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Understanding Genealogy

Each ingredient within a perfume is hand-selected to compliment the array of scents that make up the final fragrance. Basing their creations around a layered perfumery melody of, top, middle and base notes, perfumers will delicately blend aromas from varying families to create the perfect combination. These families are the basis around which a fragrance can be identified, remembered and loved.

Each ingredient within a perfume is hand-selected to compliment the array of scents that make up the final fragrance. Basing their creations around a layered perfumery melody of, top, middle and base notes, perfumers will delicately blend aromas from varying families to create the perfect combination. These families are the basis around which a fragrance can be identified, remembered and loved.

Woody

Derived from freshly cut wood and roots dried under the sun, woody notes are most commonly taken from sandalwood, cedarwood, patchouli, vetiver and guaiacwood. Each offers its own unique aroma from smoky and rich to creamy and sensual.

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Spicy

Spicy notes bring magnetism and warmth to fragrances through a blend of both warm spices such as cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg as well as the modern, fresh spices including pepper, ginger and baie rose. These ingredients are often found in the Middle and the Far East and bring a certain exoticness to a fragrance. )

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Oriental

As the name suggests, Oriental notes originate from the world’s Orient region in the Far East. They bring a richness and warmth to fragrances through mysterious blends of opulent flowers, precious woods, treasured spices and resins alongside sweet vanilla and musk notes.

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Fruity

This classic summer fragrance family brings together an array of fruits from around the world including the humble apple, pear or peach alongside the more exotic mango, starfruit or papaya. They offer a fresh note to fragrances and are typically paired with ingredients from the floral and chypre families.

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Fougere

Fougere offers a masculine accord, based on a mixture of raw materials to create a well-balanced, fresh fragrance. The family consists of popular ingredients including lavender, patchouli, moss geranium and coumarin to name a few.

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Floral

As the name suggests, the floral family combines ingredients from flowers from around the world. The likes of jasmine, rose, narcissus, tuberose, violet, mimosa and lily of the valley can all be found in floral perfumes alongside the more exotic frangipani and Tahitian Gardenia for a unique fragrance.

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Chypre

The French name for the Greek Island, Cyprus, this fragrance family is composed of citrus elements and woody notes as well as flowers and spices on a musky, amber dry down. It’s known for its long-lasting quality and mimics the aroma of a forest on an autumn day.

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Aromatic

Aromatic notes provide the typical freshness of masculine fragrances. They combine herbal notes including lavender, artemisia and thyme along with anise notes and culinary aromatics including tarragon, basil, mint, coriander and rosemary for a uniquely blended fragrance.

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Aledhydic

Aldehyde is a chemical compound and the notes associated with this family are often sharp and vibrant similar to those metallic aromas experienced when running a hot bubble bath or steaming clothes with an iron.

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