Note families
Gourmand Notes
Carries food associations into the language of scent: vanilla, tonka, coffee. Smelling sweet does not mean a formula is sugary.
Notes in this family
24 notes
What is the yogurt note in perfume?The yogurt perfume note is a creamy, lightly sour and buttery dairy accord. Learn which compounds make real yogurt smell and how the note differs from milk.
What does a cognac perfume note smell like?Understand the fruity, boozy and oaky facets of a cognac note and how a perfume accord differs from real Cognac.
What does a coumarin perfume note smell like?Learn coumarin's hay, tonka and vanilla-like facets and separate the molecule from a plant extract or accord.
What does a bitter almond perfume note smell like?Explore bitter almond's cherry-like edge, its difference from roasted nuts and what a perfume note actually tells you.
What does a honeycomb perfume note smell like?Explore the floral, honeyed and waxy facets of a honeycomb perfume note and learn why the note does not prove a formula contains real comb.
What does a marshmallow perfume note smell like?Separate marshmallow candy, the marsh-mallow plant and a designed perfume accord. Understand ethyl maltol and the fluffy-texture metaphor.
What does a licorice perfume note smell like?Separate licorice root, candy and anise-like impressions. Learn what root-volatile studies can and cannot prove about perfume.
What does a hazelnut perfume note smell like?Separate raw hazelnut from a roasted gourmand impression. See what original aroma studies reveal and what they cannot prove about perfume.
What does a rum note smell like in perfume?Understand rum's fruity, barrel-wood and vanilla-like aroma facets and why a perfume accord differs from the drink.