Understanding perfume notes and perfume ingredients is the key to getting the most out of the perfumes and fragrances that you buy. When you understand the relationship between perfume and scent, you can better choose the fragrances that will meet your needs. Here are some of the most commonly used perfume scents and notes that you should be aware of.

Absinthe - This perfume note is a strong herbal liqueur that has been distilled with licorice, anise, hyssop, fennel, veronica, angelica, lemon balm and wormwood.

Absolute - This is the word for an essence, and it is the material that is extracted from either a flower or plant to create perfume notes.

Accord - Perfume accords are perfume scents that are comprised of three or four different notes that are balanced together, losing their individual identities in the process.

Agar Wood - This comes from the Aquilaria trea, and is an aromatic resin that is produced when the tree is under attack by a fungus. It has been popular in the Middle East as a source of both incense and for perfume notes.

Amber - Accords that are referred to as amber were developed in order to mimic the ambergris scent, since ambergris is no longer used to create perfume notes.

Ambergris - This is a secretion from the sperm whale that was initially used as a fixative but now is only synthetically developed in perfume notes such as amberlyn, ambroxan and ambrox. Ambergris has a scent that is woody and sweet.

Ambrette - This is the oil that is obtained from seeds with a musk-like odor. Ambrette is commonly used in place of real musk, which is animal derived.

Animalic - This refers to ingredients and perfume notes that are animal derived, including musk, divet, ambergris and castoreum. In modern day perfumery, these ingredients are typically replaced by synthetic perfume notes.

Anise - This is an annual herb that comes from the parsley family, and is grown for the fruits that it produces, aniseed. The fruits have a flavor that is strong and licorice-like.

Anosmia - This is known as the inability to be able to smell odors. Many people actually have selective anosmia, which means that they cannot smell certain scents.

Artemisia - This is another word for wormwood.

Attar - This is the English form of the word itr, which is the Arabic word representing fragrance or perfume. Traditional attars are made out of distilled floral essences with a sandalwood oil base.

Baies de Genièvre – This is the French word for juniper berry.

Baies Rose – This is another name for pink peppercorns, which come from a tree known as Schinus Molle. This tree is also known as either the Peruvian pepper tree or the Californian pepper tree. These are berries that have been dried rather than actual peppercorns. Sometimes they are simply referred to as pink berries.

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