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I come across lots of folks in the fragrance community who confuse fragrance ingredients (aromachemicals), notes in the note pyramid, and accords. I wanted to write about my take on these three after learning a bit about perfumery and looking at formulas; hopefully...

I am writing this article for personal reasons.I lost my mother three years ago at the age of 84 and still remember her young and well dressed and her perfume. She loved heavy florals like madame...

This article is not trying to prove anything. For me it's all a matter of taste and matter of personality. The market of course wants us to consume,  so when the temperatures rise the market will say "come on you need a perfume that smells like the breeze that blows over the sea surface...

'Uninspiring', 'easily forgettable', 'lacklustre' and 'superficial'... these words describe what I feel when I sample fragrances colloquially grouped under the umbrella of 'clean' scents....

Since many spring scents are "floral-forward", they can be polarizing in the fragrance community - as people often have strong feelings about different floral notes. Despite the bulk of my fragrance wardrobe being...

I was born early in life and developed nostrils in the middle of what I have come to assume is my human face. While passing myself off as a human I prefer to smell clean and good. As opposed to dirty and bad. Through trial and error I have determined what smells bad and what smells good. I assume most...

I must admit, I'm the curious sort. Not the type that will go through others' recycling, but the kind that likes to look at fragrance notes and wonder what their coming together could produce. So when the perfume house, Afnan decided not to release the notes...

My fragrance collection is a world where every scent becomes a journey, where every note tells a story of far-off lands and captivating experiences. My fragrance preferences are a symphony of warmth and allure, where oriental elixirs reign supreme.My senses are drawn to fragrances with an exotic...