The families a note belongs to

Citrus perfumery begins with volatile peel oils, then extends their brief light through flowers, leaves, woods, and carefully built accords.

100 notes in this family

Floral perfumery is defined by the structural role of flowers, from indolic jasmine and fleshy tuberose to powdery violet reconstructions.

167 notes in this family

Fruity notes are constructed impressions of flesh, skin, juice, and ripeness, shaped more by perfumery molecules than by bottled fruit.

103 notes in this family

Woody notes create grain, shadow, and lasting structure from timber, roots, leaves, resinous growths, and modern molecules.

106 notes in this family

Spicy notes alter a perfume's pressure and apparent temperature through pungent oils, cool aromatics, dry bark, and leathery saffron effects.

61 notes in this family

Resinous notes gather true tree exudates beside amber accords, incense labels, oud, and ambergris because perfumery values their depth more than taxonomy.

30 notes in this family

Gourmand notes make odor feel edible, using vanilla and tonka as structure while accords of honey, caramel, coffee, or cacao define appetite.

39 notes in this family

Musk notes shape diffusion and the idea of skin through many synthetic materials, with ambrette offering a botanical route into the same territory.

11 notes in this family

Leather notes reconstruct worked hide as an accord, using tarry smoke or saffron dryness before woods and musk decide the finish.

7 notes in this family

Green notes begin with damaged leaves and cut stems, then extend through tea accords to the persistent mossy darkness of oakmoss.

76 notes in this family

Aromatic notes use penetrating herb oils to impose order, with lavender supplying the framework and mint or juniper changing its temperature.

7 notes in this family

Aquatic notes construct humidity and open space from synthetic accords, because water and salt cannot supply the marine odor their names promise.

20 notes in this family