FRAGRANS SCENT JOURNAL

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

214 articles

What is the difference between dry and creamy woody scents?

Compare dry cedar and vetiver with creamy sandalwood effects and learn practical ways to identify the texture of a woody perfume.

Compare vetiver root and patchouli leaf, their woody and earthy scent profiles, their roles in perfume and a practical way to tell them apart.

Compare creamy sandalwood, dry cedarwood and dark oud by scent, source, materials and the roles they can play in perfume.

Learn Javanol's creamy sandalwood character, its difference from natural sandalwood oil, its role in perfume and how to test it.

Learn Clearwood's woody patchouli character, how it is made, how it differs from natural patchouli oil, and what it does in perfume.

Learn how rosewood smells, why Aniba rosaeodora differs from furniture rosewoods, and how to read this perfume note accurately.

Understand Akigalawood's biotechnological patchouli source, spicy woody scent and differences from natural oud and conventional patchouli oil.

Explore Amyris balsamifera's soft, woody and balsamic scent, why it is called West Indian sandalwood, and how it differs from true sandalwood.

Explore hinoki's clean, dry and soft woody character, its Japanese cypress source, differences from cedar and cypress, and use in accords.