.
What is the bluebell note in perfume?
The bluebell perfume note is a cool, green, dewy fantasy floral accord inspired by Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Learn why no bluebell oil is used and how it differs from hyacinth.
What is the magnolia leaf note in perfume?
The magnolia leaf perfume note is a fresh, green, lightly floral leaf scent. Learn why white champaca leaf oil is linalool-rich and how it differs from magnolia flower notes.
What is the wintergreen note in perfume?
The wintergreen perfume note is cool, sweet and slightly medicinal; Gaultheria leaf oil is almost pure methyl salicylate. How it differs from mint, and why the oil needs care.
What is the bushman candle note in perfume?
The bushman candle perfume note comes from a rare resinoid of Sarcocaulon, a waxy-stemmed succulent of Namibia. Learn about the plant, its name problem and its smell.
What is the goji berry note in perfume?
The goji berry perfume note is built as a tangy red-berry accord. See what real goji smells like fresh and dried, according to aroma studies, and how the note differs.
What is Galaxolide and what does it smell like?
Galaxolide is the trade name for HHCB, a synthetic polycyclic musk. Learn why it smells like clean laundry, how it shaped white musk, and the environmental debate.