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Top Note
This is the first phase of a
perfume's life and plays a major part in the first impact the
scent makes. It forms a perfume’s initial impression.
This phase uses volatile fragrance
materials that are vibrant and diffusive to provide the initial
impact of the perfume, which then leads you into the heart of
the scent. Common examples are spicy and citrus notes. In short,
they are the notes you smell first when you apply your perfume
and the first components of the blend to evaporate.
Middle Note
This is the intermediate phase
of a perfume, where the aromatic raw materials with less volatility
than the top note produce the bouquet for the body of the fragrance.
Also known as the heart of a perfume, they emerge after the top
note, last longer and slow down or mask the emergence of the
sometimes overpowering base notes. They add balance and complexity
to blends, helping the perfumer to create beautiful perfumes.
Base Note
These notes are the final part
and the most long lasting components of a perfume blend. They
are the fixative ingredients in a fragrance that provide tenacity
and keep the top and middle notes from fading too quickly. When
making perfumes it’s important to get this part right because
these notes can easily dominate the overall fragrance of the
blend. In a perfume, the base note appear after the evaporation
of the top note, it shows itself through the veil of the middle
note. Emerging slowly from the heart note, it reveals its full
character in the final phase or dry down of the perfume.
What are Perfume Accords?
These are the combinations of
aromatic notes that form the basic structure in perfumes. Different
aromas are blended together to form totally new scents that make
up the formula or structure of a perfume. Think of a perfume
accord in comparable terms to different herbs used in cooking.
When the herbs are added to other random ingredients, different
recipes, flavours and smells are created. In the composition
process of creating perfumes, different scenting additives like
aroma chemicals, fragrance oils and essential oils might be used
in different combinations to create new odors. This
process of combining perfume accords is the building block of
a fragrance.
Perfume making is really interesting
and an easy skill to learn. Making perfumes by combining different
accords or fragrance notes is fascinating. You can make your
own perfumes or even earn from home by selling your blends. |
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