FRAGRANS SCENT JOURNAL

Note

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

214 articles

What is a fir balsam note in perfume?

Understand fir balsam's sweet green, coniferous and resinous character, how an oil differs from an accord, and its use in fragrance.

Explore the green, dry and resinous cypress note, its botanical source, its differences from pine and cedar, and its role in perfume.

Explore the dry fibre, earth and soft smoke impression of papyrus, and the difference between the papyrus plant and a cypriol based accord.

Learn cypriol's dry, rootlike and smoky woody character and how it differs from vetiver, papyrus and oud accords.

Learn the soft woody amber character of Iso E Super, how perfumers use it, and why its apparent strength can vary between people.

Learn how oakmoss smells, why this lichen matters in chypre perfume, and how a natural extract differs from an oakmoss accord.

Learn the warm, softly smoky character of guaiac wood and the difference between the oil, a guaiac accord and the ambiguous name palo santo.

Explore the needle, resin and dry-wood sides of pine, how pine oil differs from a pine accord, and where the note appears in perfume.

Learn how oud smells, how resinous agarwood forms, and why natural oud oil, burning wood and a crafted oud accord are different things.