Perfume Vocabulary Guide Must-Know Scent Notes and Types

That scent smells good... but so does this one.

Have you ever wondered what those scents are actually called? What fragrance family they belong to? Heres your essential guide to fragrance terms every perfume lover should knowbrought to you by The Kingdom Scent.

1. Fragrance Families
Floral: Notes of flowers like rose, jasmine, and lavender
Citrus: Fresh and zesty, including orange, lemon, and bergamot
Woody: Warm and earthy scents like sandalwood, cedarwood, and patchouli
Oriental: Sweet and spicy notes like vanilla, amber, and musk
Fruity: Fruity notes like pear, peach, and apple
Fresh: Crisp and clean, such as cucumber, mint, or oceanic notes
Gourmand: Dessert-like scentschocolate, caramel, and coffee
Aquatic: Oceanic or watery, such as ozonic or marine
Green: Fresh-cut grass or tea leaflike, green and natural

2. Fragrance Descriptions
Powdery: Soft and talc-like
Spicy: Warm and pepperycinnamon, clove
Earthy: Natural, grounded notes like vetiver
Balsamic: Deep and resinousbenzoin, for example
Fruity: Sweet fruit tonespeach, blackcurrant
Smoky: Woodsmoke or incenseagarwood, frankincense
Herbal: Notes of herbsrosemary, thyme
Leather: Strong and animalicsuede or raw leather
Metallic: Sharp, cool, and synthetic-like
Animalic: Deep, warm notes like musk or leather

3. Mood Descriptions
- Refreshing
- Warm
- Romantic
- Elegant
- Sensual
- Mysterious

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