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Introduction to Perfume: The Perfume Pyramid
Perfume is described as a musical metaphor having three sets of notes. The notes unfold over time, with the immediate impression of the top note leading to the deeper middle notes, and then to the base notes that appear gradually at the final stage. These notes are created purposefully with knowledge of the evaporation process of the perfume.
TOP NOTES: The scents that are perceived immediately on application of a perfume. Top notes consist of small, light molecules that evaporate quickly.
Top notes are very important in the selling of perfume as they form a person’s initial impression of a fragrance. Top notes are also called the “head” notes.
MIDDLE NOTES: The scent of a perfume that emerges just before the top notes fade. The middle note compounds form the “heart” or main body of a perfume and are the dominant theme of a fragrance. Middle notes also act to mask the often unpleasant initial impression of base notes, which become more pleasant with time. They are also called the “heart” notes.
BASE NOTES: The scent of a perfume that appears close to the departure of the middle notes. The base and middle notes together are the main theme of a perfume. Base notes bring depth and solidity to a perfume. Compounds of this class of scents are typically rich and “deep” and are usually not perceived
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