FRAGRANS SCENT JOURNAL

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214 articles · The source, smell and role of perfume notes.

214 articles

What does petitgrain smell like in perfume?

Learn how petitgrain's bitter-orange leaf oil differs from neroli flower oil and peel oil, and why its green-floral scent varies.

Learn why lily fragrance varies across Lilium cultivars and how the perfume note differs from lily-of-the-valley.

Explore the green, watery violet leaf note, how it differs from violet flower, and what a leaf absolute can and cannot prove.

Explore frankincense's bright resinous facets and why Boswellia species, raw resin, essential oil and incense smoke differ.

Explore why coriander seed and cilantro leaf smell different, what linalool and aldehyde studies show and how perfume uses the note.

Understand lime's bright green perfume scent, why peel and juice differ and how “lime” can cover distinct citrus types.

Explore gardenia's white floral scent, how bloom stage and extraction affect aroma, and how a perfume accord differs.

Explore juicy fresh-plum and dark prune perfume facets, and how cultivar, ripeness and drying change real fruit aroma.

Learn heliotrope's powdery almond-like scent and why the molecule called heliotropin was not detected in one flower-headspace study.