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Fragrances intended for day-time usage tend to be light, fresh and airy. The warmth of day paired with the aura of the sun aids in opening up each individual note. Creating a distinctive atmosphere around the wearer.

A combination of sage, rosemary, cumin & other plants. Aromatic fragrances usually possess a grassy-spicy taste often in relation to herbal notes. The best aromatic scents are energetic & have raw character.

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By the term "green" we refer to notes of snapped leaves and freshly-cut grasses, which exude a piquant quality. Artemisia, calamus, angelica and spikenard (jatamansi) have an intensely herbaceous quality that is so distinctive as to immediately characterize the compositions in which they enter.

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Spicy scents are warm or “hot” scents that make us feel cozy, for example, cinnamon & nutmeg blended perfumes. However, they can also be “cool” or add a splash of freshness with an addition of cardamom or pepper. Spicy notes in a perfume are deep, heady aromas that stir up our sense of smell.

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Woody perfumes are often unisex as they appeal to both men and women, so it is no surprise that woody notes are also widely popular. This type of note is very versatile, a classic and sophisticated scent that is easy to wear all day and when blended to perfection can be very long-lasting, aromatic and elegant.

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The powdery fragrance is reminiscent of talc powder, lipstick and vintage cosmetics. Moreover, the origin of this olfactory sub-family comes directly from rice powder. It is one of the oldest beauty secrets in the world. This type of powder is usually obtained from ground grains of rice, comes from Asia and was highly prized by geishas.

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Bursting with ripe & edible fruity notes, these tones are always welcome in any manner of fragrance. Perfumers of the world have regarded fruity notes to be the most safe & inoffensive.

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fruity

A fragrance without roses is almost as unthinkable as a love affair without kisses. Not only are roses the most romantic of flowers to look at:  they’re an absolute cornerstone of perfumery – the most important flower of all, from the point of view of a nose:  sometimes powdery, sometimes woody, musky, myrrh-y, clove-like, sometimes fruity, or just blowsily feminine – but always, intensely romantic.

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As perfumer Alienor Massenet explains, ‘Amber notes are warm, and can evoke liquor. But above all, they give depth and sexiness to a fragrance…’  Such notes have an animalic quality, and is warm, a little powdery – and decidedly erotic.

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Vanilla has a creamy, warm, comforting, yet also slightly exotic scent. It’s a gourmand, intertwined with baking and food flavoring, but a good vanilla perfume has more complexity than a simple sugar-cookie or vanilla ice cream type smell. Scientific research has also shown it’s a calming and universally pleasant scent. 

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vanilla

Something soft, but spice dominated and powdery, anything with cinnamon, cardamon, or nutmeg. Soft spicy flavors are the kind of spicy fragrances that can float anyone's olfactory boat. If you are a fan of spicy fragrances, but do not always prefer the added tinginess, then soft spicy will offer you that pillow to smoothen your landing. 

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