Wheel of Fragrance

Its Summer time, perfume is an essential EDC but don’t judge the book by its cover. You don’t wear the bottle of perfume or the fancy packaging. What you wear is, The Fragrance.

In a brief survey, I found that while buying fragrances most consumers’ decision is based on very crude/basic rationale e.g. long-lasting, discount, affiliation with loved-ones, religious beliefs, word of mouth, ads etc. They are almost unaware of sense the Notes and Ingredients that form a fragrance.

Michael Edwards, creator of The Fragrance Wheel, has made fragrance selection an exciting journey instead of difficult chore. It holds the key to your fragrance likes and dislikes. It have four clusters and every cluster has relationship between the 14 different families.

Floral Notes:

You smell like a bouquet of Rose, Jasmine and/or other flower/s you are wearing a scent from Floral Family.

Soft Floral Family’s fragrances contains nostalgic scents that are soft, powdery, sweet, and creamy.

Amber, Orange Blossom made smooth and sweet and subtly spicy falls under Floral Oriental category.

Oriental Notes:

Soft Oriental Family contains scents from smooth Carnation, incense and warm spices.

In Oriental Family the floral smell is now fully transited into dominant smells of Vanilla and musk, cinnamon and cardamom.

Woody Oriental Family smells a slight and sweet inclusion of Aromatic oil and fragranced woods e.g. Sandalwood.

Woody Notes:

You will love fragrances from the Wood Family if you like scents of Cedar wood, sandalwood and vetiver – raw and simple.

Mossy Woods Family mainly include ingredients that are sweet, smooth, sometimes earthy woody and mossy notes.

Dry Woods Family contains smokiness of blazing embers and the unambiguous leathery smell.

Fresh Notes:

Aromatic Family have clean, uncomplicated and universally accepted smell. I has the blend of lavender and other herbs such as rosemary or basil teamed with the warmth of wood.

Citrus Family contains the smell of zesty, tangy and juicy lemons and mandarins that invigorates and energises falls are speciality of citrus family.

The smell of fresh sea sprays, or wet air after a thunderstorm are the inspiration of Marine Family.

If you smell a scent that smell of freshly mown lawns, and crushed green leaves it belongs to Green Family.

Sweet, Juicy and Edible. If these mouth-watering scents excite you, then you’ll love fragrances in the Fruity family.

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