The first thing that you are going to want to keep in mind when you are enjoying perfume scents is that the perfume must be allowed to breathe, oxidizing, before you can get an accurate impression of what the scent is all about. Breathing perfume scents right out of the bottle is not going to give you an accurate representation of what the perfume scent is. The best way for you to achieve this is to allow it to air out on your skin, or to spray it on a test strip for example.
The next thing that you are going to want to keep in mind is the vocabulary for perfume scents. Here is a look at some of the vocabulary and terms that you should know when it comes to perfume scents.
- Accord - This is the result when you blend two or more different scents in order to produce a new scent.
- Body - This is the main theme of any perfume scents, and is also known as the heart or the middle of the fragrance.
- Base Notes - Also known as bottom notes, the base notes are the ingredients that are the least volatile, meaning that they are the slowest ones to evaporate away. They give the fragrance its long lasting qualities. Bottom and base notes are also commonly known as fixatives.
- Bridge - This is the transition from one of the notes to another within a perfume fragrance. The bridge defines the smoothness of this particular transition.
- Dry Down - This is the last and final phase of all perfume scents, and it is comprised of all of the base notes of the fragrance.
- Middle Note - The middle is the body of the composition of the perfume, also known as the heart, and it reveals not only the character of the perfume scents but also their family classification as well. The middle notes do not typically become apparent until the top notes begin to evaporate, following 10 or 20 minutes or so.
- Note - These are the different components of the fragrance, which fall into one of the three distinct phrases of the fragrance's evaporative profile.
- Thread - The thread is a perfume's capability of harmoniously flowing from each phase to the next in a manner that is smooth and complete.
- Top Note - This is the first scent impression that perfume scents give off. The top note is comprised of the ingredients that become apparent first, directly after application of the perfume fragrance on the skin. The top notes generally only last for approximately 10 to 20 minutes.
Now that you have a better idea of what makes perfume scents, you can better take advantage of those perfume scents that you purchase and use.
Photo Credits: Darwin Bell
Originally posted 2009-10-29 03:44:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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