What is a gourmand accord? Vanilla, cocoa and caramel
Understand edible associations in gourmand perfume through vanilla, cocoa and caramel routes.
FRAGRANS SCENT JOURNAL
Scent families
16 articles · Articles for understanding scent families and telling them apart.
16 articles
What is a leather accord? Leather scent without leather
See how smoky, dry, floral and soft directions can make leather and suede impressions in perfume.
What is a fougère accord? Lavender, coumarin and a mossy base
Understand the fougère accord through lavender, coumarin and a mossy base, without confusing notes with ingredients.
What is a chypre accord? A bright opening and a mossy base
Understand the chypre family's contrast of citrus, labdanum and a mossy base, without confusing notes with ingredients.
What are perfume accords? Notes and fragrance families explained
Learn what notes, accords and fragrance families each describe, with chypre and fougère examples.
What is a woody fragrance, and how does it smell?
Explore dry, creamy, resinous and earthy woody fragrances, and learn how cedar, sandalwood, vetiver, patchouli and oud differ.
What is a fragrance note? A guide to note families
A fragrance note names an impression you can pick out in a scent; it is not an ingredient promise. Learn notes, raw materials, accords, time layers and 13 note families.