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Fragrances
Everything about perfume except the price: how a fragrance is built, how it wears and how to find your own.
- How to choose a perfumeA seven-step approach, from direction to storage.
- Fragrance familiesTen families, and why authorities count them differently.
- ConcentrationsFrom eau fraîche to extrait, with a slider in the Lab.
- SeasonsWhat warmth and cold do to a fragrance on skin.
- OccasionsWork, evenings, sport, travel.
- Fragrance housesHouses for which we have verified facts.
- Women’s fragrancesWhat the label has traditionally stood for.
- Men’s fragrancesFougère, wood, citrus and water.
- UnisexFragrances without a shelf.
- Fragrance archiveRecords of selected fragrances.
Eight directions
Scent Compass- Fresh Citrus peel, herbs, cool air. Fragrances that open quickly and brightly.
- Clean Skin after a shower, freshly ironed linen, soap. Quiet scents that stay close to the body.
- Warm Resins, balsams, vanilla, spice. Fragrances that warm up on the skin and linger.
- Dark Smoke, soil, leather, old wood. Fragrances with a dense base and little light.
- Green A snapped stem, grass, moss, herbs. Slightly bitter, vegetal freshness.
- Sweet Vanilla, tonka, caramel, fruit. Fragrances with an “edible” feel.
- Woody Cedar, sandalwood, vetiver, oud. A dry structure that holds a fragrance together.
- Floral Rose, jasmine, iris, orange blossom. The largest family in perfumery.