FRAGRANS SCENT JOURNAL

A little curiosity. A little scent knowledge.

Fragrance guides, collection ideas and the traces scent leaves in everyday life. Stories to accompany your discoveries.

275 articles

How is oud oil made? Distilling resinous agarwood

Follow resinous Aquilaria wood through preparation, hydrodistillation and oil separation; distinguish oud notes from actual oil.

Separate wet-soil petrichor, geosmin, raindrop aerosols and the ozonic rain accord in perfume.

Separate seawater, coastal air and aquatic perfume accords through Calone and naturally emitted volatiles.

Understand edible associations in gourmand perfume through vanilla, cocoa and caramel routes.

Understand powdery perfume through iris, violet and musk directions, with clear limits on note and ingredient claims.

See how smoky, dry, floral and soft directions can make leather and suede impressions in perfume.

Understand the fougère accord through lavender, coumarin and a mossy base, without confusing notes with ingredients.

Understand the chypre family's contrast of citrus, labdanum and a mossy base, without confusing notes with ingredients.

Learn what notes, accords and fragrance families each describe, with chypre and fougère examples.