Buying a new perfume can almost feel a bit daunting at times.
You begin to feel mesmerized by the wonderful floral, fruity, and musky scents.
A fantastic way to narrow your choices down is to know what fragrance notes you’re looking for.
Fragrance notes are made up of top, middle, and base notes.
The middle note is often called the heart note because that’s exactly what it is.
The middle note needs to be well-balanced to create the perfect transition between all three notes.
It breathes new life into the perfume before leaving you with the memorable finale, the base note.
Unlike the noticeable top and middle notes, this one has an underlying scent that’s soothing and well-bodied.
This wheel explains the different types of notes and shows how one leads into the other.
The four main note families are floral, amber, woody, and fresh.
As the name suggests, floral notes are naturally or artificially derived from flowers.
Usually, these smells encompass more exotic fragrances like jasmine, vanilla, or musk.
The spicy notes lead into woody notes, which outdoorsy lovers can hardly resist.
Unsurprisingly, woodsy fragrances smell like trees or fresh wood.
And finally, we have fresh notes that refresh your mind.
